Upgrading from a 1st gen iPhone to a 3GS today...should I restore from backup?

[fireman13]

I wish the iPhone backup was able to separate the OS elements from my apps and data. This would mean I could wipe my phone clean with a new OS and drop my apps (with all data intact) on top again.

The current method of "nuke and pave" is most irksome...

Agreed.

 

[-aggie-]

You know... I just thought of something. You could restore your backup data to get all of your 3rd party data and settings. Once that's all done, go into Settings>General>Reset>Reset All Settings. This will clear all system settings but leave application data and settings in place. This is a pretty safe method and it does the same thing as setting up new.

How about a confirmation on this? Possibly a new post? I'd like to see what others think of this idea and whether it would be the same, since you're the first to being it up. It would certainly be easier. I guess it makes some sense, but IDK enough about the OS to be sure.

Oh ok that makes me feel better. Just out of curiosity what is the reason for this?

The reason given is that the OS 3.0 for the 3G is different than the 3GS, so you don't get a clean install for the 3GS if you just restore a backup that was from OS 3.0 for the 3G.

 

[TheSpaz]

How about a confirmation on this? Possibly a new post? I'd like to see what others think of this idea and whether it would be the same, since you're the first to being it up. It would certainly be easier. I guess it makes some sense, but IDK enough about the OS to be sure.

I've done it. It does indeed work. It doesn't reset third party apps, but it puts all the system stuff back to defaults (home screen arrangement, settings, network settings). It still keeps all of your data, including text conversations, notes, bookmarks, camera roll, music, videos, podcasts... etc.

If you have any questions about this method, go ahead and ask.

 

[brh12]

Nice! I just tried this myself and after a quick 5 minutes to move my apps back to my personal preferences, I am back to the normal look with the reset settings. We'll see if it helps with the battery life.

thanks

 

[TheSpaz]

Nice! I just tried this myself and after a quick 5 minutes to move my apps back to my personal preferences, I am back to the normal look with the reset settings. We'll see if it helps with the battery life.

thanks

You're welcome. It worked for me as well.