when I back up my iphone i get a message that an error occured (-41) and that if I continue I'll lose everything on my phone. How do I back upmy phone so I can update it?

I am trying to back up my iphone (3GS) so that I can update to 5.1 Unfortunately, I get half way through and an error message pops up and says that if I want to continue with back up I'll lose all the info on my phone. Does anyone know how to fix this or what is going on?

iPhone 3GS, Windows XP

Posted on May 21, 2012 4:04 PM

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when I back up my iphone i get a message that an error occured (-41) and that if I continue I'll lose everything on my phone. How do I back upmy phone so I can update it?

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