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Can anything be saved from a dead phone

Started Jul 23, 2020 | Questions thread
OP fotografffic Senior Member • Posts: 1,328
Re: Can anything be saved from a dead phone

I2K4 wrote:

That said, it's a serious mistake to learn from, if you didn't take adequate precautions to back up important data or media kept on the old phone.

I have most everything backed up, including some document scans. Few of the photos were taken with the camera. I usually download them from my pbase account or send them to the phone from my computer using bluetooth. I have SMS Backup and Restore, and did a backup of my texts about three weeks ago. The backups are on Google Drive.

Others had the same problem. I tried what was suggested.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comments/cj20ei/moto_g_wont_boot_alternating_flashing_led_and/

I get an alternating flashing LED and Motorola logo screen.

When I press the Volume Down key and Power key, I get a Restart Bootolader screen. I can scroll through the menu, but nothing new happens, even when I select the Start option. The phone just will not start, though it says my battery is okay.

I read elsewhere that this can happen if the battery is allowed to die completely and that's what happened. 5-6 seconds in the water certainly didn't help.

I'm not going to play with the old phone any more, at least for a while. My new phone should come tomorrow or Monday. Maybe all my apps will be automatically downloaded to it when I sign into my GMail account.

Many thanks for your input!

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