Re: [apple-iphone] Restoring iPhone

Thursday, April 29, 2010 2:47 PM By Livemail

 

Well i finally bit the bullet...and thanks to:
http://smartphones.about.com/od/howtoguides/ss/restore_iphone.htm

I did it easily...actually it was easy without it..but this mentioned saving text messages...which i was able to  do...with NO PROBLEM!!  Yeah!!!

Thanks for your help!!

Camille

--- On Thu, 4/29/10, Andrew Wood <andrew1wood@me.com> wrote:

From: Andrew Wood <andrew1wood@me.com>
Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] Restoring iPhone
To: "apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com" <apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 5:20 PM

 

Yes u do lose them but I don't know how to save them

Thanks

Andrew Wood

On 30/04/2010, at 6:21, T L <techlady04@yahoo. com> wrote:

> I was just getting ready to restore my iPhone when I thought about

> my text messages.

> Do I lose them?

>

> If so....is there a way to save them?

>

> Tks!

>

> Camille

>

> --- On Sun, 2/28/10, Moe Rubenzahl <moej@rubenzahl. com> wrote:

>

> From: Moe Rubenzahl <moej@rubenzahl. com>

> Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] Restoring iPhone

> To: apple-iphone@ yahoogroups. com

> Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 12:54 PM

>

> Â

>

> I had a more or less similar situation and was reluctant to reset it

>

> but it turns out to be easy. You situation may be different -- mine

>

> is synced with ical and the rest of the Apple software suite, via

>

> iTunes.

>

> The easy way is through iTunes. Plug the phone in and click Restore.

>

> It will blow away what's in the phone and restore everything you sync

>

> through iTunes. This should preserve everything, including all

>

> settings.

>

> It is possible the problem will remain, in which case you will have

>

> to reset without restoring from backup, making the phone empty, like

>

> when it was new. I would do this through the phone's Preferences >

>

> General > Reset > Reset All Settings. Then sync just calendar,

>

> addresses, etc.

>

> You will likely have to re-register and redo preferences for some

>

> apps (e.g. login to apps that formerly remembered your login) but no

>

> big deal.

>

> ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _

>

> >

>

> >On Feb 28, 2010, at 21:09, Louise <louspeachy@ gmail. com> wrote:

>

> >

>

> >OK, I give up. Something is SERIOUSLY wrong with my iPhone.

>

> >

>

> >You might remember I said that my iPhone takes a long time to sync,

> back up

>

> >actually so I can install the latest software. Actually, I never

> have let

>

> >it go to the end but have given up. Well, last night I kept it

> going all

>

> >night and after 10 hours, it was only half through backing up my

> files, much

>

> >less installing the new software. So, I have come to the conclusion

> that I

>

> >need to RESTORE my phone, just like I have to do to my computers

> every so

>

> >often.

>

> >

>

> >I read the "instruction" manual online about doing so but it is as

> clear as

>

> >mud to me. I don't have enough general knowledge about the process to

>

> >understand it. So if someone could help me out, I will do the dirty

> deed

>

> >after church today.

>

> >

>

> >What will I lose? Will my contacts be gone? How do I get everything

> back

>

> >on my phone? I have not been able to back up my files for some time

> now and

>

> >have installed a lot of new stuff, some purchased and some free. I

> hate to

>

> >be a bother but could someone send me directions on all this or

> maybe some

>

> >GOOD online directions? Off group would be OK if you prefer:

>

> >louspeachy@ gmail. com

>

> >

>

> >I really hate to do this but it is annoying me big time that I

> can't do what

>

> >I want to do and like with my computers, it is time to clean out

> the junk

>

> >and start over.

>

> >

>

> >Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

>

> >

>

> >Have a blessed Sunday,

>

> >Louise

>

> >

>

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>

>

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