u/HalfCookedShrimp

I have an old iPhone, almost ten years old, I swear I remembered the password but tried too many times and I've been permanently locked out. I have pictures and recordings of deceased loved ones that don't exist anywhere else. Ive read that the only way is to reset the phone, but it will erase everything on it. I was a dumb kid that didn't back up anything to the cloud. My dad's Voice is recorded on that phone, if i can't get back into it, I'm scared I'll forget what he sounds like.