Updating my phone and now it won't work

I have an Iphone 5s and just tried to update it -- Went to the setting clicked IOS update after a short time I got the Itunes logo with the cord -- plugged it in and updated but it only gets so far then I get an error says "there was a problem downloading the software for the iphone (-39)"
I do not want to restore it Updating shouldn't ruin my phone!!
Help please -- my daughter's 6th birthday was yesterday and all her birthday pics are on my phone!

kickrz22 wrote:
Of course I didn't back it up
Then of course you can't recover your data. The article from Apple on how to update your iOS recommends to make a backup first.
Not making backups is a very risky business. Tell, me, what would you have done if, say, your iPhone had been lost? Stolen? Damaged beyond repair?
This is a harsh lesson to learn. There are two kinds of people in the world; those that have lost data, and those that will lose data. The difference is, are you properly prepared to recover the loss?
I advise you to start backing up your important data, whether it is on you phone or on your computer, immediately.

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