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Disk fragmentation and particularly whether it can be fixed, is very controversial. The following thread is worth reading:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3327627?start=0&tstart=0
I think it's true that disks can become fragmented, and this can affect performance. However it is also said that the OS X file system attempts to address this issue in the background all the time, apparently for certain sizes of files in particular.
In my experience the biggest problem is actually lack of disk space. If you don't have a fair amount of free space on your drive, tinkering with the fragments won't help much if your system needs to create a swap file or do some other maintenance. So my recommendation is that you follow the advice to clone and re-create your drive, but if you have limited free space, consider upgrading the disk or the entire computer in the longer term.
Hope that's helpful.
Ivan

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You need to force the phone into recovery mode, as described here, & restore it:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
Sorry, you've already lost all data on your phone.

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Help me please

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http://www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch/assistant/ipodtouch/#section_5
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least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
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iOS: How to back up
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Process:         launchd [458]
Path:            /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Steam/*/Starbound.app/Contents/MacOS/starbound
Identifier:      com.chucklefish
Version:         ??? (???)
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [154]
Date/Time:       2014-01-06 19:19:28.898 -0500
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63b)
Report Version: 9
Interval Since Last Report:          1786 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           23
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   23
Anonymous UUID:                      6F40DBC0-08A7-4A21-A80E-185F669D1C93
Crashed Thread: Unknown
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00007fff5fc01028
Backtrace not available
Unknown thread crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):
rax: 0x0000000000000055 rbx: 0x0000000000000000 rcx: 0x0000000000000000 rdx: 0x0000000000000000
rdi: 0x0000000000000000 rsi: 0x0000000000000000 rbp: 0x0000000000000000 rsp: 0x0000000000000000
   r8: 0x0000000000000000   r9: 0x0000000000000000 r10: 0x0000000000000000 r11: 0x0000000000000000
r12: 0x0000000000000000 r13: 0x0000000000000000 r14: 0x0000000000000000 r15: 0x0000000000000000
rip: 0x00007fff5fc01028 rfl: 0x0000000000010203 cr2: 0x00007fff5fc01028
Logical CPU: 2
Binary images description not available
External Modification Summary:
Calls made by other processes targeting this process:
    task_for_pid: 1
    thread_create: 0
    thread_set_state: 0
Calls made by this process:
    task_for_pid: 0
    thread_create: 0
    thread_set_state: 0
Calls made by all processes on this machine:
    task_for_pid: 1095
    thread_create: 0
    thread_set_state: 0
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Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 384 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333235533642465238432D48392020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.198.19.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.0.8f17, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Network Service: BlackBerry (en3), Ethernet, en3
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Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfa100000 / 2
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USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x821a, 0xfa113000 / 7
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: RIM Network Device, 0x0fca, 0x8013, 0xfd120000 / 4
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3

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http://www.apple.com/airport-extreme/specs/
Setup and Administration
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Thanks for the question. If I understand correctly, the iPhone won't update and is stuck. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help you resolve or isolate the issue.
If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
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