Okay well I just restored the whole thing to backup and I got the same thing again...So should I restore to factory settings now? 
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Please help--I can't make calls or anything
- Thread starter sunshineONme3
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I guess you're not a fan of reading.
Some logic: You backed up your iPhone AFTER you lost the icons.
Then you restore your phone.
And restore FROM THE SCREWED UP BACKUP B
Hmm...
Starting to make any sense?
Some logic: You backed up your iPhone AFTER you lost the icons.
Then you restore your phone.
And restore FROM THE SCREWED UP BACKUP B
Hmm...
Starting to make any sense?
Oh...well...I had it restoring as soon as I found out the apps were gone...but...hm............okay yeah I'm a complete idiot. Sorry....at least I'm trying to learn about it now though? ..................And this 'restore to factory settings' thing is taking longer than 10 minutes.....
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Nellybelly333
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The thing is, you're not a complete idiot, but don't ask for help when a) you're not prepared to spend the time it takes to fix these issues. The old rule "never expect ti sit in frot of a computer for 15 minutes to troubleshoot" applies... And b) Why bother asking for help if you're going to ignore the answers and do what you want anyway?
I'm not complaining at all, but if I'm telling you how to fix something from point a to b, it may seem like a long time to you, but it IS the fastest method.
Restoring your phone as new is the faster way to remove ANY major problem. That restore should literally take less than 15 minutes, and it will erase any "damage" done to the phone. These things are extremely hard to actually brick.
Now, please just try to follow the small tutorial that I posted before, step by step. Just at the end of it, since you're setting up the phone as new, you'll have to re-sync your stuff back onto your iPhone. That's it.
There's no mystery hun.
And I apologize if I offended you, my prior comments may have been a bit harsh. All apologies.
I'm not complaining at all, but if I'm telling you how to fix something from point a to b, it may seem like a long time to you, but it IS the fastest method.
Restoring your phone as new is the faster way to remove ANY major problem. That restore should literally take less than 15 minutes, and it will erase any "damage" done to the phone. These things are extremely hard to actually brick.
Now, please just try to follow the small tutorial that I posted before, step by step. Just at the end of it, since you're setting up the phone as new, you'll have to re-sync your stuff back onto your iPhone. That's it.
There's no mystery hun.
And I apologize if I offended you, my prior comments may have been a bit harsh. All apologies.
Nellybelly333
Well-known member
She really doesn't have much of a choice at this point...
Good point about toubleshooting though. You need to know that if you are going to customize your electronics you may face a situation like this.
Good point about toubleshooting though. You need to know that if you are going to customize your electronics you may face a situation like this.
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