Hi Sam, Thank you! I discovered that my last backup in iTunes was 2015. I then checked settings on my iPhone and discovered that it wasn't set to backup to iCloud. (Yikes). Just remedied that and I've now done a successful backup.
To reset the phone do l choose 'Reset All Settings?' Best wishes Catherine Catherine Hunt Sent from my iPad Sent from my iPad > On 16 Sep 2016, at 21:03, 'Sam - MacAmbulance' via Sussex Mac User Group > <smug@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Try iTunes menu > Preferences > Devices > remove the backup of your phone > > run another backup of the phone (tick the box to encrypt the backup as it > keeps your passwords working). > > Does the phone back up to iCloud? Go to Settings > iCloud > Backup > if the > latest backup is recent then fine to reset the phone and restore from the > backup. > > Regards > > Sam > > MacAmbulance Ltd. > Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development > > Sam Mullen > +44 (0)7747778022 > i...@macambulance.co.uk > www.macambulance.co.uk > MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration > number 8466597 > > This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain > privileged or confidential information. > If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete > the email immediately. > > >> On 16 Sep 2016, at 12:03, Catherine Hunt <ca...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Dear Smuggers, >> >> I have not been able to install the last 2 updates on my iPhone 5S, so it's >> currently 9.3.4. >> >> I have tried to restore it in iTunes, but every time I try to back up, I get >> the message that it can't be backed up because the backup was corrupt or not >> compatible. It tells me to delete the backup, but when I've searched in >> Settings, I can only see the backup for my iPad. >> >> I've tried the other things suggested by Apple - turning my Macbook and >> iPhone on and off and my MacBook software is up to date. Should I just reset >> my iPhone? (I'm a wimp about doing this). >> >> Best wishes >> Catherine >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to smug@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to smug@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to smug@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
