If you charge a device you haven’t used in years and it doesn’t turn back on, is it a lost cause?

[DaBiggestBird]

There are some old videos I made on an old tablet I used to use that I would really like to watch again. I’ve tried charging it a few times but it never did anything, it just sat there. Is it truly dead?

[MORPHEUS_12]

You might want seek out a data recovery service. I had to do that for a hard drive corruption. It cost $1500 to do it.

[DaBiggestBird]

OH MY GOODNESS

[TheSpaceGnome]

It may need its battery replaced, or some other part might be dead. Without opening it up its hard to say.

[SnowedIn]

Not necessarily. Some computer places (or you) can take the memory out and access it separate from the tablet. Or open the tablet and get it direct power. There are ways.