issue:I have a 1st gen iphone with fw 2.0 while upgrading to 2.0 i lost all my contacts there is an older backup within my itunes. is there anyway for me to restore to that old backup?
I've been searching forever

Originally Posted by fiend_ish

issue:I have a 1st gen iphone with fw 2.0 while upgrading to 2.0 i lost all my contacts there is an older backup within my itunes. is there anyway for me to restore to that old backup?
I've been searching forever

If you are on a Mac, check here
http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/show...light=mdhelper
post #10

hope that helps

Originally Posted by volkspost

If you are on a Mac, check here
http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/show...light=mdhelper
post #10

hope that helps

I'm a windows user.

Originally Posted by fiend_ish

I'm a windows user.

If you do have a friend collegue with a Mac he could do it for you. You just need to provide the backup folder and it can be done on any Mac with mdhelper.
Sorry, I am not aware of any similar Windows solution.

Originally Posted by volkspost

If you do have a friend collegue with a Mac he could do it for you. You just need to provide the backup folder and it can be done on any Mac with mdhelper.
Sorry, I am not aware of any similar Windows solution.

Thanks for replying.

iTunes has a nasty habit of deleting the previous backup every time it does a backup. If you really have an old backup intact, there is a way to restore from it. I forget the procedure, but I'm sure you can Google it. It's a good idea to manually go into your backup directory and manually copy it over to a new name once in a while. That way iTunes won't touch it, and you can use it in an emergency such as yours.
Here's a article that describes how to do it: How to restore iPhone from an old backup.