HT1414 Why do I need to use iTunes to restore my iphone to factory settings

Why do I need to use iTunes to restore my iphone to factory settings

You don't. Go to Settings/General/Reset - Erase all content and settings

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    After I slide to power off my iphone 3GS it would not turn on again.Only the apple logo comes on and then it is off. If I connect to the power the apple logo comes
    and then it comes on . I have just used itunes to restore my iphone. How can I make my iphone work again?

    Keep using it untill it powers off, then charge it to full to re-calibrate the battery.
    If problem persist, maybe your battery needs to be replaced.

  • I tried to restore my iphone to factory settings but it will not load. In itunes it says "veryfing iphone software" what can i do?

    I tried to restore my iPhone to factory settings but it will not load anymore, it stopped at about 60% and in itunes it says "veryifing iphone settings" but will not load anymore, what do i do?

    Put the iPhone in DFU mode*. Connect in iTunes and restore.
    *Use Google.

  • HT1414 Why is it taking almost two days to restore my Iphone?

    I had a confirmation yestarday from vodafone, that i could unblock my Iphone. I went to a apple store, and they told me that I had to restore the phone in Itunes.
    It is restoring since yestarday!! is this normal?
    Thank you

    Turn firewall and virus scanning off might help

  • I had to restore my iPhone to factory settings and now I can't sync with iTunes.

    I had to restore my phone and I was able to use the most recent backup. However, when I plug into iTunes, it keeps asking if I want to restore from a backup or start as a new iPhone. I have already restored from the backup twice, but the message won't go away. How can I sync with iTunes?

    I used the solution posted here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/7838243#7838243
    It's weird that you have to restore from backup, and then choose to start as a new phone. But I didn't lose ANYTHING when I did it that way! Thank goodness!

  • I accidentally restored my iPhone to factory settings. All apps deleted. When I log into Game Center ios7 using Apple ID, it loses all my data and my nickname says that it is already in use when I am the one using it. How do I get my old progress back?

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    Restore the device from the most recent backup (prior to restoring as new) to put everything back the way it was.

  • I restored my iPhone to factory settings and it said "Replacement needed" What does that supposed to mean?

    So what am is supposed to do and why does it say that?

    Try restoring it again in recovery mode.
    Read this: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808

  • How do I transfer my music from my mac mini running mountain lion to iPad 2. I have ICloud running, why are they not automatically pushed to the ipad2? Do I need to use ITunes? If so, how do I do it without deleting everything on the IPad2?

    I have a new MacMini onto which I have installed music files. I want to transfer them to my IPad2 . I have ICloud working properly, or so I thought, so why are these files not appearing on my Ipad2? Do I need to use ITunes? If so, how do I sync without erasing what is already on the IPad? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    This is the procedure for syncing music to the iPad.
    Connect the iPad to the Mac and launch iTunes.
    Click on the iPad name on the left side under devices.
    Click on the Music Tab on the right.
    Click on all of the albums or playlists that you want to sync - or the entire library if you like.
    Click on the Sync Music Heading.
    Click on Apply in the lower right corner of iTunes
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    You have to sync the music that is already in your iTunes library to the iPad using iTunes. You can turn on Automatic Downloads on both devices for music and when you download music on one device it will download to the other device.
    I get the feeling that you have never synced the iPad with iTunes before but you already have content on the iOad and are getting a message that the iPad will be erased if you sync with iTunes. If that is true, you need to transfer all iPad content into iTunes before you sync. This will help you with that.
    Syncing with a new computer.
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
    Automatic downloads
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4539

  • HT1338 for itunes 10.7 it is saying that my mac need version OS X needs to be version 10.8.6 - how do i get this? There are no current software updtes and i cant use iTunes for my new iphone 5

    For itunes 10.7 it is saying that my mac need version OS X needs to be version 10.8.6 - how do i get this? There are no current software updates and i cant use iTunes for my new iphone 5

    I think you meant 10.6.8, not 10.8.6
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    Snow Leopard/10.6.x Requirements...
    General requirements
       * Mac computer with an Intel processor
        * 1GB of memory (I say 4GB at least, more if you can afford it)
        * 5GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)
        * DVD drive for installation
        * Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
        * Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.
    Which apps work with Mac OS X 10.6?...
    http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
    It's been pulled from the online store & Apple Stores, so you have to call Apple to buy it, last I heard.
    Buy Snow Leopard > http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
    Call Apple Sales...in the US: 1-800-MY-APPLE. Or Support... 1-800-275-2273
    Other countries...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57

  • HELP! "Use ITunes to Restore" but need to backup :(

    Okay so I have an 80 gb IPod classic. Not sure what generation it is, but I've had it for about 6 years. It has all my music on it, some that I cannot get back unfortunately. I cannot remember the last time (if ever) that I voluntarily backed up the IPod. Now out of nowhere after it being fine, I am getting the message "Use Itunes to Restore" over & over again. I know doing this will wipe away all of my songs, and I don't want that because I can't get a lot of them back. (The first 3 years of having my ipod I used a desktop that has since crashed)
    My question is, does anybody know if there is a way for me to back up my iPod, and then do the restore? I've tried a hard reset and everything, but it just brings me back to the message about restoring. Please help in any way you can!

    Okay so I have an 80 gb IPod classic. Not sure what generation it is, but I've had it for about 6 years. It has all my music on it, some that I cannot get back unfortunately. I cannot remember the last time (if ever) that I voluntarily backed up the IPod. Now out of nowhere after it being fine, I am getting the message "Use Itunes to Restore" over & over again. I know doing this will wipe away all of my songs, and I don't want that because I can't get a lot of them back. (The first 3 years of having my ipod I used a desktop that has since crashed)
    My question is, does anybody know if there is a way for me to back up my iPod, and then do the restore? I've tried a hard reset and everything, but it just brings me back to the message about restoring. Please help in any way you can!

  • IPOD ERROR MESSAGE:   Connect to your computer. Use Itunes to restore.

    Whenever I turn my ipod on after its been off for a few hours the screen displays "Connect to your computer. Use Itunes to restore" and then goes blank. I turn the ipod back on again and it appears to work normally but the battery is showing close to zero even though it has been freshly charged!
    I have restored the ipod several times as it suggests but this does not get rid of the error message. Is my ipod screwed? I'm surprised there are very few posts on this topic too...
    I have a 30Gb ipod video running v1.2.1

    I just found this support document which explains the issue exactly.
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303915
    Looks like a visit to Regent St is needed.
    The reason why I am surprised about the lack of posts on this topic is that I can't believe my issue is so unique. Surely out of the millions of ipod users out there this exact same issue would have been reported more frequently.

  • Ipod nano 4gb use itunes to restore востанавливаю все равно все тоже

    ipod nano 4gb use itunes to restore востанавливаю все равно все тоже

    restored my ipod and now it works but why does this happen? Is this a hardware problem, if it is, should i return my ipod. Or is this just a software problem that will be fixed in future updates?
    I'm not sure why exactly an iPod will say "Use iTunes to restore", but probably just because of a regular internal software problem.
    If you're iPod isn't displaying "Use iTunes to restore" anymore, and if it's acting fine, this was simply a isolated incident, which may occur now and then to a few iPods, if they're OS (operating system) gets messed up.
    It's similar to if your iPod once apon a time your iPod froze up, then displayed this symbol (it means you need to restore your iPod):
    You restored the iPod, and have never gotten that icon or any problems ever since.
    Will the need to restore your iPod recurr? It would only be by chance, and not relating to that isolated incident; this is, if you're iPod isn't displaying any failure messages soon after, which indicates a recurring true hard drive problem, not just a temporary one.
    If your iPod begins to display "Use iTunes to restore" or other failureful (that's my term for a symbol or behavior that indicates a failure) icons/messages soon after this, you can suspect that your iPod has a true problem with its hard drive/flash drive that a restore didn't fix.
    In this case, you would probably send your iPod in to Apple to get it repaired or replaced.
    I hope that explanation answers your question.
    -Kylene

  • HT1414 I have had to restore my ipad to factory settings and then tried to restore the data from the backup on itunes, but none of my apps have restored - please can anyone help as my daughter is going to go mad if I can't get her games back to where they

    I have had to restore my ipad to factory settings, having made a backup on my pc first. When Ihave tried to restore from my pc I have no apps!! Please can anyone help me get them back with all their data. I don't have wifi at home and I have never been able to sync my pc with my ipad, although it works with my iphone! I copied all of the apps before I restored using itunes, but no idea where they are copied to. Any help would be hugely appreciated to get my daughters games back. Thank you in advance )

    Hi Skydiver119
    Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my problem.
    Yes the purchases were made though my apple id.
    I have looked at a few other questions on this topic and I have read that the app data is stored in the backup file but the apps themselves need to be synced back onto the ipad. Someome has mentioned right clicking on sync my ipad but I don't know where to find that to right click on!! Lol.
    Again, I really appreciate your time and if by any chance you know where I can 'right click' I would really appreciate you letting me know as I can't get my ipad to sync with my pc at all, although it is being picked up in itunes and it has backed up to itunes okay. GGrrr. Maybe I have something wrong in the settings which is not making them compatible?

  • Ipod Nano 7th Generation is saying Use Itunes to Restore. Itunes no longer recognizes my device

    Please Help, My Ipod nano 7th generation was syncing. When I disconnected from my computer, I no longer had any music on it. When I plugged it back in Itunes prompted me to restore my Ipod. I went ahead and restored it, but it kept asking me to restore. When I unplugged my ipod, I got a white screen saying Use Itunes to Restore. Problem is Itunes no longer picks up my device. I've tried plugging it into different USB ports, I've tried to update Itunes to the newest version, and uninstalled and reinstalled itunes. I've tried to reset the ipod, but it still goes back to the white screen saying "Use Itunes to Restore". I've been trying everything. Please Help.
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    http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
    If you don't have a computer, can you can try to borrow one with iTunes installed.

  • New iPod Nano isn't being recognized, with "Use iTunes to restore"

    I got this new Nano yesterday and I took it out the box, tried it for a while, etc. I then installed iTunes 9 and after that everything was fine, so I plugged it in, hoping to sync it with my library and charge it. It did both for a while. Unfortunately, it was at this moment my PC decided lock up, and I had to use CAD to stop all the programs that were running, including iTunes, with the Nano still plugged in. Now the only functions of the Nano are to show the Apple logo for a bit, go to black and then show the "Use iTunes to restore" screen. I Googled and found that this means it needs to be formatted for Windows use. However, I plug it in and Windows refuses to recognize it, as does iTunes. However, it does connect when I press both the select and menu buttons (I tried to put it into disk mode, but this doesn't work) only to disconnect a few seconds later when iTunes tries to download the recovery software. Can anyone help? Nothing is working. Thanks.

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