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Can I recover files from a stolen iPhone without iCloud backup?

Hey, my iPhone was stolen and I hadn’t stored my data or files on iCloud, how can you help me to access my photos and other stuff on it? Plus I turned on the lost mode and “notify me when found “ how can you help me find it


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Posted on Jul 7, 2021 5:33 PM

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Posted on Jul 7, 2021 5:35 PM

I’m afraid backups must be done before disaster, after is too late.


For photos, Are you sure you didn’t do ANY of these ways of preserving photos and videos?


  • emailed, texted or messaged the photos to friends or family
  • iCloud photo sync
  • iCloud backup
  • iTunes backup
  • Transfer your photos to your computer via USB cable
  • Apple Photo Stream
  • Sync to Google Photos
  • Sync to some other photo archiving service such as Shutterfly
  • Sync to Dropbox
  • Sync to box.com
  • Sync to Microsoft OneDrive
  • Sync to Amazon Photos
  • back up to Livedrive
  • Backup to any other backup or archiving service

If the answer is no to all of the above your photos are gone forever.

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Jul 7, 2021 5:35 PM in response to Red_50

I’m afraid backups must be done before disaster, after is too late.


For photos, Are you sure you didn’t do ANY of these ways of preserving photos and videos?


  • emailed, texted or messaged the photos to friends or family
  • iCloud photo sync
  • iCloud backup
  • iTunes backup
  • Transfer your photos to your computer via USB cable
  • Apple Photo Stream
  • Sync to Google Photos
  • Sync to some other photo archiving service such as Shutterfly
  • Sync to Dropbox
  • Sync to box.com
  • Sync to Microsoft OneDrive
  • Sync to Amazon Photos
  • back up to Livedrive
  • Backup to any other backup or archiving service

If the answer is no to all of the above your photos are gone forever.

Jul 7, 2021 5:37 PM in response to Red_50

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.


For support in finding your iPhone, see: If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support.


However, if your data was not stored in iCloud before it was stolen, it cannot be backed up now. It's gone. However, there's always a chance it was stored in iCloud before it was stolen. If it is, you'll see it at https://www.icloud.com.


-Jack

Can I recover files from a stolen iPhone without iCloud backup?

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