IOS 5 installation deleted everything
I just updated to iOS 5 and then i noticed that almost all my apps were gone (not all of them which is very weird). I can't restore because the restore-point that was created during the installation of iOS 5 isn't there anymore for some reason. I had (among other things) a really important audio recording which i did with the app "Audio Memo" for a school-related assignment. I desperately need at least that recording back. Is that at all possible? I have no idea what to do. As i said, there isn't any restore-point from which i have that specific recording. It said it created a restore-point when i installed iOS 5, but it isn't there. And the one before that is like a month old, so that is a no-go. Is there anything i can do at all?
caryblack wrote:
Unfortunately, it's not a bug. The installation process pulls from the last backup and if the file you're looking for isn't there, it wouldn't be replaced. I learned the same lesson the hard way. I would make sure you have redundant backups for important files via Dropbox or a similar service. I know the frustration.
Not true, the iOS 5 installation backs up your iPad before the installation starts. The iPad content is supposed to be restored to the state it was in before the installation began. This includes all installed Apps. Presumably this is done because there have been changes in the data structures used by iOS 5 and the data must, therefore, be recreated for iOS 5. If some are experiencing lost files it may be because the installation process did not succesfully complete.
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>>>[It went "On" Automatically when I touched to read the details, and could not stop once it got initiated - Actually I wanted to wait until some reviews were out. ****.]
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