ITunes keeps restoring the software on the iPhone 5
Hi all,
I tried restoring my iPhone 5. The newly updated iTunes is able to detect the iPhone. It showed "recovery mode" alert. But then “iTunes is restoring the software on this iPhone” process has taken almost an hour without result now. There is no progress on bar on the iPhone and the iTunes.
Any advice?
Thanks.
Hi there,
I would recommend taking a look at the troubleshooting steps found in the article below.
iOS: Unable to update or restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
-Griff W
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