Just lost 50+ vacation photos
This is just UNACCEPTABLE
I've been on a weeks vacation with my family and have taken 50+ photos with my new iPhone 3G.
Just before the vacation the phone crashed during an app-update so I did a complete clean install of the latest firmware 2.0.2 the day before we left, and only installed the games and other apps I needed.
During the vacation i purchased and downloaded 2 apps and tried to update one that wouldn't download so I deleted it from the phone.
The phone worked fine, but last night i noticed that the interface sounds where not working so I decided to restart the phone (which i had done during the week also after some of the installs).
After shutting down the phone normally, upon restarting it, it didn't move past the white Apple logo, so I pressed HOME + POWER to restart and the phone went to show the "connect to itunes screen".
I was left without a working phone, and now that I'm home iTunes will only let me do a restore, and iPhoto won't even see the phone.
THIS MEANS I HAVE LOST ALL MY VACATION PHOTOS
Can anyone help...??
<Edited by Moderator>
I have all my digital photos in 3 places:
In iPhoto, on my BackupHD and online on Flickr - so I do take good care of them.
Problem is I never got a chance to get them off the phone
I have now restored to 2.0.2 - photos gone forever
Even though I have spend more than $150 on Apps already I will only be installing 2 or 3 essential ones until Apple releases a more stable firmware - hopefully it will keep my phone from crashing by itself.
If it does crash again for no apparent reason, I'll take it in to service.
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