what happens when i restore my iPhone?

i was curious as to what happens when you plug your iphone into itunes and click restore.
will i lose all my contacts and pictures?
and will it make the backlight on my iphone work?

Windows Vista

Posted on Nov 27, 2008 8:25 PM

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Nov 27, 2008 8:29 PM in response to nugerox

A restore may help your iphone - it is one of the troubleshooting steps. Page 141 of the manual:

"If you restore, the latest version of iPhone software is reinstalled, default settings are
restored, and data stored on iPhone is deleted, including downloaded applications,
songs, videos, contacts, photos, calendar information, and any other data. In iTunes,
you can also restore from a backup without deleting data stored on iPhone.
Deleted data is no longer accessible via the iPhone user interface, but is not
permanently erased from your iPhone until it is overwritten by new data. For
information about permanently erasing all content and settings, see “Resetting
iPhone” on page 109. "

http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf


I gave you the link to the Apple article to determine hardware failure earlier. If those steps or a reset, restore don't work then you need to call or visit Apple for a replacement.

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