HT4137 what do i do when my phone won't let me update my software? it keeps saying an error occurred

what to i do when my iphone wont let me update my software? it keeps saing an error occured.

Can you give us more details about the error message, maybe an error number as well?
Some of the error numbers and what you can do about it are mentioned in this article:
Update and restore error messages on iPhone and iPod touch

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