My last phone got stuck in a reset loop and I wasn't able to save it and I now have an iPhone 5. I am restoring it from iCloud but it is taking ages. I started it 7-8 hours ago now.. Does anyone know how long restoring an iPhone can take..?
iPhone 5, iOS 6.1
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It depends of the amount of data that your iCloud backup takes. In my case, my iCloud backup for my iPod touch takes 55 MB and the restore only takes about 4 minutes. If you have an enormous backup, it may take hours, depending of your Internet connection
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The back up size that it is restoring is 708.4MB.. So far all my apps are back but there are no photo's or music.. Im guessing I just use iTunes to put my music back on but I had over 1000 photo's could this be why it is taking so long..?
Every time I go into storage and backup in settings it still says This iPhone is currently being restored and will automatically back up when it is done..
I am connected to wifi so out internet connetion is strong too..
Will it ever finish..? Also if I leave my house will it interrupt restoring my phone..? Should I just stop the restore or would it be finding my photo's..?
I am a little confused..lol
Your device will continue restoring the iCloud backup until it finishes.
Note that the iCloud backup doesn't contain music, so you have to sync it with your computer or redownload the music. Probably photos are taking that space and that's why the time is so long
My iphone 5s is has taken over 12 hours and still has not completely restored. It has been connected to wifi most of that time. I know that there was approximately 15 gigs of space used on the old phone. Does that make sense that it would take that long?
I just created an account so i could post an update on here.
my name is arron and i am 29 years old. I just happen to be a computer repair tech as well.
The majority of you are having problems because of the lack of power to the usb port you're using.
try this.
try plugging it in a desktop pc usb port on the back of the tower.
front usb ports are less reliable and do not posess the power.
hope this helps!
how long would it take for 5gz to restore ? should it be connected all the time and if the connection stopped does it automatically resume ?!! it has been a day now and still restoring ...
How long does it take to restore
