So had some problems with my iPhone and synced it before I restored it so it has the latest backup created by iTunes. Generally when you restore a phone and bring it back up in iTunes it asks you if you want to create a new phone or restore from a backup.
Well this time it didnt ask, it just created one on its own, I see the backup is still there when I go to Preferences in iTunes but I cant figure out a way to make iTunes ask me to restore from it.
Id rather not remove that backup and just manually sync the crap again cause then I will lose my notes/call history and all that crap.
Is there a way to make iTunes think this is a new phone and let it ask me that question as it normally has done for me before? There must be a file or something on the machine that tells iTunes a new unique ID or something.
Dixit
So I will answer my own post somewhat.
The answer is definetely not on the computer. What happens when you restore the phone, I think the iPhone is in a virgin state in that it has never connected to iTunes, whenever it connects the first time it usually asks you to setup a new phone or restore from backup (if you have one). If you choose new phone, it writes something back to the phone. From that point you cant use that backup. I tried a bunch of things trying to find the plist on the iPhone that holds that info, even deleted a bunch and reconnected to itunes in hopes it would think its never been connected, but no go.
So I restored the phone again and connected it to iTunes and BAAM, it asks me to the question with two options, setup new phone or restore from backup, chose the backup and was back in business.
Dixit
Last edited by bigdogjonx; 10-20-2007 at 08:40 PM.
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all you gotta do is go to settings and choose to erase iphone contacts, then connect to itunes and it will ask you to choose what backup to restore to....NOT FULL IPHONE RESTORE.
I confirm the deleting the itunes folder, I just tried it (im on the 1.1.2 firmware) and it works. It deletes all your stuff, but if you are trying to do a restore, thats pretty much what you want anyway.
Just to help you guys that could not find the specific iTunes_Control folder, probably you're running a later firmware that's why it's not located at /var/root/Media/iTunes_Control...
Your new iTunes_Control location is actually at /var/mobile/media/iTunes_control... Delete it and restart (I think you don't need to because I tried it)... you should be able to backup a specific plist you desire especially if you have 2 iphones like me that want both phones to be updated to the same stuffs including sms details, calls, etc etc etc etc...!
I want to ask what does the backup include? I assume that the backup does not include the apps already installed on the iphone, it just saves the contacts, pics, and music. Is this true? If not, please tell me if there is a way to be able to take a backup that includes the software in order to avoid re-installing everything each time we do a restore to the iphone.
can someone please help me. i downloaded the new software for the iphone (4.0> for the 3GS iphone. i right clicked on the iphone and clicked "backup" did what i was told by people at the apple store. i then clicked "restore" hoping it would go back to the old software 3.? (not sure what it was) i wanted to go back because V4.0 was running slow and i just wasnt a fan. well it wound up deleteing all my contacts setting texts etc. HOW do i get the stuff that i backuped? everyone's showing this restore from backup button but its not there. is there a way to manually do this? any help is appirciated! thanks in advance!
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