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Clean Install Question (Please Help)

sjc83

sjc83

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Oct 9, 2008
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So my iPhone uses TONS AND TONS data, been to the Apple Store and Verzion many times, a clean install is my last resort. How do I do this, I want to wipe everything and download a fresh copy of iOS, please help.


Sam C.
 
Go to settings, general, reset, erase all content and settings. Then set it up as a new phone. If you're concerned iOS has been corrupted somehow you can also put your phone in DFU mode and use iTunes to restore the firmware.
 
techspin said:
Go to settings, general, reset, erase all content and settings. Then set it up as a new phone. If you're concerned iOS has been corrupted somehow you can also put your phone in DFU mode and use iTunes to restore the firmware.
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Yes I am concerned, how do you put the phone in DFU mode?
 
Plug into iTunes, press and hold the power button and home button for about 10 seconds (or til your computer makes the usb disconnect noise), then let the power button go and keep holding the home button for approximately 5 seconds. iTunes should detect your phone in DFU mode and take it from there.
 
techspin said:
Plug into iTunes, press and hold the power button and home button for about 10 seconds (or til your computer makes the usb disconnect noise), then let the power button go and keep holding the home button for approximately 5 seconds. iTunes should detect your phone in DFU mode and take it from there.
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and will it automatically install a fresh version of iOs?
 
If you are restoring from iCloud that would not be a fresh install as it is restoring a back up.
 
Well, you could restore from a backup and see if your problem has been resolved to save the trouble of setting everything up again. No idea if whatever caused the problem may be included in your backup files/settings. Did you check your background refresh settings and your cellular data usage?
 
techspin said:
Well, you could restore from a backup and see if your problem has been resolved to save the trouble of setting everything up again. No idea if whatever caused the problem may be included in your backup files/settings. Did you check your background refresh settings and your cellular data usage?
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Yes still oddly high
 
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