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amviper

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Sep 10, 2014
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A few years ago, I jailbroke my iphone but then reset it. However, after the I reset it, over 50 black icons showed up on my phone dock. I've tried to restore it, reset it, etc but nothing will get rid of it. Even after I got a new iPhone, they still showed up. Can anyone help me get rid of them? Thanks!
 

amviper

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Sep 10, 2014
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An "x" will appear and can delete them. However, as soon as I restart it they all come back. Do I need to jailbreak it again and delete something?
 

lelisa13p

macrumors 68000
Mar 6, 2009
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Atlanta, GA USA
I have no idea. I'm unfamiliar with the specifics of JB because I've never done it.

Maybe you should report your original post (tap the little red triangle) and ask a Moderator to move this thread to the Hacks/JB forum for some practical help.
 

lorax3

macrumors regular
Jun 25, 2007
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When you restore your phone click "setup as new". It sounds like you are restoring from a jailbroken backup and its causing problems.
 

Tmurphdiz

macrumors newbie
Sep 25, 2014
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Right but I can't restore it cause I need my contacts,texts,notes and everything from this backup. Is there a workaround?
 

lorax3

macrumors regular
Jun 25, 2007
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Right but I can't restore it cause I need my contacts,texts,notes and everything from this backup. Is there a workaround?

Your contacts and notes can be backed up via iCloud. I don't know of an easy way to backup texts. Look around for a text export tool, or really ask yourself how much you need the texts from the backup.

You are having a known issue with certain jailbreak tweaks. It was more common with older jailbreaks (3G, 4, etc), but it still happens.
 

Trebuin

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Jun 3, 2008
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I've fixed that before. I had to re jailbreak and use ifile to hunt down and delete the shortcut that way. There may be another way using i explorer ir something similar. I wish I could help more, but it has been too long since I last fixed it. A quick Google should get you on your way.
 
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