IPad 2 says it's in 'recovery mode' after latest update??
iTunes wants to restore my iPad to factory settings after trying to do an update, I don't want to lose everything on it, please help?
If you do enough research, you will find that it has happened with every iOS update going back as far as iOS 5 and probably even earlier. I cannot explain why it happens. And this type of thing does not just happen with with iOS devices and iOS updates. Any software downloaded from the internet can go bad and cause problems. I'm not that well versed enough to explain the technicalities of it, but I know that it happens. An interruption in the download, anti virus software, etc., can cause problems when you download and install software.
The only thing that I can tell you for sure, is that you have to restore the device now. There is no hope to getting working otherwise. FWIW, I NEVER update without backing up first, and I don't go more than two or three days without backing up period. I also archive backups in iTunes so I have a dozen or so backups at my disposal at any given time.
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Try:
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- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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Rebooting everything
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Did hard reset.
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Tried using different cord.
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Went into terminal and deleted file after # that some kid on you tube said to do.
I'm at my end of searching. Any suggestions???? I know it can't be hardware because it did this immediatly following the ios 6 update. Thanks,When you do an iOS update certain parts of the hardware are used that aren't normally used. If these fail then you can get an error (-1). The error occurs not because of the content of iOS 6 but the update process itself.
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I did an IOS update and now my iPad is stuck in recovery mode and I can't get it out. I have tried to restore through iTunes, but after restore it says it is still in recovery mode. Please help!
Try a Reset [Hold the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons down together for 10 seconds or so (until the Apple logo appears) and then release. The screen will go blank and then power ON again in the normal way.] It is app and data safe!
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please i need your help i made update to my ipad to the last version then i find it in recovery mode and tried to restore it using i tunes but it the same in recovery mode please i need your help to solve this problem
If you followed these instructions and you were unable to enter recovery mode, I'm still leaning toward a hardware problem. Also, since you have IOS-7, read this. It might help.
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Please help, wasted so many hours trying to fix the IPad after an update, none of the online forums have helped so far with errpr 4005
iOS: Restore errors 4005, 4013, and 4014
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5314
iPad: Unable to update or restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097
iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages and advanced troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694
If you can’t update or restore your iOS device
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
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Iphone in recovery mode after software update
Hello, I have just downloaded and upgraded my software on iphone 4.
It seemed to have taken about 2-3 hours.
There was an error (which I missed) and now I have on my phone the white apple sign, on my itunes it says - "Itunes has detected an iphone in recovery mode. You must restore this iphone before it can be used with itunes.
My only option on itunes is to restore to original settings, which Im guessing I will lose all my data etc?
Does anyone know of an alternative solution?
I have held down the home and power button but no luck.
Please help!Try the steps:
How to perform a recovery-mode restore
If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is already showing the "Connect to iTunes" screen, please go to step 5.
Connect your USB cable to your computer but not to the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch until step 3.
Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to turn off.If you cannot turn off the device using the slider, press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. When the device turns off, release the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons.
While pressing and holding the Home button down, connect the USB cable to the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The device should turn on.
Continue holding the Home button until you see the Connect to iTunes screen. When this screen appears, you can release the Home button:
Note: If the image of a battery appears, let the device charge for at least ten minutes to ensure that the battery has some charge, and then start with step 2 again. If you don't see the Connect to iTunes screen, try these steps 1 through 4 again.
iTunes should automatically open and display the following message:
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Note: If iTunes not open after two minutes, please open iTunes yourself.
Use iTunes to restore the device.
More info here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808 -
Basically headline says it all, my phone is in recovery mode following a failed update through the phone and I want all my photos back. I have already read the "iOS: Unable to Update or Restore" and it indicates that when restoring through iTunes, you lose all data on the phone. I have checked my iCloud (I am a Windows7 user so uploading does not happen automatically, as I unfortunately just figured out) and it only will upload my past 30 days of photos and contacts, inline with what I've read about the cloud only storing 30 days of your past data. I really would like to get all of my photos off of my phone, I had photostream activated and most were in that stream. Is there anything I can do? I don't know what operating system is on there currently, but I have always updated my phone succesfully until today when this happened, so I'm assuming whatever is most up to date until today is the OS it has. Thank you!
When your phone is in recovery mode, it's like it crashed. The only way that you can get it out of recovery mode is by restoring, and this erases all your data as well.
You can believe what you wish by "reading all over the internet". This is Apple's technical support forum. We do know what we're talking about.
since you have very important photos on your phone, why haven't you been importing them to your computer as soon as possible after taking them? This is how the phone is meant to be used. Keeping critical data on only a device which can be easily stolen, dropped and broken is just plain foolish. Also, did you not back up your phone (as you should be doing with any computer) before attempting any operating system update? As you've now just painfully learned, updates do not always go as planned.
I'm sorry for your data loss, but let this be a very important lesson. BTW, when was the last time you backed up your computer? I'm sure you have important data on your computer. Hard drives WILL fail.
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