What do I do if my iphone gets stuck in recovery mode during a software update, due to an error occuring during the update?

I tried to update my iphone to the ios6 software, and during the update there was an error. My phone is currently stuck in recovery mode and it says the only solution is to restore the phone. I don't want to lose my media, contacts, etc. Do I have any other options?

Restore from a backup.  You do have a backup, right?

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    If the phone is in recovery mode, the access to the data is already lost. See this support document to restore your phone. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
    IF you did the update via iTunes, the first thing iTunes would have done was to create a backup. Check and if it did, then you can restore to that backup.
    Message was edited by: ChrisJ4203

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    See Here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
    You may need to try this More than Once...  Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...
    Take your time... Pay particular attention to Steps 3 and 4.
    Make sure you have the Current Version of iTunes Installed on your computer
    iTunes free download from www.itunes.com/download

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  • Please help, iPhone 5 stuck in recovery mode and will not update.

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  • IPhone 4 stuck in recovery mode - Hardware or software problem?

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  • IPhone 3G Stuck in Recovery Mode After Trying to Update to 3.1.3

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  • Iphone 4 stuck in recovery mode after trying to update

    I tried to update my iPhone 4 via iTunes to iOS4.3. and after a while, iTunes gave me a error saying that my iPhone cannot be updated because of an unknown error (10) it's now stuck on a screen showing a USB cable and the iTunes logo. I tried restoring again and now i am getting the unable to restore error 11 message and it is still stuck on the screen showing a USB cable and the iTunes logo. I've also tried uninstalling iTunes and reinstalling but nothing seems to work.
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    Hey Justinjoly,
    Thanks for the question, I understand how frustrating this may be. It sounds like the update process may have been interrupted, and to resolve the issue, we’ll need to restore your device in recovery mode with iTunes:
    If you can't update or restore your iOS device
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

  • HT6058 iPhone is stuck in recovery mode . will not download from iTunes.

    My wife's iPhone is stuck in recovery mode after trying to update ios 7 0 4. There's a display on the screen (Conect to iTunes) but will not update sa the connection times out after a couple of minutes.

    Disable the security software on the computer temporarily.
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