HT201441 What if I bought an iPhone thru a 3rd party and can not find the original owner

I bought a phone on craigslist which has been restored but after trying to reboot it it would not get past the sign in due to the phone still under the original owner which cannot be located

Then you have purchased a paperweight.

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what van I do if can not find the previous owner???

If you have bought a second-hand iPhone and the previous owner has locked it, only he can unlock it as indicated in the Help page you came here from. If you cannot contact him you will be unable to use the phone; there is no way round this.

Hi I have a black iphone 4s and can not find the hole spacing to insert the sim Tarjet

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See p. 12 of the User Guide...http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

I have one folder with several projects all of which Aperure can not find the original. I do not use referenced files. I can't make any adjustments like cropping etc. What can I do to print any of these photos?

I have one folder with several projects all of which Aperure can not find the original. I do not use referenced files. I can't make any adjustments like cropping etc. What can I do to adjust or print any of these photos? IO have no ther projects with this problem. My Aperture Library is automatically saved to two external drives.
Dick Koos

I have one folder with several projects all of which Aperure can not find the original.
Have you checked inside your Aperture library, if the original files are still there?
Try to find out, when the images in those projects have been originally imported, then open the Aperture library by ctrl-clicking it and using the command "Show package contents" from the pop-up menu. In the window that will open, select the folder "Masters" and browse the contents. You need to find the subfolder with the year you imported the images, then the folders with the month and the day.
Are your original files still there?
If yes, copy them to a folder on your desktop for safe-keeping, and then try, if repairing the permissions and the other Furst Aid tools will help Aperture to connect to these missing files again - see this link: Repairing and Rebuilding Your Aperture Library: Aperture 3 User Manual
If the First Aid Tools don't help, then check, if Aperture has moved the missing images to a "recovered folder". If not, reimport the images, you saved to your Desktop and use the Lift&Stamp tool to transfer any adjustment and captions to your reimported images.

I upgraded my iphone to 5.0.1 and can not find carrier and can not make a call freezed.

I upgraded my iphone 4 to ios 5.0.1 yesterday. Today the device can not find carrier and if finds than it freezes when I tap call. I swictched on and off but no change.

No. There is no legit way to go back at all.
It seems that you had a hacked iphone that was locked back to the rightful carrier when you updated as it should.

I BOUGHT THIS USED I PHONE and can not activate the old owner is un-reachable, help

Hello I bought this I Phone on Ebay and can not get trhough to the old opwner to get it unllocked as it is activation locked to their old number and profile I know it was with AT&T can you please help me remedy this problem I do have proof of purchase from eBay that I will be happy to provide. Thank you in advance for any assistance, please help resolve this problem as I spent good money buying this phone and all my intentions are honest and homorable, so help my God! Respectfully Robert Robbins
<Personal Information Edited by Host>

Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to help you. This is a user-to-user forum hosted by Apple.
Contact eBay and/or your credit card company to file a claim against the seller if he/she advertised that the phone was unlocked and ready to be used.
I will ask the hosts to remove your personal information.
~Lyssa

I bought Photo Shop Elements 11 at Staples and can not find serial number?

I bought Photo Shop Elements 11 at Staples. Could not load becuse I could not find serial number? Tried getting help from on line support no luck.
Took it back to Staples today and the manager exchanged it for another and still no serial number? HELP!!!

Find a serial number
Serial number retrieval process FAQ | Point-of-sale activation products
Mylenium

Lost ipod for many years; found and charged it; screan shows ipod with unhappy face. message contact apple Support I am old and can not find the serial no and Apple won't help without the serial no. Pls What can I do?

Apple IPod Silver slim-line.: Lost for many years, found and charged it. Turns on Has picture of IPod on the screen with an unhappy smilie on it.
Message says contact Apple.com/Support.
On Back designed by Apple California made in (China) I think. 1st row of numbers A105 EMC 1984: 2nd line Rated 5-30Vdc; Last line 1.0A max
Can you please tell me how to make it work bearing in mind that I am not really computer literate at 72 years of age?
It has engraved on back in strange printing FC (c) inside C C E a screen with double square perimeters inside the letters V(Cc) I then a Tick in a circle. That is all apart from the apple with a bite out of it.

Take a look at this article: iPod displays a sad iPod icon - Apple Support

Lost my iphone, but I can not find the serial number

I lost my all iphone, but I can not find the serial number, I have not backed up and can not find the box, how do

Read here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4061

HT201441 I bought an iPhone 5 and can't contact the previous owner and it is locked now

I bought an iPhone 5 and can't contact the previous owner and it is locked now
what I should do to unlock it as it is now a piece of metal

return it, it is brick.

I just bought an iPhone 5s running iOS 7 and updated it to the recent version 7.0.5 and there is no call decline button. Sometimes it shows it sometimes is it does not... What's the problem...

I just bought an iPhone 5s running iOS 7 and updated it to the recent version 7.0.5 and there is no call decline button. Sometimes it shows it sometimes is it does not... What's the problem...

With iOS 7, the "call Decline" button is only available when the phone is awake. To decline a call when the phone is asleep, simply tap the On/Off button.

HT201441 i bought my iphone from faisalabad pakistan i dont know where is the original buyers of it now due to sm reason i had to make its software new and now its wanting id and password and i dnt knw that m v worried about it i paid 30000 rs to buy it :

i bought my iphone from faisalabad pakistan i dont know where is the original buyers of it now due to sm reason i had to make its software new and now its wanting id and password and i dnt knw that m v worried about it i paid 30000 rs to buy it ???

The Apple ID and Password that was Originally used to Activate the iDevice is required.
If you cannot get this information from the seller
Removing a device from a previous owner’s account
You need to return the Device for a refund, as you will not be able to re-activate it.

I am using iphone 5s, glass got broked, where can i get the original panel and what would be price

i am using iphone 5s, glass got broked, where can i get the original panel and what would be price

If you are from India ,here is how you get Out of Warranty service in India
Out-of-Warranty Service
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HT201304 i locked myself out of my iphone 4s and can not remember the passcode, what do I do?

I locked myself out of my iphone 4s and can not remember the passcode, what do I do now?

Connect your phone to your syncing computer and run iTunes. Then restore your phone. Hopefully you'll remember your Apple ID and password.

My iphone 4s is working but I can not see the screen.

my iphone 4s is working but I can not see the screen. What is going on?

Possibly backlight died, if you look at it closely in bright light can you see a "Shadow" of the screen image?
First, back up your phone
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
Then, restore the OS from scratch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
If that doesn't work, you'll need to have the phone serviced
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=ipho ne

HT201441 What if I bought an iPhone thru a 3rd party and can not find the original owner

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