Why 'reset all settings' asking me to restore from backup

You can just do a setup as new and it won't delete anything.

Choose Restore from iTunes Backup if you have been syncing your phone with iTunes. The first step of the sync process is to create a backup; restoring to this backup will revert your data and settings to the state they were in when you last synced.

I wouldn't go through the restore process yet, might as well set it up as a new phone( this basically tells the phone you want it as is [which in this case is full of data]) then see what you get, if there is no data then you can always do the restore from a backup

jonfromdaleville wrote:

I wouldn't go through the restore process yet, might as well set it up as a new phone( this basically tells the phone you want it as is [which in this case is full of data]) then see what you get, if there is no data then you can always do the restore from a backup

Incorrect. Restore as new does just that, it wipes the phone and returns it to it's new out of the box condition with no data or settings.

randers4 wrote:

jonfromdaleville wrote:

I wouldn't go through the restore process yet, might as well set it up as a new phone( this basically tells the phone you want it as is [which in this case is full of data]) then see what you get, if there is no data then you can always do the restore from a backup

Incorrect. Restore as new does just that, it wipes the phone and returns it to it's new out of the box condition with no data or settings.

It's not asking him to restore as new, re-read it. It is asking him to setup as new. Which is a common occurance when you reset all settings, even though it doesn't delete data from the phone.

So OP, you can do what randers4 wrote and spend some time going through the restore process, or you can tap on setup as new and check it out in 1 minute to see if the data is there. Whichever you do, I'm sure you will be fine. If you do setup as new and the data is not there, then proceed to restore from a backup.

Set up as a new iPhone does what it says.

Think what you want, but I'm 100% sure the data will still be there.

I've done it several times, all with the same result.... all data is still there....

It's not asking him to restore as new, re-read it. It is asking him to setup as new.

Then you might want to read this before you post next time:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137

The point of the conversation isn't what you think will happen when you hit setup as new, but the fact that why wouldn't you try? Either you sit and wait for the backup to restore to the device and see what that brings, or you hit setup as new and see what happens... it seems like such a small step to take with little consequences to not try it.

You are welcome. Imagine that, I was correct.

I had the same problem and found this thread and chose the Setup as new iphone with all my data still intact too. Last night I thought I had deleted everything.