iTunes upgrade not compatible with iPhone 3G?

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iTunes upgrade not compatible with iPhone 3G?

The iTunes upgrade has wiped my iPhone 3G clean of all music and applications. This did not happen to my husband's iPhone 3GS. I have attempted several syncs and my computer keeps on freezing on this screen:

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I posted this on facebook, and a fellow 3G user is having the same problem. Her iPhone 3G was wiped clean, and her wife's 3GS can sync.

Has my iPhone become obsolete just from making this iTunes upgrade? Can I download the previous iTunes so that I can have my phone back?

iPhone 3G, Windows XP

Posted on Jun 29, 2010 9:33 AM

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JenniN

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Jun 29, 2010 7:14 PM in response to tskog

I have the exact same problem. Did you figure out any solution?

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mollsus

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Jun 29, 2010 9:47 PM in response to tskog

Same problem here. My 3G won't go back-up to do the download/install to OS4. It freezes during the back-up. I've left it for hours.

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tskog Author

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Jun 30, 2010 6:17 AM in response to mollsus

Nope! No answer yet! Someone suggested registering it as a new iPhone. I did try that but it did not work. I noticed that if you download an app (like facebook) directly from your phone, it doesn't disappear. However, I don't want to have to rebuy everything that I already bought.

This just *****. I am so aggravated because I'm leaving on a 2 week trip in a few days. If they don't fix it, I won't be able to sync for the next 3 weeks.

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Jun 30, 2010 12:43 PM in response to tskog

i have the same problem! what im going to try is to restore it then fix everything back. ill tell yall how that works..

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tskog Author

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Jul 2, 2010 11:19 AM in response to victoriajane

Did any one of you find a solution to this? I am beginning to finally understand Apple-haters. This upgrade has turned my iPhone into just a phone.

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jinniferb

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Jul 2, 2010 11:25 AM in response to tskog

You don't have to re-purchase your apps, nor re-download them (but you can if you like).
The apps may have disappeared off of your iphone but they likely did not disappear from itunes. Just resync it.

In the highly unlikely WCS that your apps have been deleted from your computer, you can re-download them without paying again since your account remembers that you've already purchased them.

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tskog Author

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Jul 2, 2010 11:44 AM in response to jinniferb

All of my apps are definitely still on my computer and successfully download on my husbands 3GS. I cannot sync my 3G iphone at all as my computer freezes mid-sync. Also, all of my music is backed up on an external hard drive. I just can't get it onto my phone at all.

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tskog Author

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Jul 2, 2010 11:47 AM in response to tskog

When attempting to sync the 3G, my computer stays on this screen for hours: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs109.snc4/358151538775028640_1212814941_31536028_1851648n.jpg

I can't even get the task manager to appear. It just crashes everything & I have to do a cold start.

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Noy71

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Jul 3, 2010 7:34 AM in response to tskog

same problem with me somebody find the solution yet?

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