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iphone requires restore from backup every time it is plugged in

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giddyup

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Feb 14, 2009
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Hi all.

I have an (non 3G) iphone, running 2.2 firmware.

Every time I plug my iphone into the windows into my xp box, itunes displays the screen that asks me if I would like to restore from backup or create a new iphone profile.

It's as if itunes doesn't remember that this is the iphone that has been synced previously.

Why does this happen, and how can I prevent it?

Thanks
 
giddyup said:
Hi all.

I have an (non 3G) iphone, running 2.2 firmware.

Every time I plug my iphone into the windows into my xp box, itunes displays the screen that asks me if I would like to restore from backup or create a new iphone profile.

It's as if itunes doesn't remember that this is the iphone that has been synced previously.

Why does this happen, and how can I prevent it?

Thanks
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Sorry that I don't have an answer but I do have a possible solution. How long has this been happening? And have you made any changes on the iPhone that have not been backed up in iTunes since this happened? And would you be willing to lose those changes to fix this?

David
 
FCP.guru.guy said:
Sorry that I don't have an answer but I do have a possible solution. How long has this been happening? And have you made any changes on the iPhone that have not been backed up in iTunes since this happened? And would you be willing to lose those changes to fix this?

David
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This has been happening since I last did a firmware restore on my iphone.
(I did this about a week ago, because all my apps were crashing. No apps would start properly)

I'm ok with loosing changes, as long as I can recover my contacts and settings.
Of course, my music is in itunes, so if I have to do a firmware restore again, I can just sync.
 
Just select the latest backup on the screen that pops up. Unless the iPhone was secretly backing up behind closed doors:p, you will lose any data not backed up. So any calendars, settings, text messages, apps bought remotely, music bought remotely, and some other things that were changed on the iPhone without a backup will be lost.

David
 
FCP.guru.guy said:
Just select the latest backup on the screen that pops up. Unless the iPhone was secretly backing up behind closed doors:p, you will lose any data not backed up. So any calendars, settings, text messages, apps bought remotely, music bought remotely, and some other things that were changed on the iPhone without a backup will be lost.

David
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Well, here's the thing:

I do exactly that.
But iTunes asks me to "restore from backup" every time I plug it in.

I want to fix this problem, not have to deal with it every tuime I plug my iphone in.
 
When you click the restore from backup, does it restore the iPhone or does it just go to the iPhone summary page? I assume your iPhone doesn't need to be backed up, it's fully functional with all media you have set to sync on it, right? Because, otherwise, it would make sense that iTunes is trying to restore the iPhone from a backup if it sees an iPhone that it has a backup for without it's media and data on it.

David
 
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