IPhone Software/Recovery Mode Issue
After updating my iPhone Software a few moments ago, my iPhone appears to no longer work (I can't get past the apple icon start screen, which keeps refreshing) and iTunes is saying that the iPhone is in recovery mode. I now am being offered the option of restoring the iPhone as the only way to get it working again. Is there any other way here to not lose the 700 photos and other personal information I have amassed on my iphone and get my iphone working again (my software update seems to have also wiped all my photos of off iPhoto). Help very much appreciated.
Thanks,
Antal
Hey iPhone Owner 17,
Restoring the iPhone is the only option when it is in recovery mode. You can try resetting though: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305743
You should have a backup in iTunes from the last time the iPhone was synced. Check iTunes> Preferences> Syncing. That backup will recover the pictures taken on the iPhone.]
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305744
Just restore and after restoring, iTunes will ask you if you want to recover from backup or setup as a new iPhone.
Jason
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