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eviliony

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Original poster
Oct 3, 2011
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Okay i really dont know how to solve this problem...

i had an iphone from my friend which he bought from someone else.. its running on iOS 4 ... the problem is.. he wants me to update the firmware to the latest i.e. iOS5.0.1 .. its never been sync to itunes before from the first day he gets hold of it.. so im sure its been sync before to the previos owner's itunes..

so here is the main problem.. i want to back up the inside of the iphone first cause my frens needs all the contacts, messages and save games to be backed up and restored back once update is complete... however... the itunes does not allow this.... when i connect it.. it only provide options to set as a new device or restored from backup (the backup is my phone backup)..

i tried right-click and the back up is greyed out.. so i really dont know if there is any other way i can backup his thing before proceed with the updates... i really need professional help here.. please help...
 
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