HT1414 Trouble Restoring iphone 4? Please help

Hi,
This is a bit of a strange one really. I needed to restore my iPhone 4 in order to enable it to be unlocked from the Orange network so I could begin using another provider. I backed it up to my computer and then restored it which also unlocked it. I then tried to restore it from the backup I had just done but had an error message stating that the backup couldn't be saved on the computer. I since realised that this just meant I didn't have enough disk space on my hard drive. The only place I could find to delete some memory was from the backup folder in app data, roaming, apple computer, mobilesync etc. I deleted a backup which I thought was an old one and that I wouldn't need. When I went back to iTunes to try again, the option to restore from my backup was gone so I had obviously deleted something I needed by mistake. I downloaded some file recovery software and managed to get the backup folder back to it's original place but when I try to restore from this backup again in iTunes, the option still isn't there.
Does anyone know if there is a way of getting around this or anything I can do, because at the moment I have lost all of my contacts and photos which is a bit of a pain.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions.
Many thanks.

Hello Lakhan Gaikwad,
It sounds like you are trying to restore your phone but in the middle of the restore, the computer is shutting down unexpectedly. I recommend starting by trying the steps in the following article first:
Resolve iOS update and restore errors in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1275
If the issue persists, try checking to see if any 3rd party plugins are installed, that could be causing the issue:
iTunes: Troubleshooting issues with third-party iTunes plug-ins
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3430
If it is still unresolved, what version of Windows is your PC running?
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the very best,
Sterling

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