What is this error 0xe8000003?

Does anyone know what this error means?
Here is the message:
iTunes could not connect to this iphone because an unknown error occured 0XE8000003

Thanks.

Dell Studio XPS 8000, Windows 7

Posted on Nov 25, 2010 7:22 AM

25 replies

deggie

Level 10

167,525 points

Jan 16, 2011 3:41 PM in response to pala9801

You may have a problem on your iMac rather than your iPhone. Can you make a Genius Bar appointment and take both of them in?

Jan 29, 2011 10:25 AM in response to dave minnigerode

Opened a bug report: 8934570

You can do this yourself at: http://bugreport.apple.com

good luck!

Apr 1, 2011 2:51 AM in response to dave minnigerode

Thanks for the post. I tried it and it worked!! Great advice

TheQL

Level 1

4 points

May 27, 2011 5:12 AM in response to dave minnigerode

Thanks, worked for me!

geesche

Level 1

4 points

Dec 5, 2011 7:57 AM in response to Ryanthered

Seriously? Because one thing didn't work?

Feb 13, 2012 10:14 PM in response to golfnut1982

I tried what this guy showed on Youtube and it work. Hope it works for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nckFHq3jEqU

Apr 5, 2012 1:52 PM in response to dave minnigerode

Hey!! Im getting the same error. Im new to Apple. Can you please tell me where to find the /Var/db/lockdown??

ConnBags

Level 1

0 points

Jul 12, 2012 2:02 AM in response to golfnut1982

all i had to do was close itunes because it was open while i was connecting my iphone. make sure it isnt running while you plug in your iPhone

Feb 21, 2017 6:26 AM in response to tnkrgnr

thank you - this worked for me, too!

Aug 11, 2017 5:04 AM in response to golfnut1982

iTunes could not connect to this iphone because an unknown error occured 0XE8000003.

how to fix it ?

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What is this error 0xe8000003?