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    Cant enter recovery mode anymore

    I wanted to restore my Mac. The guide I found said to go to recovery mode by holding command + r upon restarting, and in there to go to disc utility and then delete the drive. I did this, and then I closed the disk utility in order to select the option to restore macOS. However, when selecting...
    • felixen
    • Thread
    • internet recovery mac macos recovery reinstall restore restore mac restore macos stuck
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: macOS
  2. Z

    Unable to Restoring from iTunes, due to not enough space

    Im running iOS9 on my iPhone. I did a backup using iTunes. I did a reset of contents and settings on the iPhone and now that im trying to Restore using the iTunes backup i created, i get this msg. The iPhone, although i can see, that it goes into a screen saying Restoring in Progress it suddenly...
    • zoran
    • Thread
    • itunes restore
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iOS 9
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    iPhone Reset iPhone XS to iOS 12.1 beta

    I just got a new iphone XS and i'm currently running the 12.1 beta on my iphone 7. I know i can't restore from my iCloud backup if my new device isn't on the same OS, but i'm not sure how to set my new iphone as factory settings new and running 12.1 beta. I know I should log in with my apple ID...
    • lucasrant
    • Thread
    • 12.1 beta iphone xs restore
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iOS 12
  4. PandaNix

    iPhone Lost 10 years of photos & messages - back-up isn't showing up for 'old' iPhone X or Phone Xs Max.

    Update They are the same iOS now (12.1) but the new device doesn't pick up the backup. OP below I have an iPhone X that I'm replacing with an Xs Max. I went though all the usual set up but it won't let me restore from the back-up due to the iOS. I searched how to remove the Beta software, I...
    • PandaNix
    • Thread
    • backup not showing up ios beta ios beta 12.1 iphone x iphone xs max restore restore to ios 12
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: iOS 12
  5. dbrewood

    Other Migrate X & AW S3 to XS MAX & AW S4?

    Guys I own a iPhone X and AW S3 GPS and have on order an iPhone XS Max and AW S4 GPS & Cellular. I'm trying to work out how to migrate to the new iPhone & watch. My other half will be taking on the current phone & watch. As I see it options are: 1) Backup the X via iTunes on the PC. Set up...
    • dbrewood
    • Thread
    • backup iphone x max restore watch series 4
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPhone
  6. tekchic

    iPhone Xs Wallpapers - Restoring from Backup

    I'm going to restore from a backup of my iPhone X today (so I can keep my health/watch data). What's the best way to go about keeping the original iPhone Xs wallpapers though -- are they special "live" ones? Was wondering if I need to first set up the Xs Max as "new", then Airdrop the...
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    downgrading from iOS11 to iOS9

    Ive updated to iOS11 but still have an iTunes backup from iOS9. Suppose i do a Restore, will it work and Restore my iPhone back to iOS9?
    • zoran
    • Thread
    • backup ios11 ios9 restore
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iOS 11
  8. ddkkpp

    iPhone 7/Plus iPhone 7 - ios12 update, 5-6 hours

    So I updated my iPhone 5S and my iPhone X yesterday to ios12. Each time I connect to iTunes, encrypted backup, then restore with the backup. Whole process takes 1-2 hours including the fresh backup. I tried it with my iPhone 7 today expecting no issues, but oh boy. It took from 12am to 7am to...
    • ddkkpp
    • Thread
    • backup ios12 iphone 7 itunes restore update
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPhone
  9. Sackofnickels

    iPhone 8/Plus How Often Do You Have To Restore iOS?

    I always keep my phone software up to date. It tells me to do it I do it. I don't use too many apps, mostly news sites, TomTom GPS, Amazon, Netflix, etc., and for the most part I do not have any problems. Most times. When an iOS update comes out I usually just update and do not do a clean...
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    Restore SSD with macOS High Sierra

    Hi guys. I have Mac Mini with installed SSD and it worked well since one and half year. Recently i got some trouble with it. For some reason(i don't know why),my High Sierra crashed(freezed) two times, third time reboot didn't help and seems to be OS has come to broken state :(...
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    Restoring TimeMachine backup on an ext drive

    I got an ElCapitan Timemachine backup of a system and i wish to restore it on an external drive. That drive will be the boot drive of my iMac... how do i make the restore?
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    Do you have default voice file to download?

    Hi I deleted the whole directory /System/Library/Speech/Voices/ by mistake. Stupid I know... How do I get it back? Does someone have the default voice file to download? (there was an old post but the link is dead..) OSX = 10.10.5 Thanks! Liz
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    Other Reception Issues - Factory Reset and Restore Only Applications & App Data Possible?

    All, I hope this message is posted in the correct section, I debated on the proper location for a bit. I've been struggling with poor reception on my last two iphones on Verizon. I had an iphone 7 that was plagued with poor reception, dropped calls, dodgy connection, slow data speeds, lack...
    • Optical1
    • Thread
    • dropped calls iphone x reception issues reset restore verizon
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iPhone
  14. jagooch

    Cannot browse other backups with Time machine

    When option-click the Time Machine icon, and I select "browse other backup disks" option, it opens a windows that shows the backups for my current system and the other system which is the one that I want to browse. However regardless of which one I select to open, it always opens the backup...
    • jagooch
    • Thread
    • restore time machine
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
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    Hundreds of photos gone after restoring from iTunes backup

    Hey guys, Yesterday I decided to restore my iPhone 5s from iTunes backup because I barely had any free space left on my phone and whenever I did this procedure it freed up atleast a few GB of space on my phone. So I made a normal iTunes backup on my PC, wiped the iPhone once the backup finished...
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    Trying to restore harddrive after an upgrade to High Sierra froze. Any help appreciated

    Hello! So as you can tell by the title yesterday i noticed a free upgrade option to High Sierra (was on sierra when i tried to upgrade). Well after sitting at the install start up screen all day i gave up, realizing it froze on me and tried to reboot it. Aaaand well i guess it's kind of ****ed...
    • poofimgone
    • Thread
    • freeze froze frozen help high sierra internet recovery issue macbook pro repair restore
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  17. voshem

    HELP! Restoring jailbroken iphone that won't sync with iTunes

    Hi! So I was foolish enough to buy an iPhone 7 plus off craigslist without examining it thoroughly enough to see that it had been jailbroken. Stupid, I know. Now, I want to restore the iPhone, but iTunes doesn't recognize or sync with the phone. I am at a loss as to what to do. I think the...
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    Iphone 7+ Apple Logo, Then Black Screen, 4005 Error.

    I've searched, but have not found anyone else with this same series of issues. My iPhone 7+ suddenly went to the Apple logo screen, I pressed a few buttons and got it back to the home screen. Moments later it went back to the apple logo, home screen, apple logo....then black. I tried all of...
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    MacBook Pro 13" (Mid-2012) Upgrade - Question for back-up and restore

    Hi, I've a MacBook Pro 13" (Mid-2012) which is currently running with stock specs: - Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD - High Sierra I've ordered and received my upgrade kit from Crucial : - 16 GB RAM (2 x 8) - 500 GB SSD Already saw on YouTube a nice tutorial on how to proceed...
    • CrashCocoB
    • Thread
    • backup macbook 13 2012 ram restore ssd timemachine upgrade
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  20. tesssweet

    Disk Utility won't restore to new LaCie drive

    Hi everybody! I have a G-DRIVE pro thunderbolt drive that contains about 3Gs of material I desperately need to backup. I want a replica/clone so that the directories stay the same in all my projects. I was advised to use Disk Utility>Restore from>G-DRIVE to LaCie drive Seems straight forward...
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