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> I've been experiencing quite a lot of 'apple screens' with my 3GS. It seems to occur after I load on numerous new apps and then try to find them via the search spotlight page. The iPhone goes into a crashed like stage, with the apple screen seeming to be frozen. After about 6 minutes it reboots.
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> Last night it did this 3 times in a row. I tried resetting and then restoring from latest backup. That has not helped. I would like to try, totally wiping everything off my iPhone and reloading everything from scratch using iTunes (apps, music, photos) and syncing bookmarks,calendar, contacts using mobile me.
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> How would one suggest that I do this?

Found on the web from a Google search for "restore iPhone as new":

> To restore your iPhone as new and get a fresh, clean start, attach it to your Windows or Mac via the USB cable and launch iTunes. A Restore button should be front and center on the screen. Hit it, then wait as iTunes goes through the laborious process of wiping your iPhone and installing the firmware again from scratch.
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> IMPORTANT: When iTunes asks if you want to restore your data from backup or set up as a new iPhone, choose NEW iPHONE.
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> Yes, you will lose your settings and any data saved in apps that don't provide some sort of sync functionality, but it's possible (even likely) some corruption in those settings or data is contributing to your problem, and with an appliance like the iPhone, this is the only way to get rid of it.
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> Once your iPhone is set up as new, you can sync your info and media back over using the iTunes tabs as normal, and/or setup accounts and download apps on the iPhone itself.

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