Hi if I restore to factory settings will I lose all data and contacts?

Hi I just plugged in my Iphone to the computer to recharge and download pics and it asked me to update some software item... now its saying that itunes has detected an Iphone in recovery mode and if I want to use it with itunes I must restore to factory settings?? What the **** will I lose all my data and contacts??? It says all other media and DATA will be erased why does this happen to me??? I tried to just unplug and deal with it tomorrow but I can't get my screen to come up it just keeps showing the pic of charger to itunes!! Help thanks asap!

Yes you will lose everything on your iPhone. You can, however, recover data from a backup done either with iCloud or iTunes. Do you have any backups?

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If I need to restore to the factory settings, will I lose the apps I have purchased? I can reload music and pics, but don't want to pay again for the few apps I got.
If I can back up, how do I do that?
Thanks in advance for any assistance!
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If I need to restore to the factory settings, will I lose the apps I have purchased?
If they're only on the iPad, yes. Connect it to a computer and choose Transfer Purchases from the File menu in iTunes if needed first.
I can reload music and pics, but don't want to pay again for the few apps I got.
You don't need to pay for them again if you lose them as long as you're still able to log into the iTunes Store account used to purchase them.
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If you 'backed up' and 'synced' all your data before starting you don't have to worry. You can go to Edit->Preferences->Devices in iTunes to see the backup you made.
After you have factory restored, you can read up http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766 for help on how to restore from your backup, or search Google!
If you find your backup in iTunes, you're completely safe!

HT2527 While syncing my iphone 4s, its saying unable to sync and restore to factory settings. But, My iphone 4s is factory unlocked. If I restore to factory settings will it get locked to the carrier again.

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While syncing my iphone 4s, its saying unable to sync and restore to factory settings. But, My iphone 4s is factory unlocked. If I restore to factory settings will the iphone get locked to the carrier again.
It all depends on the definition of "factory unlocked". If the phone was purchased directly from Apple and the receipt says "Unlocked" then updating or restoring it will leave it unlocked (Apple never uses the term "factory unlocked" as there is no such thing; phones are unlocked at activation time). Similarly, if it had been locked to a carrier and the carrier authorized it to be unlocked, and you went through the unlocking steps they provided, it is permanently unlocked.
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If you can't remember your passcode, you'll need to restore your phone. If you never synched to iTunes, all data on your phone will be erased. No way around this.

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I changed my Apple ID but my iCloud didn't change to the new ID. If I delete the old iCloud will I lose all data on my iPod ?

- Go to Settings>iCloud. Scroll to to bottom of the screen and tap the delete button. The effect all the services listed in Settings>iCloud like Notes, Contact and Calendar.
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No. In fact, it is possible to uninstall iTunes and then re-install iTunes without losing any content.
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If I make a new apple id or I cloud account will I lose my pictures and contacts etc..

If this is becuase you cannot access your old account I would try everything first before making a new account.
expresslane.apple.com or http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/account/ or 1-800-APL-CARE.
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Photos from the camera roll will still be there.
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If you want to save your contacts choose "Keep on my iphone"
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Thanks @ KiltedTim, but losing "only" any data is really not acceptable and, in this case, the phone had not been backed up, but thanks for taking the time. Also, yes, fungible means what I think it means. An iphone is a completely substitutible commodity, unlike my data, so instructions that inform me as to how to fix a phone I could replace for a small sum of money while failing to address the more important issue of the data are almost useless - they potentially save me the $99 it would cost me to replace the phone if I were so inclined to trust another apple product. Not worth the hour it took to find them or the 35 minutes on the phone to confirm my suspicions about the data.

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You cannot delete an Apple ID, you can just stop using it. If your photos are still on your phone now, then I suggest you do back them up. Transfer them from the phone into your iPhoto Library. iCloud only backs up your Camera Roll automatically. But the Camera Roll only contains new photos that were taken but not yet transferred using iTunes.

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