Not syncing when choosing restore from backup

After I upgraded to version 2.0, my computer recognized "iphone" and I had a choice to set up as a new iphone or restore from last back up. I chose to restore from backup. NOTHING happens, there is nowhere to click to get it to sync from computer to phone.

You're saying I should put the backup on another, bigger external drive, erase everything on my computer and restore from the 2nd external drive? Sounds a bit risky, especially if I erase my computer and the problem is with the backup.

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  • We should choose restore from backup or REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS)

    Suppose there is a scenario.
    CREATE DATABASE [DBMaint2008];
    GO
    USE [DBMaint2008];
    GO
    CREATE TABLE [TestTable] ([C1] INT IDENTITY, [C2] CHAR (100));
    GO
    -- Take a full backup
    BACKUP DATABASE [DBMaint2008] TO DISK = N'D:\SQLskills\DemoBackups\DBMaint_Full.bck' WITH INIT;
    GO
    -- Insert some rows
    INSERT INTO [TestTable] VALUES ('Transaction 1');
    INSERT INTO [TestTable] VALUES ('Transaction 2');
    GO
    -- Take a log backup
    BACKUP LOG [DBMaint2008] TO DISK = N'D:\SQLskills\DemoBackups\DBMaint_Log1.bck' WITH INIT;
    GO
    -- Support we insert 10000 records here
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    INSERT INTO [TestTable] VALUES ('Transaction 4');
    GO
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    We damaged the transaction log file, suppose which also would caused failed to backup the tail of the transaction log,  and caused the database in the "pending recovery " when we try to make the database online.
    For the such situation we should use the restore from the backup or repair the database with "REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS"?
    If we choose the restore from the backup ,the last 10000 records would be lost, if we choose "REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS" we could save some records, but the records is inconsistent.
    So which one should I choose?
    Please click the Mark as Answer button if a post solves your problem!

    Microsoft says following about
    repair_allow_data_loss
    The REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS option is a supported feature of SQL Server. However, it may not always be the best option for bringing a database to a physically consistent state. If successful, the REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS option may result in some data loss.
    In fact, it may result in more data lost than if a user were to restore from the last known good backup. Microsoft always recommends a user restore from the last known good backup as the primary method to recover from errors reported by DBCC CHECKDB. The REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS
    option is not an alternative for restoring from a known good backup. It is an emergency “last resort” option recommended for use only if restoring from a backup is not possible.
    Certain errors, that can only be repaired using the REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS option, may involve deallocating a row, page, or series of pages to clear the errors. Any deallocated data is no longer accessible or recoverable for the user, and the exact contents
    of the deallocated data cannot be determined. Therefore, referential integrity may not be accurate after any rows or pages are deallocated because foreign key constraints are not checked or maintained as part of this repair operation. The user must inspect
    the referential integrity of their database (using DBCC CHECKCONSTRAINTS) after using the REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS option.
    Its really not that bad option but
    1. It might delete data and wont give you any information about what it deleted
    2. It may remove constraints leaving your database in logically inconsistent state as per business constraints
    What you can do is run REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS in a transaction(dont commit it) see what are records getting deleted , if you are happy with it commit it or else rollback
    Its really not that bad option in few scenarios otherwise MS would not have included it. You must be just aware about what you are doing.
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  • HT1766 I sync my ipad at least once a week, i lost some data yesterday but like I said, i synnced my ipad 4 days ago and i want to restore to that point. when i choose "Restore from backup" the only options i see on the grid list is today, wheres a week a

    i want to restore from the auto updates that are made by itunes.

    When you synced the iPad today, you overwrote the backup fromlast week. If you would have turned off auto sunc and simply restored from the backup without syncing, you would have bee fine.
    In certain situations - such as when you only sync once a week, iTunes creates a new backup for that sync that overwrites the last backup. If it has been a week since you last synced, iTunes reads the latest data on the iPad since the last backup and then creates a new up to date backup.

  • Replacement iMac hard drive not an option for "restore from backup"

    Got my iMac back from Apple today with a new hard drive following a hardware failure. Unfortunately, I cannot restore from Time Machine as the internal drive is not listed as a choice for "Destination". My Firewire drives are visible but the internal drive is not. It wasn't visible at the initial attempt to restore when the drive was under factor fresh OS installation, it wasn't visible after partitioning the drive, and it wasn't visible after repartioning into a single partition. Any advice or ideas/explanations?

    In your "Applications" -> "Utilities" folder you'll find a utility named "Migration Assistant".
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    As a result, Migration Assistant was updated since they came out with Time Machine so that one of the options is "From a Time Machine Backup or other disk".
    Choose that option and it should let you do your backup (it'll ask you what you want to restore... user accounts & folders, apps, etc.) You probably just want to have it restore everything.
    When you get a new disk you really don't want to run Time Machine interactively to pick the restore. The interactive mode was really designed to help you search for subsets of files to restore (when you're missing just one or two things). You'll be missing a LOT if you try to do a restore that way.
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  • Not enough space to restore from backup

    My MacBook Air, version 10.7.4, has been having a few issues lately so I wanted to restore my entire system from my Time Machine backup from yesterday. However, when I restart in Recovery System, navigate to yesterday's backup and click on Macintosh HD to restore to, a notice appears saying "this disk does not have enough disk space to restore your system."
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    Does anyone know what I can do?

    You're saying I should put the backup on another, bigger external drive, erase everything on my computer and restore from the 2nd external drive? Sounds a bit risky, especially if I erase my computer and the problem is with the backup.

  • TS4036 When I restored from backup, not all the contacts were restored

    How to ensure that all the contacts are restored? It seems that only the iPhone users are restored in my phone.
    Thanks

    If you restored for an iTunes backup were the apps in your iTunes library? They have to be for app data and in-app purchases to be restored.
    Also see:
    iTunes Store: About In-App Purchases

  • Got locked out of iPhone 4 my only option was to upgrade so I got iphone 5s but when I restore from backup that's recent from iCloud I don't get my game data and app data how do I get all my data back for games and apps?

    I still have old phone is there a way to bypass 4 digit code my kid created it and locked me out but it's disabled says connect to iTunes but no access to computer just wifi. I have all my data still on it there's gotta be a way to over ride it or something far situations like this cause someone said iCloud don't save everything like app info just basic app info PLEASE IF ANYONE CAN HELP OUT???
    I'd like my phone to have all data it had when I backed up to iCloud bought extra space and everything and still didn't get all my data from other phone and I made sure everything was checked on to be backed up

    Thanks so much Meg. Unfortunately, iTunes is the program I use to perform syncing. I don't really have other outside options. It is also the location of the backup I would use to restore my phone, and my only way to reclaim important data. I am concerned that, since the last backup occurred when the "other" bar was only moderately huge (around 29G I think), that a backup would replicate the problem back onto my phone. 
    My contacts, etc. are all in address book and the calendar app on my Mac.  As far as I know, iTunes is the way to get them back, but iTunes is where the problem is. 
    Any thoughts on this?

  • HT1766 i am trying to restore my iPad from a backup.  I do not get the option of restoring from backup.... I only get restore to orginal settings?

    I was attempting to update my ipad to the newest OS system and it crashed... I came back with it saying that it had an error and did not update.  Now I only get the iTunes logo on the ipad witht he usb cord picture. 
    I have gone into iTunes & it says I have to do a restore.  But it does not give me the RESTORE from Backup option.  Only the Restore to Factory Settings.  Is this normal?
    Thank you for any help you can give me.
    D

    Marrtin S wrote:
    Hi I am trying to restore my iphone from the itunes back and  it is asking me for a password, I don't ever remember putting a password in. how do i get the password reset?
    You can't get it reset; if you could there would be no point in having it. If you have an encrypted backup there are two ways this could have happened:
    You checked "Encrypt Backup" in iTunes at some time in the past, either intentionally or by accident
    You have a corporate MS Exchange account and your Exchange administrator installed a security profile on your phone that requires the phone'a contents to be encrypted. This, in turn, requires the backup to be encrypted for obvious reasons.
    In either case you were prompted for a password the first time you backed up after whichever of these happened. So think about what you might have entered for a password at that time. Fortunately you get an unlimited number of tries. Other threads on this subject have shown that it is always a password known to the user, so it wasn't something made up by iTunes. Also, everyone who has figured it out has found it to be a different password type, so try your Apple ID password, your computer's login password, your WiFi password, your corporate domain password, etc. And try passwords that may have been changed since your first backup. As a last resort there is a professional password cracker available, but it isn't cheap - it's targeted at the law enforcement market - from Elcomsoft. There are also some scam password crackers available that don't actually work and possibly steal your information. It's likely that a developer of one or more of these will post a response with a link (possibly hidden) to their "product". So before clicking any links you might want to install the Web of Trust plugin that keeps track of scam sites and warns you. http://www.mywot.com.

  • Lost my contacts list and try to restore from backup and it ask for my password to unlock my iphone backup. I don't remember creating a password for it. Can anyone help? Thanks.

    Lost my contacts list and try to restore from backup and it ask for my password to unlock my iphone backup. I don't remember creating a password for it. Can anyone help? Thanks.

    If you encrypted the backup, there is no way around it. You will need to configure your iPhone as a new device.
    From iTunes: About iOS backups:
    In the iTunes Summary screen, select "Encrypt iPhone backup" if you want to encrypt the information stored on your computer when iTunes makes a backup. Encrypted backups are indicated by a padlock icon, and a password is required to restore the information to iPhone. You may want to write down the password for your backup and store it in a safe place. If you use a Mac, when you set a password you can select to store the password in the keychain. With iOS 4 and later, you can transfer the iOS keychain backup to a new device if you encrypt the backup.
    Warning: If you encrypt an iPhone backup in iTunes and then forget your password, you will not be able to restore from backup and your data will be unrecoverable. If you forget the password, you can continue to back up and use the device, however you will not be able to restore the encrypted backup to any device without the password. You do not need to enter the password for your backup each time you back up or sync.
    If you cannot remember the password and want to start again, you must perform a full software restore and when iTunes prompts you to select the backup from which to restore, choose set up as a new device.

  • Question about restoring from backup

    The local Apple store swapped out my iphone 4 for a new one yesterday because of issues with the headphone jack. When I restored from backup, all texts, contacts, call records, etc. moved over perfectly. However, it didn't copy my books, music or photo album (my camera roll is intact, just not my photo album). I was essentially able to recreate them, but was wondering if I should change any sync settings. Thanks.

    No iTunes content on your iPhone is included with your iPhone's backup - no music, movies, tv shows, podcasts, 3rd party apps, or books, and the same for photos transferred from your computer. This data should remain on your computer so it isn't necessary to include this data with your iPhone's backup taking up double the storage space for this data on your computer's hard drive.
    Your selections under the various tabs for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes should be included with your iPhone's backup. After the backup for a previous iPhone is transferred to a new iPhone or after an iPhone is restored with iTunes from the iPhone's backup, this must be followed by a sync with iTunes to transfer your selections under the various tabs for your iPhone's sync preferences with iTunes back to your iPhone, which should be automatic when transferring a backup to a new iPhone and when restoring an iPhone from the iPhone's backup.

  • Bug in iphone 4s - Red icon shows after restore from backup

    Hi All,
    I think i have found a bug with the iphone 4s.
    If i restore to new with the latest software 5.0.1 the little red icon does not show on the settings tab but then if i do a restore from backup it shows.
    This is annoying and is clearly a bug as the phone is upto date.
    Anyone else having this issue?
    I think it might be because i installed the update from 5.0 to 5.0.1 via the phone and not the pc.
    Cheers

    If you have back up your notes, you can restore from the backup.
    To restore information from a backup, use one of the following methods after connecting your iOS device to the computer with which you normally sync:
    1. Right-click (or Control-click) the device and choose Restore from Backup
    2. If you have a new phone, you can connect to iTunes and it will prompt to restore from your backup
    Solution from Apple.com: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
    If you have no backup for your data on iPhone, iPhone data recovery software is your last shot! I used iTunes Data Recovery and it worked well. It's easy to use. Just a few clicks you can get all your photos back. Here is a step by step guide for you: http://x.co/3Q8U3

  • How can I see my messages after restoring from backup?

    I have 2.1gb of messages saved in my storage on my 4s but they're not in messages after restoring from backup.
    How can I get all my messages back in my message app because I know they're their it's just a matter of getting them restored into the app.

    When you restored your phone from an old backup, it wiped ALL data from your phone and replaced it with the data from that backup.  It's like your phone went back in time. 
    Your data that was on the phone before you did the restore is now gone forever.  There is no way to get these data back.

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