My iphone 4 will not sync or back up and it is asking me to restore.
My iphone 4 will not sync or back up and it is asking me to restore.
I just figured out that it hasn't been backing up on the cloud like I thought either.... so it hasn't backed up anything to my computer since April and I have no idea the last time it backed up in the cloud.
Will this delete everything on my phone? How can I fix this without losing anything? I am mainly worried about my contacts.
Also - this was happending before I installed 6... I installed 6 hoping it would fix it... not so much.
This is a bad situation. Your iPhone is in a state which cannot be backed up, and the Restore will return iPhone to factory specs erasing it. You need to Restore your iPhone to get it working again. If you were experiencing problems before, maybe your iPhone is damaged. If still faulty, and you have Warranty or AppleCare take iPhone to Apple for evaluation. If no coverage and still faulty it may be time for new phone.
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Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
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rfondrickbogdan0,
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