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Backing phone up but it keeps restarting

I'm about to switch to a new phone, so first I'm trying to back up the one I currently have. My phone has a problem where it freezes and restarts frequently (about once every half hourish) which means that every time I try to back it up, it restarts before it can finish and then the backup doesn't work. Is there a way to back up my phone even though it restarts? Or a way to stop the restarts?

iPhone XS

Posted on Jan 15, 2023 4:26 PM

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Posted on Jan 17, 2023 11:09 AM

Hello jenna4_,


We assume you're upgrading to a new iPhone because this older iPhone is restarting unexpectedly. In this case, there isn't much you can do. You would need to troubleshoot the older iPhone and determine the root cause to why it continues to restart. If related, see the following: If your iOS or iPadOS device restarts or displays the Apple logo or a spinning gear unexpectedly 


Alternatively, you could try using one of the methods below to move content over to your new iPhone:



If you'd like to troubleshoot the older iPhone, you could create a new post with this issue or you could reply back here with more information about the issue for further help.


Wishing you well, take care.


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Jan 17, 2023 11:09 AM in response to jenna4_

Hello jenna4_,


We assume you're upgrading to a new iPhone because this older iPhone is restarting unexpectedly. In this case, there isn't much you can do. You would need to troubleshoot the older iPhone and determine the root cause to why it continues to restart. If related, see the following: If your iOS or iPadOS device restarts or displays the Apple logo or a spinning gear unexpectedly 


Alternatively, you could try using one of the methods below to move content over to your new iPhone:



If you'd like to troubleshoot the older iPhone, you could create a new post with this issue or you could reply back here with more information about the issue for further help.


Wishing you well, take care.


Backing phone up but it keeps restarting

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