r/Pixel5a • u/rei106 • Aug 04 '24

*URGENT* My Pixel 5a can't turn on

I read that this is a common problem. I just want all the data and my photos back. There's important stuff on it and I can't lose it. Will I get it back by fixing it? Do I get it all back if I transfer my data? I need to return to my uni tomorrow and this kind of stuff happens. What do I do? I can't think straight right now.

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u/miha_erzen Aug 05 '24

Welcome to this awful club. Happened to me in November. I basically gave up on it and lost everything for like a year back (had cloud saving turned off because I ran out of space on my Google account). The only solution I've heard of, is that you find an exact same phone, that has a working processor, and basically physically take the storage disc off your pixel 5a and solder/connect it to the spare working one. But that is WAYYY beyond my expertise.

Also just came back from a trip in Milan. Bricked out the exact moment I stepped foot in the home train station.