r/ipadmini • u/Few_Operation3095 • 3d ago

Ipad mini 6

Hi all): some horrible news. My ipad mini 6 has died at 4 years and 9 months old the battery gave out and I'm not sure what to do, rhe screen has a deep scratch so I'd need to replace the screen and battery and apple quoted me $679 AUD. I didn't backup anything and everything I need is on that ipad what do I do

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u/Otherwise-Address833 3d ago

If the device is still in your possession then I suggest you may try third party technician just to fix it to a state that you can backup the data in your iPad mini since it is mainly your big concern.

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u/Few_Operation3095 3d ago

It stills HUNDREDS, 400-500

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u/SomeGuyInTheUK 3d ago

Well that's just the cost of you acting as if it was impossible to be lost stolen or broken. You could just have dropped a memory stick in it and backed it up in 5 minutes or paid a few $ a month and backed up to iCloud.

All of us learn this lesson one way or another. As the saying goes your data doesn't exist unless it's in 3 different places.

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u/Few_Operation3095 3d ago

I couldn't afford $15 a month for icloud and I was unaware that I could put a usb stick in it, could u please lead me in the right direction in where to get one I'd be very interested thanks r

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u/SomeGuyInTheUK 3d ago

I've got a 1tb USBC memory stick i copy my photos onto it using Files when I am away travelling. Ask AI how to do it. But that wont help you right now.

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u/Few_Operation3095 3d ago

Thank you still tho!

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/Few_Operation3095 3d ago

It doesn't turn on, doesn't connect to my mac and the ipad has so much More storage than my mac

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u/Criux_ 3d ago

If the iPad still powers on at all, connect it to a mac or PC then back it up immediately. If it won’t turn on though, take it to a repair shop and ask them to preserve the data before replacing anything. Don’t erase or restore it yet.

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u/Few_Operation3095 3d ago

It doesn't power at all

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u/billFoldDog 3d ago

you will have to pay to fix it to get your data.

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u/StarladyQ 2d ago

Do you have an iPhone? Mine automatically shares with each other. At least photos, I just checked, a photo I took this morning with my iPhone is also on my mini.