It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Ok_Crazy6440 on 2025-06-03 11:23:32.

Hey DataHoarders! Bit of an oddball situation: My uncle’s old iPhone is stuck behind the iCloud Activation Lock, and we can’t get in (email’s long gone, and no luck with password recovery). We’re not trying to bypass the lock to use the phone just want to see if there’s any chance of pulling photos or voicemails off it.

Most recovery software I’ve seen just quits entirely when it hits an Activation Lock, but I’m curious if anyone here has tried using Gbyte Recovery (or anything similar) in this situation? Does Gbyte actually try to dig into the locked data, or is that just marketing talk?

I know it’s a long shot, but figured if anyone knows how to get data off an Activation Locked iPhone, it’s someone in here. Appreciate any thoughts or real-world results!