Reply to: Recovering data from a water damaged phone

[Clippy]

Yes you can - you don't need the screen.

Find someone with the same model of mobile. Switch both off. Switch both on. Then, using the one with the working screen to work out each of the keypresses, text each of the contacts to someone.

Not a bad idea but too time consuming.

You can get a lot of the data off onto your PC with a cable and appropriate software.

Whereas, this might sounds better - in conjunction, possibly, with RC's suggestion.

Found the below solution on Nokia's forum so, hopefully, this idea might be a goer.

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[VectraMan]

You can get a lot of the data off onto your PC with a cable and appropriate software.

[RichardCranium]

The screen has died so can't see anything and hence can't recover the Contacts.

Yes you can - you don't need the screen.

Firstly, try the SIM in another 'phone (already suggested), but, what would you do with a laptop with dead screen? You'd use another PC to work out the commands and then reproduce them on the laptop.

Find someone with the same model of mobile. Switch both off. Switch both on. Then, using the one with the working screen to work out each of the keypresses, text each of the contacts to someone.

[Clippy]

Talk about sh!t luck.

The phone powers up.

The screen has died so can't see anything and hence can't recover the Contacts.

[VectraMan]

Have you tried the SIM in another phone, because contacts and the like can be stored on the SIM.

[Clippy]

I would have taken the SIM card out to let it dry separately.

Make sure you have your PUK codes handy in case you need 'em.

SIM card and battery are out.

Just wanted to know if there is any danger of it being damaged when I power up the phone again.

[Sysman]

I would have taken the SIM card out to let it dry separately.

Make sure you have your PUK codes handy in case you need 'em.

[Clippy]

Looking to try the phone this weekend after a week of drying.

One question, is there any danger of damaging the SIM card when I try to power up the phone?

[Clippy]

Thanks all.

Duly placed in a bag of rice in a warm location for the next week.

[Sockpuppet]

Might be worth washing it in de mineralised water to make sure any crap is flushed out then do as above for a week or so.


I used to work repairing phones for Vodafone and if all else fails take it to a Nokia repair centre they can read the memory without having to turn the phone on.

[DaveB]

What others have said.

Take all the covers off that you can without dismantling it and put it in a warm dry place for a few days and leave it. Dont be tempted to test it early.

Thoroughly dried out there is no reason it shouldn't be recoverable. MrsB managed to put my iPhone though the washing machine and tumble dryer and although the screen backlight died it still worked as a phone and I was able to get all the data back off it before getting in replaced.

[Wilmslow]

Stick it in a bag og rice, then place in the airing cupboard (obviously after stripping it right back).

Don't use a hairdryer!!

[dang65]

Yeah, as above, it's amazing how they revive from even a complete drenching. I got one of my phones completely soaked in a massive rainstorm at a festival once and it took about a week to recover, but recover it did.

Tip: Don't put the battery on a hot radiator to dry, as one of my kids did.

[FiveTimes]

My daughter dropped her new phone in the toilet on Christmas day last year. I took the sim, battery etc apart and placed in the airing cupboard. It started to work at the end of the day, but there was a strange icon on the screen - however this also went after a couple of days and is still going strong.


Put it in the airing cupboard and leave.

[scooterscot]

hairdryer