How to Access a Disabled iPhone

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Make sure your iTunes is up-to-date.

   To do so, open iTunes (the white app with a multicolored musical note), click Help in the top-left corner of the iTunes window (or the screen on a Mac), and click Check for Updates.
   
   If there is an iTunes update available, click Download iTunes when prompted.
   
   You'll need to restart your computer for the changes to take place.
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   Step 2: Close iTunes.

   You'll be re-opening it in a second. , The USB (larger) end plugs into a port on your computer, and the smaller end of the cable plugs into your iPhone's charging port. , You may see a window prompting you to update to the latest software; if so, click Close. , Do so until your iPhone's screen goes black.
   
   On iPhone 7, hold down the Home and Volume Down buttons. , It's important to keep holding down the Lock button (or the Volume Down button on iPhone 7). , When you see a pop-up window in iTunes that says "iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode"
   
   you can let go of the Lock or Volume Down button. , It should pop up as an option window in the iTunes window on your computer.
   
   Doing so will prompt you to pick a restore date. , This option will appear in a pop-up window.
   
   You'll see a few of your most recent backups listed in a drop-down menu. , Doing so will erase and then restore your iPhone, thereby bypassing the "Disabled" screen.
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   Step 3: Plug your iPhone into your computer.

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   Step 4: Open iTunes.

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   Step 5: Hold down your iPhone's Home and Lock buttons.

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   Step 6: Let go of the Home button when the screen goes black.

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   Step 7: Let go of the Lock button when prompted.

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   Step 8: Click Restore iPhone on your computer.

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   Step 9: Click the box next to your iPhone's name.

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    Step 10: Click a backup

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    Step 11: then click Restore.

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