Can't restore backup after 6.01 update

Got an iPhone 3GS that I updated from 4.3 or so to 6.01, then tried to restore from backup -- but iTunes hangs at "Restoring iPhone from backup, Estimating time remaining..." eternally. Had pretty much my entire life on that phone, and now that everything is FUBAR I'm losing money every day that I can't do work. Any way to get all my lost data back? Backup stored somewhere on my computer? Reversion to older version of iOS or iTunes that actually works?

I see your post has gone unanswered for 2 weeks, could be because no-one knows the solution or your post is confusing.
I do not know the solution but what is confusing about your post is you said "After the upgrade, which naturally wiped the phone" Upgrades do not wipe the phone, how did you update ?

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I see your post has gone unanswered for 2 weeks, could be because no-one knows the solution or your post is confusing.
I do not know the solution but what is confusing about your post is you said "After the upgrade, which naturally wiped the phone" Upgrades do not wipe the phone, how did you update ?

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What do you open the folder with to find the one with contact info... test edit? Also... how do you find out what plist files they are associated with? This may sound simple but it's not really for a basic Mac user. I shouldn't have to do this after a standard update. Not good..
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