How to Get Data off a Phone With a Dead Battery
- 1). Install the SIM card reader software on your computer. Read the terms of agreement and click "Accept." Save the software to your computer's hard drive.
- 2). Turn off your phone and flip it over. Remove the battery cover and battery. Locate the SIM card, which looks similar to a microchip. Remove it with your fingernail and place it in the SIM card reader.
- 3). Insert the SIM card reader into your computer's available USB port. Wait for a "Device Detected" message in the right lower corner of your computer screen. Click the message to install the drivers to your computer.
- 4). Double click the software's icon. Wait for it to detect your cell phone's SIM card. The data will load on the screen. Click "Archive" to back it up to the software.
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