Iphone 3G Recover Lost Data After iOS 4 Update

I am able to manage my iphone to go back previous backup and restore all calendar - contacts - Lockbox Pro Passwords etc...(data stored for all applications)
First I would like to mention that you should have Windows 7 or maybe you can use Windows XP restore function.
For Win 7:
C:\Users\"Your User Name Folder"\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync
Find the file Named Backup
Then right click the folder and go to properties and form the upper tabs choose "Previous Versions" (Copy the original Backup folder to your desktop for maybe future need.)
Then from the bottom choose "Restore"
Please note that Itunes should be closed that time and you must have a back up for some time ago.
After that you can use the usual Restore function of Iphone from Itunes.
When restoring choose the correct backup file by checking from the date of its creation.
When it is complete you will have all your previous data in your iphone.
Hope This Helps...
Message was edited by: waadaa

I was able to fix the issue. I had to manually put the phone in restore mode by holding the power button and the home button until the power turned off while the phone was still plugged into the computer, then when the phone turned off continue holding the home button until you hear the computer recognize the device. Then navigate to the back up folder that is described earlier and cut out all of the back up folders and paste them on your desktop. Then iTunes said that a device was recognized in restore mode or something like that and you click yes to restore. After this happen the iPhone will go through the processes of restoring the phone. When it finishes it will start like a brand new device and it will be updated to the OS4.0. You will then need to go through the tabs at the top of the iPhone sync window and re check all of the items that you want synced to your phone. The only data that was totally lost was my pictures, but after the iPhone finishes reloading, you may be able to go back to the desktop and cut the backup folders and paste them back into the backup folder and restore your phone from a previous back up and you may still be able to recover those photos. This worked for me so I hope it works for all of you as well. Thanks!

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