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My old At&T phone Samsung sgh-a237 Phone line is deactivated as of a few years ago. Old sim card still in the phone, but i know all the stuff hasn’t been saved to the SIM. The screen is broken and i want to get the photos and files off, and whatever else possible. On the user manual it looks like i can only do this througha text message or HP’s Snapfish (whatever that is) …Is there another way? I am missing the data cable i think, but don’t remember it being able to be used for data transfer, i could possibly get a new one on ebay. Update (10/22/2017) i am reading that i may need the software and driver for the cable to work - do you know of any safe websites to find it?
Samsung has PC Studio 3 with which you can use to grab the information you need. https://www.samsung.com/us/support/suppo…
@dreambeam best to get the data cable. When you plug that into the computers USB port and power up your phone, your OS should see the phone as a portable device and should show in the “Computer” folder. You should now have access to it like you do with any other medium (USB drives etc.)
