Comments on: iOS 5 Updates Failing, Going Backup Crazy

By: Jon W

Jon W — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:09:15 +0000

I fixed the problems I restarted my computer then I restored my iPhone 4 5.0 to 5.0.1 so I can use the new untethered jailbreak with the new redsn0w:):):):):):):(:):):(:):):):):):):):):

By: tasie

tasie — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:19:20 +0000

my update keeps on saying unable to update network error please try again. i fixed the network problem and downloads 200MG and fails again

By: alex

alex — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:26:48 +0000

In reply to Marcio Cavalcanti. This is HIS fault!!!!

By: alex

alex — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:26:19 +0000

In reply to al. Do you really think this isn't Jobs? Really? Seriously? They've been working on this update for MONTHS, LOOONG before Jobs died. This is ALL Jobs!

By: Alli

Alli — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:00:58 +0000

In reply to nme.

My 3gs has been backing up for 6 hours now… I don’t want to cancle it because I’m afriad I’ll have to start over but this is ridiculous….

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:43:48 +0000

I got a failure 34 message and didn’t install my music or podcasts. They don’t even show as available to manually add. So much for apple’s rep for solid software updates.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:29:25 +0000

In reply to ryan. Got the update to the Ipad 1 to work last night/early morning! But now can't get ICloud to activate. sigh. Worked fine after the update on the IPhone.

By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:58:13 +0000

backup so slow, it was backing up for 8 hours last night and still didnt finish D:

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:57:06 +0000

Tried the updat after updating other software including ITunes, it went painfully slow but the
peripheral software updated ok.
I then tried to download IOS5 and got the hour meter 8 hrs. +. I went to bed and when I got up no update. I figure server overload. I will try again today.

KEEP THE FAITH!!!

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:43:26 +0000

2 and a half hours into the backup and still nothing. i cant even see how far through it is because all it shows is the green cloud thing scrolling along the bar over and over, should i stop and try again? please help? :/

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:01:29 +0000

Pfft; I’ve tried updating my phone the past three or four updates and i keep getting the “error” or “connection timed out” when Im cfully connected to internet! Silly itunes :/

By: Apple can suck it

Apple can suck it — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:58:51 +0000

So I go to update for the fantastic iOS 5 right….well WRONG…..won’t update, finally got it to after hours. Than go to restore and now says I have a corrupt file and my other backups as well doesn’t work. Apple’s slogan is “It just works” right well if it did I wouldn’t have these damn problems…..DAMN YOU APPLE!!!!!

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:17:35 +0000

I think my device is stucked at backing up. Does it really take a long time. Been syncing it for hours now. Is this normal?

By: santos

santos — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:14:13 +0000

mine says downloading 11 hours remaining and after 20 min it says server timed out man this is taking for ever.

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:04:20 +0000

AAAAGGHHH – tried the update and all went well UNTIL I got the error “cannot restore because yadyada” ALL THE DATA ON MY PHONE IS LOST!!!

By: Fiz

Fiz — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:52:40 +0000

I’m relieved to have read this, I felt like punching my computer screen when I had the same notification. I guess I just have to be patient

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:49:15 +0000

I started trying to update mine around 3pm EST.. and it took over 8 attempts and 6 hours later before it finally restored! Definitely has to do with the server being swamped! Keep trying, be patient and it will work!

By: Sadra

Sadra — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:36:24 +0000

Managed to update iPhone 4 after 3 hours and numerous attempts. Then facebook didn’t work, redownloaded and now works, but keeps flicking off. All my music etc is GONE!!! Not that much difference for an iphone, now waiting with several attempts so far on my iPad. So far…not worth the effort!!!

By: Carlos

Carlos — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:33:42 +0000

I had to try more than three time. Same message: Error restoring iPhone. Reset my iMac, same error. Turned my iPhone off/on, same error. Went to take a shower came back and tried one more time it worked!!!
It has to be something related to Apple servers overloaded.

By: nick

nick — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:15:28 +0000

In reply to nick. an error code**

By: nick

nick — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:15:09 +0000

been trying for 2 hours now…my phone is magically stuck in DFU and I keep getting and error code (11)????

By: Marcio Cavalcanti

Marcio Cavalcanti — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:02:36 +0000

Missing Steve Jobs already :/

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:55:47 +0000

I was getting the server unavailable error. You need to just keep hitting update, on my 8th try I finally got it to install the software 🙂 SOOOOO EXCITED. KEEP TRYING!

By: Bill Geimer

Bill Geimer — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:55:28 +0000

Updated mac pro and then started the iPad update – 2 hours ago. No progress reported, other than iTunes stating it was Verifying restore with Apple. Yes, quality????

By: Oso

Oso — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:31:48 +0000

In reply to PDiddy. first gen ipad update attempted again, same thing you got. if the update has downloaded why does itunes need to reach the server? hmmmmmmm....