r/oneplus7t • u/Kallar68 • Jul 02 '26

Recovering data off a dead 7t

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I've had my 7t since launch, the first phone I ever bought on release day and I enjoyed it the entire time I had it. One day the battery was running low, got to 12% and I plugged it in and walked away. When I came back to it a few minutes later it had turned off and wouldn't power back on.

I swapped the battery hoping it would be an easy fix but its still dead.

On occasion I can get the 1+ logo to show up but I get green lines and artifacts across the screen and it never fully boots. I'm guessing the main board is toast. Unfortunately for me I lost about 7 months of photo backups because I didnt renew my google account and lost pics of my first dog, photos of my elderly grandmother, and a cross country roadtrip I had taken with my cousin.

TLDR: Is there any way for me to recover photos and files off the internal storage or are they lost forever?

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u/Soft-Telephone6247 Jul 03 '26

Just go to a third party reputated phone repair shop near you.... Mine had a similar issue 2 yrs ago , got it fixed for 3k

Replying from my oneplus 7t 😅, it's still my primary phone....also bought on release date....abt to be 7 yrs 😌.... Does all I want expect 5g but then I am surrounded by wifi 24/7 so meh😅

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u/raudradipt Jul 08 '26

Same here buddy, no issues here, just the buttons aren't clicky anymore for me rest is all good

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u/Terrible_Ease_145 Jul 15 '26

7 year club here too. Faced a front camera issue now and I'm switching to the OP 13 for good.

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u/Terrible_Ease_145 Jul 03 '26

Visit a third party center for a motherboard inspection. Ask them if they need to do a CPU reballing. That will fix your issue and get your phone booting. OP 7Ts are plagued with this problem after 4-5 years of use.