Nokia n8-00 General system error appears? Email al...

Hey guys, last night my nokia n8 keeps getting a randomly appearing message "general system error" and only comes up with i think it was either back, continue or close. The strange thing is nothing happens, then after maybe half an hour it appears again, then a few minutes again after that and happened during random intervals.
Im now afraid of turning off my phone just because it might prevent it from turning on properly and i dont want to lose all my data, (my opera bookmarks, my apps, music, etc) What also happens is that my email wont sync properly anymore. Ive had to re add my account just to get it to resync emails again, works for a day then just stops.
After the general system error it doesnt even show emails anymore, not even ones previously received

MajorFoley,
Welcome to Nokia Discussions!
Can you please provide the following information, so I can provide the proper steps to take next:
Look for the firmware version by going to Standby Screen> Call button> enter this code: *#0000# and the software information should appear. The earlier version should start with 11, newer versions are codenamed Symbian Anna, Symbian Belle, and Symbian Refresh.
Have you tried to backup the contents inside the phone? If not, you can do that by getting the latest Nokia Suite at http://nds1.nokia.com/files/support/global/phones/software/Nokia_Suite_webinstaller_ALL.exe using a Windows loaded computer.
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