Iphone 3gs wont sync to update software

Trying to update softwareto the new version that just came out. I can upload the program that need to update but when my phone syncs to back up information it just goes into space and never gets past the 1st of 6 backups. It will just sit in back up mode for hours...help!

Hi,
Yeah its locked to Orange and thats who I am with. It has never been jailbroken from I have owned it but I am not sure about before. I have updated a few times from I have owned it and hav never had any problems.

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I just got the Iphone 3gs 2 days ago for my birthday. The man at the store told me that the ringtones on my old phone could be transferred to my Iphone through Itunes. When I look in my Itunes the first problem I had was not being able to put anything in the Ringtone section. My ringtones I have downloaded from the internet site called "Phonezoo". My old phone was much simpler (and now I'm debating my purchase of this Iphone) all I had to do was download it into itunes put my memory card in and transfer them to the card, put the card in my phone and tada done. The tunes are still in my Itunes but will not drop into my "Ringtones" section now.
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http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iphone_userguide.pdf

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4. Learn more about Photos, it's features and how iCloud Photo Library really works (for example, once you turn it on, you won't need to download manually);
5. When you do feel you know enough about Photos, only then launch it to migrate your photos; after migration your iPhoto Library remains fully functional, in case you want to revert to using iPhoto, so that part should not worry you.
Thet biggest issue you have is the small amount of free space. You might want to address tha first, or locate your new Photos Library on an external drive as well, and only move it to your local drive when it's been optimized (or keep it on an external).

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