HT1766 iphone recovery wasn't successful due to low disc space. should i erase now?

upgraded iphone 4 to iOS7. Phone is now disabled as it was asking for a code and neither my granddaughter nor I knew what it was (I believe it should have been 1234). Have tried recovery but it wasn't successful due to low disc space. Im no techno-gran and am trying to work my way through this slowly. I don't really understand what will happen if I erase it. Will I be able to put everything back on?

Hello Em126
If you go to Settings > General > Usage, it will provide you with a list of what apps are using the most data on your iPhone. Then you will have a sense of where you can remove data if you need to.
iPhone, iPad, and iPod: Understanding capacity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1867
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

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