My iphone deleted my contacts, so I restored my phone to a previous backup so now everything is screwed up.

My iphone has deleted my contacts, as usual, but I thought it was no big deal, because one time, I restored my phone no problem. The second time my phone deleted my contacts, they magically reappeared out of thin air, so no problem their. Then my phone deleted them a third time, so I waited a little bit, contacts didn't reappear, so then I restored a previous backup that I knew had all my contacts, songs, notes, and apps. When lever I did this, it gave me the choice to backup by either iCloud or iTunes, so I chose iCloud. About a half hour later my phone was done "backing up." So I did the usual "new" phone questions about wifi, language, or whatever, then about an hour later I noticed that my apps have not downloaded whatsoever, and half my songs are missing and almost all my pictures are missing. That all happened Monday, so now it is Wednesday and nothing has changed, and now my friggin iTunes won't open on my friggin computer! I have read forum after forum on how to fix my phone, then my iTunes won't open. So just tell me, why won't anything work?

Reset my homescreen settings and got it to work. Thanks

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I recently quit my job. When i worked there I was using an iPhone 5 but had to give it up when I left. I have an iPhone 4s and wanted to backup my first phone on to this one.
1) I backed up my iPhone 5 to itunes.
2) I plugged in my iPhone 4s and couldnt do a restore because the firmware was out of date. It instructed me to do it as a new phone and then do a buckup. So I set it up as a new phone.
3) Updated firmware on 4s
4) Restored phone to my iPhone 5 backup.
Now everything went well except Im missing some apps. So I have 2 questions:
Q1) What apps come with the Iphone 4s, what I cant get out of the app store?
Q2) How do I get them back? I am missing iTunes and Music already that I know of and I want to use the phone for music of course.
Thanks, the help would be great

Reset my homescreen settings and got it to work. Thanks

If i restore my phone from a previous backup when i'm done can i delete that backup from my phone or will it delete all of the stuff i restored?

ii am restoring my new iphone from my old iphone. after this is complete when i go into my back up settings can ii then delete the old back up from my old phone? or will this delete all of the information ii just restored?

Yes you can delete this backup, & no, it won't delete anything off your phone.

TS4009 I deleted a large number of contacts on one iphone when i got a new one. icloud must have automatically synced to the old one, then synced my new one to that, thus deleting many contacts. can i restore them?

I deleted a large number of contacts on one iphone when i got a new one. icloud must have automatically synced to the old one, then synced my new one to that, thus deleting many contacts. can i restore them? can i retrieve a snapshot of my icloud as it existed yesterday?

When a device that is connected to an icloud account has it's contacts deleted, the same contacts at icloud.com are also deleted and then the changes propagate to other computers and devices also connected to the same icloud account. In other words, the contacts are deleted everywhere. Also, any iOS backup to icloud does not include contacts or any of the other Apple data, like calendars, reminders, etc. The only way you can get that data back is if it was on a computer which has been frequently backed up. You restore the data from the backup. (This reference to "backup" is a local backup, it has nothing to do with icloud.)

TS3992 I lost my iphone 4, i now have an iphone 5. I tried to restore the phone from the back up but i accidently restored the back up intead. now i can't seem to access the old back ups for the new phone. Does this mean Icloud has deleted the old back up

I lost my iphone 4, i now have an iphone 5. I tried to restore the phone from the back up but i accidently pressed "restored back" up intead.
Now i can't seem to access the old back ups for the new phone. Does this mean Icloud has deleted the old back ups?
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I have a large number of contacts in my Outlook account. As long as that account is active on the iPhone (6 ) the contact are available on the phone but disappear when that account is removed from the phone. How do I transfer the contacts?

I have a large number of contacts in my Outlook account. As long as that account is active on the iPhone (6 ) the contact are available on the phone but disappear when that account is removed from the phone. How do I transfer the contacts permanently to the phone?

Archive the contacts you have in Address book, then delete them, they will be removed from iCloud as well. Restore the archive

My dad and i have the same icloud id,when i updated the software (to ios 8.1.3) i have my dad´s photos on my iphone.And want my photos back (i tried restoring my phone from the last backup) but still have my dad´s photos on my device.

My dad and i,have the same icloud id,when i updated the software (to ios 8.1.3) i have my dad´s photos on my iphone.And want my photos back (i tried by restoring my phone from my last backup)but still have my dad´s photos in my device

And that's exactly the problem, because everyone should have their own account for iCloud. You can share an Apple ID for iTunes & App Store purchases, but you shouldn't do that for iCloud (Mail, Calendar, Contacts etc. ... ...and Photos). The problem of using the same account together could mean that only your dad's photos were stored.

HT4859 When I restored the information from a previous backup, my contacts didn't come back. Any idea why?

When I restored my information from a previous backup, the contacts did not copy back to the iPhone 4S. Anyone have any idea why or how to fix this problem? Thanks!

Did you restore to your iCloud backup?

TS1702 I cannot get my app store or itunes apps on my iphone to load. I have restored my phone but it was not helpful. Can you help?

I cannot get my itunes of app store applications on my iphone to load. I have restored the phone, but that did not work. They just say loading fore a long time

Maybe you'd have to contact an Apple Store or the carrier who handles
the phone, about how to reset it. There should be some helpful motions
and efforts to attempt to re-connect the vehicle to the iPhone, there.
Perhaps there's a firmware update for the vehicle at an authorized agency...
Looking ahead, when looking into newer 2015+ models, test with a phone.
Good luck & happy computing!

My iphone 3gs says I need to restore my phone with itunes. when i connect the phone it says i need to unlock the phone which i cannont due because of the caution saying i need to restore. does anyone have any idea how to fix this problem

My iphone 3gs says I need to restore my phone with itunes. when i connect the phone it says i need to unlock the phone which i cannont due because of the caution on the phone. How do i fix this?

Hold down the power button and home button at the same time until the phone powers on, shuts back off, powers on again and continue to hold it until it shows the itunes logo to plug in to itunes. This should allow you to restore without unlocking it.

I tried to sync my iphone4 to my pc (not mac) and the following message went out: I tunescould not back up the iphone because an error occurred I restore my phone but nothing happened. What shall I do? (my ipad is working perfectly)

I tried to sync my iphone4 to my pc (not mac) and the following message went out: I tunescould not back up the iphone because an error occurred I restore my phone but nothing happened. What shall I do? (my ipad is working perfectly when i sync it)
I dont know why this happens.

Unfortunately, "because and error occured" doesn't give you much to go on. Some general things I would try if you haven't already:
Use Disk Utility on your mac to repair disk permissions, then reboot and try backing up again.
Use Finder to go to ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/, then control-click on the Backup folder and select Get Info, then check Sharing & Permissions at the bottom and make sure your username has read & write priviledges
Try closing all apps, then reset your phone: double-tap the home button, tap and hold the apps at the bottom until they wiggle, tap the minus sign on all apps to close them. Then reset your phone: hold the on/off and home buttons until you see the Apple logo (ignore the off slider that appears first), and release
Try a different usb to dock connector cable; ensure that your case isn't interfering with a good connection to the dock connector at the bottom of your phone; clean the dock connector at the bottom of your phone (e.g., with a dry toothbrush); troubleshoot your usb connection (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1286)
I know this looks like a laundry list, but unfortunately it's hard to isolate the problem without a clear error message. If the problem persists, you might try posting in the iMac or iTunes forums for other ideas.

I lost all my contacts. How do i restore my phone from an icloud backup?

I lost all my contacts. How do i restore my phone from an icloud backup?

I tried to restore from the cloud today after my contacts disappeared. I went to Settings-ICloud-Contacts and turned off my contacts. Now the phone is stuck on "Turning off contacts." Apple wants my serial number, etc., to help, but I can't get that info from my phone because....it's stuck on "Turning off contacts!" I really hate IOS 7.

I got a new iphone 6. When I restore my phone from my icloud backup my most recent photos and messages not restored from icloud backup. How do I get the most recent backup onto my new phone?

I got a new iphone 6. When I restore my phone from my icloud backup my most recent photos and messages not restored from icloud backup. How do I get the most recent backup onto my new phone?

Hello, Anita.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I understand that you are wanting to restore your new iPhone 6 from an iPhone 5 backup. This sounds like the iOS version of your old iPhone 5 may be newer than what was installed on your iPhone 6. Try going through the steps in the article below.
iOS: Unable to restore from backup of a newer device
I would also check to see the backup dates in iTunes and if the backup is located on iCloud instead of iTunes.
Back up and restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iCloud or iTunes
Cheers,
Jason H.

I restored my ipod from a previous backup and I lost all of my photos but it still displays that I have 200 whatever photos, I just cant veiw them. Please help me.

I restored my ipod from a previous backup and lost my photos. The funny thing is, the photo app says that I still have 200 something photos I just can't view them. My iPod says: Unlock your iPod to view your photos.-What does this mean? How can I fix it?

After you restore from backup, you MUST sync to restore your iTunes content. No iTunes content is included in the iPhone backup. Your apps should be in your iTunes library, just sync them back to your phone. If for some reason your apps are not in your library, you can re-download them for free:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519

If I restore my phone from an old backup, will I need to know the old passcode?

If I restore my phone from an old backup, will I need to know the old passcode?

Yes you can delete this backup, & no, it won't delete anything off your phone.

My iphone deleted my contacts, so I restored my phone to a previous backup so now everything is screwed up.

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