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pjsmith55 Author

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If I unlock this phone do I lose all my photos?

It says if I unlock my IPhone with the computer I lose my data does that include my photos?

iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on Jan 8, 2020 5:09 PM

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Michael Black

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Posted on Jan 8, 2020 5:23 PM

If your device is disabled or you don’t know the screen lock passcode, then the only thing you can do is erase the device. Without a backup already in place, yes, you will lose the data on the device. IOS is deliberately designed this way - without knowing the screen lock passcode, nobody can access a device’s contents. All they can do is erase the device to reset the passcode.

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