lost everything after restore

[coreyb]

hey there fellow iphone lovers... i did a restore cause my world clock wasn't functioning properly... well now i'm pissed i did cause i lost all my sms text messages, my youtube bookmarks, my safari bookmarks, etc... i could sync the address book and calendar but where the hell did all my other content disappear to? i'm frustrated... can anyone help me? thanks...

[princess_80854]

You restored it which changed EVERYTHING back to it's default state. Music, Movies, Videos, Photos, Contacts, Calendar, Internet Bookmarks(Saved on your computer), etc. can all be restored through iTunes. But, you lose all the settings you've changed on the phone as the restore reverts it back to its' factory shipped state. That has been my experience.

[coreyb]

Originally Posted by princess_80854

You restored it which changed EVERYTHING back to it's default state. Music, Movies, Videos, Photos, Contacts, Calendar, Internet Bookmarks(Saved on your computer), etc. can all be restored through iTunes. But, you lose all the settings you've changed on the phone as the restore reverts it back to its' factory shipped state. That has been my experience.

but HOW? i synced and they aren't there... i got the calendar, contacts, but that's about it... i need the sms and bookmarks!

[princess_80854]

You can't get your SMS messages back. You can save your bookmarks in your internet browser on your computer. Then sync them to the phone with iTunes. That way if you ever have to do a restore again, you'll have your saved bookmarks. There's an option in iTunes to sync your PC bookmarks to the phone. Make sure that option is checked.

I lost all of my sms, notes and saved preferences when I restored too. So, it's not just you.

[Alexander]

Originally Posted by princess_80854

You can't get you SMS messages back. You can save your bookmarks in your internet browser on your computer. Then sync them to the phone with iTunes. That way if you ever have to do a restore again, you'll have your saved bookmarks. There's an option in iTunes to sync your PC bookmarks to the phone. Make sure that option is checked.

I lost all of my sms, notes and saved preferences when I restored too. So, it's not just you.

Yep, same here. Second time I've lost everything.

But I can't stay mad at my iPhone.

[monte1985]

I just restored and updated and now all my contacts are gone . I did not put them back on there . Any way to get them back ?? Did not have them saved anywhere else. Thanks

[ps49556n]

Originally Posted by monte1985

I just restored and updated and now all my contacts are gone . I did not put them back on there . Any way to get them back ?? Did not have them saved anywhere else. Thanks

No, unless you backed them up on a computer.

[princess_80854]

Originally Posted by ps49556n

No, unless you backed them up on a computer.

lol!

[brinky]

Originally Posted by princess_80854

You can't get your SMS messages back. You can save your bookmarks in your internet browser on your computer. Then sync them to the phone with iTunes. That way if you ever have to do a restore again, you'll have your saved bookmarks. There's an option in iTunes to sync your PC bookmarks to the phone. Make sure that option is checked.

I lost all of my sms, notes and saved preferences when I restored too. So, it's not just you.

I depends on how good the last backup is. The first time I tried to do a hack to add custom ringtones, it failed, but I connected it to iTunes and it tried to do a sync and failed. After the restore I lost everything.

Next time I did a mod to get a ringtone on there, there was a successful backup, I hosed the iPhone (again) but didn't try to sync to iTunes. Once I got the iPhone restored it was able to get all my SMS's back, my contact favorites and their saved ring tones. Everything.

So maybe the moral of the story is that is just depends?!?

[burniksapwet]

When I restored mine I got most of it back including my text. The only thing that was deleted was my pics, mp3's and movies.