I am not an Apple person.
On a civilised mobile operating system I could just connect it to a laptop and copy the images across, but presumably for this piece of overpriced tat I'll have to install iTunes and it won't let me do anything without logging in with an iCloud ID I don't have, right? So the mission is unachievable?","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51478308","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"999"},"datePublished":"2023-11-18T07:20:59.000Z","text":"You want iExplorer. That's what I used to use for Apple devices to do exactly as you say, plug in and simply drag over to the PC."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51481027","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"mutley1"},"datePublished":"2023-11-18T11:50:42.000Z","text":"i had the ipad air first generation and i could not get anything directly from it to my windows laptop and had to go through itunes sync, which was a nightmare! people have said their ipad loads stuff fine over windows explorer, but my ipad didn't allow this at all.
I wouldn't be able to do anything to the pad if it was locked so if yours is locked and you don't know the passcode, i don't think you will be able to get anything off it, and to be honest, this is how devices should be coded so that thieves can not get anything from a stolen device."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51494029","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"samwants2save"},"datePublished":"2023-11-19T15:35:22.000Z","text":"...if I ever needed reminding about how Apple make life so difficult .... uggghhhh.
Hope you get it sorted op"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51478250","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"maj3091"},"datePublished":"2023-11-18T07:06:51.000Z","text":"Assuming you can install apps, you could install Google Photos and back them up to there and pull them down to your PC (method I used when transferring from iPhone to Android)."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51478257","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"tardytortoise"},"datePublished":"2023-11-18T07:08:03.000Z","text":"access to an apple mac? If so, connect the 2 devices via ipad cable to usb port on mac and see if that halps."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51576056","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Ferris"},"datePublished":"2023-11-25T16:57:21.000Z","text":"I ordered another cable from eBay and managed to get all the images onto a PC just by hooking it up, so mission achieved
Another iPad I was given to reset (thankfully no images on that one) was working fine but now suddenly has an activation lock and won't even boot up without the password. I think that one is destined for the bin."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51487539","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Ferris"},"datePublished":"2023-11-18T22:35:03.000Z","text":"Finally got round to plugging it in to a Windows 10 laptop. The iPad starts charging but nothing else happens on either device, whether in file manager, device manager or iTunes.
Tried another old iPad and it does the same thing, so I now wonder if I've got a cable that only charges but doesn't sync. Does such a thing even exist? Seems a bit pointless, so probably sold for £150 to Apple fans "},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51487973","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"madoka_ayukawa"},"datePublished":"2023-11-18T23:37:17.000Z","text":"Go to a repair shop and get a quote?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51488105","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"SnoopZ"},"datePublished":"2023-11-19T00:06:28.000Z","text":"Can you not upload the photos to something like One Drive via a browser on the iPad then download on another device?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51488298","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"dcx_badass"},"datePublished":"2023-11-19T00:51:33.000Z","text":"I'm not an Apple fan, but Android wouldn't let you access files either without unlocking it. If it's a really old device you could try jailbreak it to get in."}],"commentCount":25,"interactionStatistic":8,"articleSection":"Ask"}