Am I going to lose texts, emails, and photos if I upgrade to ios 5?

Question

My husband upgraded his phone to ios 5 several months ago, and lost his photos, emails, and texts.  Is this still a problem?  I have text threads on my phone that I cannot lose.

Answer 1

You will lose your text messages and Photos unless you create a Backup before doing so.
The emails should be stored on the server so those will come back once the Email account is re-added to the Device.
First thing before you update you will want to create a backup
Connect device to computer
Open iTunes
In itunes on the left hand side you should see the iPhones name under Devices -Right click the iPhones name and left click the backup button- After Doing so you should be ready to update.
Keep in mind some backups may fail so you will want to transfer the photos to the computer.
On windows XP click Start >All Programs>Accessories>Windows camera Scanner Wizard - import
On Windows Vista/7 Click Start>Computer- Right click the phone under devices- Import Photos.
On Mac - Open iPhoto - click on the phones name under devices -Click import all at the bottom right.
After doing so you should be set!