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cs580
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Getting into iPhone 4 Without Losing Data

I was able to get my old iPhone 4 charged, but I forgot my passcode. I updated it using a Mac, but I'm sure there are sentimental things on it from when I was a teenager. I've seen conflicting reports on whether I can get into the phone without erasing the data on it, so I'm not sure. I would really like to get into it without erasing anything, if possible. I don't believe it has Find My enabled on it, and it just says it's disabled now.

Posted on Oct 15, 2026 9:46 AM

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MrHoffman
User level: Level 10 (169,253 points)

Oct 15, 2026 9:50 AM in response to cs580

No. The passcode is part of the data encryption.


No passcode, no data decryption, no data access.


And now that it’s showing as disabled, the data is already gone.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256376767