Ask Tii - Issues sync'g Jailbroken iPhone 3GS

Rob,

 

I need some help.

 

I have a 3GS running 4.3.3 jailbroken with jailbreakme.com. I recently tried to synch and transfer purchases to my PC with Itunes and was unable to do so because Itunes error message says Itunes cannot read the contents of the iPhone . And recommends RESTORE to factory settings. Same error on three PCs running different versions of iTunes (thru 10.4).

 

Wonderful.

 

My last backup was in June, which hopefully I can access, but how do I back up data (notes, contacts, media purchased in iTunes store, etc.) before restoring if I cannot do so with iTunes?

 

If I restore, then Ill be at 4.3.5. How would I get back to 4.3.3 to jailbreak

 

TIA

AG Lang

 

 

Hi AG,

Do you have WiFi Sync installed on your iPhone?  (Update: WiFi Sync may be causing the issue - and you should try uninstalling it - especially the client on your computer that works with it)

See the instructions at their site - http://getwifisync.com/

If you do not have Wifi Sync - then uninstall iTunes and re-download / install the latest version of iTunes and try the sync again.  

If those two tips don't work let me know.  But they should help most people.  

And Yes - iTunes typicaly works fine with jailbroken iPhones as far as sync'g goes.

What ever you do - do NOT restore your iPhone.  Not yet. 

Rob W