I am so glad you were sorted out in the end Jason; it is not the easiest process in the world.
Best, Peter On 9 Oct 2009, at 12:17, Jason Davies wrote: > > Edmund Craske wrote on 9/10/09 at 10:42 > >> FYI, you can get a specific 'restore from backup' option by right >> clicking the iPhone in the sidebar on the left - perhaps that will >> help? > > ok, it finally worked, I think for some reason this kickstarted > a different process. Just in case anyone wants to know and while > I remember > > 0) tell it in the Devices pref not to back-up/sync automatically > [nearly forgot this!] > 1) check that new iPhone has latest OS before doing anything else. > 2) back-up old one. > 3) plug in new one > 4) use the right-click method above NOT the buttons about > 'restore' (restoring triggers reinstall of OS and then asks if > you want to restore from back-up. That DIDN'T work even when I > was 100% sure it was reading from the right back-up version]. > 5) wait a while > > now it's sorted. thanks for the suggestion. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
