Is it bad to keep restoring?

[qpid360]

I've been reading about people who keep attempting to downgrade, jailbreak, restore, etc... and do this multiple times because it doesn't always work successfully.

Is it harmful to the phone, hardware/software-wise, to keep restoring, putting it in recovery or DFU mode, multiple times?

When I had my 3G, I restored quite often when jailbroken apps caused issues, and I never really thought about the long term issues that may arise. Now that I have a 3GS and awaiting the Dev Team's JB, I'm curious to know of any damaging effects.

Please shed some light. Thanks.

 

[Gamst]

I'm guessing the memory that the operating system is on has a life span? There must be a maximum number of times it can be written over. Probably OK for thousands of rewrites 🙂

 

[spaceboots06]

I honestly don't think it's bad to keep restoring. Apple makes their devices' operating systems nearly flawless 🙂 so don't worry about it!

 

[Diseal3]

Nah, all things have a lifespan, hard drives and flash memory alike. But the device will be old and outdated by the time you reach that number.

 

[Captain Awesome]

It is technically, but it will take tens of thousands of restored to get any effect 🙂

 

[qpid360]

Cool beans. Thanks for clearing it up.