Restore iPhone to new?

I bought a new 3Gs iphone and activated it right away. Now I want to restore my older original iphone back to new condition by erasing everything I had on the phone. Since this phone is no longer activated, all I get is the emergency call screen. When I plug it in to version 9 of iTunes on my Mac, it shows up as my old phone did. When I try to RESTORE without backup I get a message that the software can't be found.

You would have to leave the SIM card that was in it when it was activated to restore or update the iphones software.

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Restore iphone as new but keep text messages

Hi!
Ok, I have been told by genius that they can't do anything else to fix my issues until I restore my phone as new. I am actually keen to do this anyway as I have pretty much been copying from the original iphone.
Now my main concern is finding a way of backing up my text message history storing that and then adding it to me newly restored iphone 4s.
Has anyone found a surefire way of doing this?
many thanks!
Dave

Hey! I already did it!
Retored from new and got my text messages back. I folowed these instructions and it worked a treat!
http://ihowtoguide.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/how-to-transfer-your-iphones-smses-t o-another-iphone-without-jailbreaking/
Thanks to everyone for their help!
Cheers!
Dave

Restore iPhone to new, keeping "places" data

I need to restore my iPhone to new not as a backup. I dont particuly mind loosing my SMS or music but the one thing I dont want to loose is the pins in Places for my photos. I have backed them up to a folder on my PC and I realise I can just move them back on to my iPhone but will it have the GPS data? Or will all my pics from places I have been be lost?

if you created a backup on iTunes from a previous phone, you should be able to restore the new phone with that backup, thereby getting back all your photos, contacts, etc.
For more information on what itunes actually backs up: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946
On how to restore from a backup: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
Since iTunes doesn't backup your Apps, here instructions on how to redownload everything you've purchased:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
If you have just 'loose data' and no backup of any kind, you can sync music, pictures and other stuff to your phone, including music that's ripped off CD's
Please note that only media that was purchased in iTunes can be transferred BACK to a computer, not music ripped from CD's or whatever.
More info on transferring purchases: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1848
And instructions on how to sync your media to the iPhone: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1386
Hope this helps
Good luck
Stijn
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Cant restore iphone 3gs new br

I have iphone 3g new brand.i got it from my friend from another country.so want to install firmware on it.
i tried with itunes(windows).but i got error while restoring. itunes already updated to the latest version..
any one have solution for this problem.?
Thanks!

The phone already has the latest Operating Service on the device.
You can reset the phone by going to 'Settings > General > Reset' (at the bottom)

How do I restore iPhone as new phone?

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You will need to restore your device as New to remove a Restrictions passcode. Go through the normal process to restore your device, but when you see the options to restore as New or from a backup, be sure to choose New.
You can restore from a backup if you have one from BEFORE you set the restrictions passcode.
Also, see iTunes- Restoring iOS software.

Restore iphone on new computer

How do I use a backup file from a PC to restore my iPhone on my Mac? I copied the PC backup file for my phone to the Mobilesync folder in Application Support, but iTunes doesn't see it.

As always, iphone will sync with one comptuer at a time. Syncing to another will erase the current content.
The backup that itunes performs does not include any itunes content. You should keep everything on your computer and should always maintain a backup copy of your computer.
You should copy everything from your old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer, to your new one.
You can redownload some itunes purchases in some countries:
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes ... - Support - Apple

Re-syncing restored iphone with new pics on it?

hi, im going to a concert and i would like to know if i could restore my iphone before the concert, take all of my pictures/videos, and then back up my phone

I'm not understanding your question -- restore your iPhone from what? If you have pictures already on your phone that you want to protect (and/or remove from your phone) you can import them from the phone to a computer. That is a good idea in any event as there are a number of ways the photos on your phone can be lost (loss of the phone itself, hardware problem, software glitch, etc.). To import them to a computer: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4083

Restore iPhone 4s as new - iTunes vs iCloud to fix bugs

What is the difference in restoring iPhone to new in iTunes verses? Trying to fix rapid battery drain issue as well as new ones i.e. when texting/emailing; in an app, etc. screen suddenly closes and goes to home screen and all info is lost in and have to start over with whatever I was doing...soooo frazzled!! What do I do?

Well...I deleted both my iTunes and iCloud backups and went through the whole "Restore as New" process. Wouldn't you know the issue still exists? I just can't understand how it stayed with the device even after starting from scratch. Beyond frustrating!

HT204686 I bought an iPhone 4 from a youngster who had put his own Apple ID on it but could not remember the password. I backed it up yesterday and restored to my new iPhone and it copied the Apple ID across too. Now I have 2 phones with it on. Anything I

I bought an iPhone 4 from a youngster who had put his own Apple ID on it but could not remember the password. I backed it up yesterday and restored to my new iPhone and it copied the Apple ID across too. Now I have 2 phones with it on. Anything I do?

that must be really annoying !!
so this is what you call
FIND MY IPHONE ACTIVATION LOCK Find My iPhone Activation Lock - Apple Support
when you start using iCloud on any iOS device and enable find my iPhone, this prevents a new user from using it, and also prevents anyone from using the phone
as it is locked to previous owners account ,this is also the case if when a phone is lost or stolen.
the only way around this is to have the previous owner reset their apple id by going to @ applied.apple.com
if they are unable to do this, then the only other way around this is to have the previous owner get a copy of their original receipt and call apple support who can then lift this lock if they get a copy of the receipt
unfortunately there is no quick fix -> the below link explains what you should do before you sell or give away an iPhone
What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

My question is about the 'Restore Backup' option on iTunes (Not 'Restore iPhone'). So, if I click on Back Up Now, then 'Restore Backup', would that go through the process of erasing everything on my phone as new then restore whatever iTunes has backed up?

My question is about the 'Restore Backup' option on iTunes (Not 'Restore iPhone'). So, if I click on Back Up Now, then 'Restore Backup', would that go through the process of erasing everything on my phone as new then restore whatever iTunes has backed up?
I do not want this to happen, as with previous experience iTunes doesn't restore a mirror of what the iPhone was when it was backed up as is the case with iCloud backups.
What I am trying to do is, as I've found a method on Youtube, there is an application where I can delete all the multimedia saved in my 'iMessages' so clear up some space. As doing that manually through the phone would take a lifetime. The method is to backup on iTunes, then using the backup created, importing that into the application then deleting the messages through that then restoring the phone using that amended backup.
So back to my question, would restoring through 'Restore Backup' just restore the backup internally or would it flush the entire phone and then restore the backup? And if it does so, what would be lost in the restore?
Thank you all,
Fahmid

iCloud should overwrite your phone with the data stored in your account, preserving your newer data. However, to be sure I would go to Settings>iCloud and turn data syncing to Off before restoring the backup. Then, after restoring the backup, turn the data syncing back to on, and when prompted about Merging with iCloud, choose Don't Merge. This will ensure that the data in your iCloud account overwrites the data on your phone (which is your goal).
Also, you don't sync text messages with iCloud so you will end up losing your more recent messages when they are overwritten by the backup.

Hi, my iphone 5 (latest software) has put itself into recovery mode all on it's own today AFTER I took video of my kids and easter egg hunt. Is there a way to back up the phone prior to restoring it?New HDD (old 1 dead so no Bup)

Hi, my iphone 5 (latest software) has put itself into recovery mode all on it's own today AFTER I took video of my kids and easter egg hunt. Is there a way to back up the phone prior to restoring it?New HDD (old 1 dead so no Bup)

Thanks Chris The phone has been great until this morning. When using the camera it seemed to shut down, then it was just looping the restart, and finally into recovery It never rains but pours Thanks anyway
BTW, the phone has never been jailbroken or anything. Stock standard

HT201269 i would like to get my notes back or at least be able to see them, from itunes without restoring my brand new iphone 4s as i believe the back up from my previous iphone is corrupted. Help please

i would like to get my notes back from itunes or at least be able to see them without restoring my brand new iphone 4s as i believe the back up from my previous iphone is corrupted. Help please

If you can't restore from your backup you could try 3rd party software such as iPhone Backup Extractor to see if you could extract your notes from the backup.

Interrupted my Restore iPhone 4 on my new handset and now I can't do it?

I smashed my iPhone 4 a couple of weeks ago and got a brand new handset today in the Apple Store. The genius guy restored my contacts onto it so when i got home I connected it to iTunes, worked through the "get started" menu and opted for restore this iPhone from iCloud (instead of restore as a new phone). It was all going perfectly and the phone was 10mins off being fully restored until my laptop ran out of battery and switched itself off! Now when i connect the phone to iTunes there is no get started menu and the only option i have for restore is for factory settings!! Is there any way I can get back to restoring? I don't want to lose my messages/photos/notes/emails or music!!! please help

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Inability to restore apps to new iphone 5s from encrypted backup

Hi, thanks for any advice. I recently upgraded to iphone 5s following significant slowown of iphone 4 which until the ios 7 update was a perfectly usable device. I am now simply unable to fully restore a brand new iphone 5s from a full encrypted iphone 4 backup using itunes. I have followed to letter the instructions on apple's website.
The restore process runs through but only restores text messages, contacts and photos. None of the over 20 other apps are showing up on the new iphone 5s. Perhaps I am misreading what itunes can backup and restore. I would appretiate any suggestions. Thanks.

Can you access other apps? Can you acess the internet? Can you access applications that use internet besides facebook?
If answer is yes to all of these; contact Facebook.

How do you restore iphone as a new phone?

Hi there,
How do you restore iphone as a new phone? Actually, I know how to restore it but I'm not sure how to get the files back on after... I don't really understand how this will be any different from just restoring from a backup if I'm just going to put the content on later anyways.
Any help or clarification would be greatly appreciated!
The reason I'm asking about this is because my battery life on my 4S is soooo bad!
Brandon

Ah. So, the reason it'll help to use as new device is because typically the app data is not the issue. It's a corrupt system file. So using new device takes away any corrupt system files and almost always solves most any issue. However it does cause the pain of having to add everything back. I've done this in cases where restoring from backup just didn't solve my issue. It ***** but is sometimes needed.

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