Corrupted backup. Unable to recover photos, texts, app data, etc.

I recently updated to iTunes 10.5. Prior to doing this I backed up my iPhone 4 but it said the backup was corrupt. I figured that I could still proceed since I backed up a few days ago. However, I was wrong. When I tried to restore my phone after the update it said the restore points were not found. I was forced to set up my phone as a new device. Is there any way to restore photos and other data that was on my phone prior to the update or are they lost forever?
Thank you in advance for any help.

Hi avalo995,
There is no way to remove all data bar the app data when restoring the official iPhone & iOS, if this data is stored then it is held in the backup file and restoring from the backup file will return all the data onto the phone.
As for the text messages, you can take screenshots of the texts (via holding home button and then clicking the sleep/wake button) and export them off the iPhone onto a computer where they can be synced back as pictures in the future.
The backup file can be moved from one system to another by copying it from the original backup location and pasting it into the correct location on the other computer. The backup file location can be found here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
Hope it helps.

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