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yteferra

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Q: "Erase All Content and Settings" is taking more than 3 hours for my 3GS which had about 6Giga Bite of data. Is it normal?

"Erase All Content and Settings" is taking more than 3 hours for my 3GS which had about 6Giga Bite of data. Is it normal?

iPhone 3GS, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on May 13, 2013 3:42 PM

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Q: "Erase All Content and Settings" is taking more than 3 hours for my 3GS which had about 6Giga Bite of data. Is it normal?

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by Lawrence Finch,

Lawrence Finch May 13, 2013 4:43 PM in response to yteferra
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May 13, 2013 4:43 PM in response to yteferra

No. A 3GS should take less than 10 seconds. A 3G can take several hours, however; are you sure it is a 3GS?
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by yteferra,

yteferra May 13, 2013 6:32 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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May 13, 2013 6:32 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Yes it is a 3gs with 32GB
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