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iPhone is stuck on “restore in progress” and the stop restore feature isn’t working

It’s been stuck in Restore in Progress for two months. I finally ignored it after fighting it for days but now my new phone is here and I need to backup the old phone. How can I force it stop restoring so that I can back it up?

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Posted on Dec 27, 2022 1:27 PM

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Posted on Dec 27, 2022 1:56 PM

VHIguy48 wrote:

It’s been stuck in Restore in Progress for two months. I finally ignored it after fighting it for days but now my new phone is here and I need to backup the old phone. How can I force it stop restoring so that I can back it up?



If you can't update or restore your iPhone or iPod touch

If you can't update or restore your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support



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Dec 27, 2022 1:56 PM in response to VHIguy48

VHIguy48 wrote:

It’s been stuck in Restore in Progress for two months. I finally ignored it after fighting it for days but now my new phone is here and I need to backup the old phone. How can I force it stop restoring so that I can back it up?



If you can't update or restore your iPhone or iPod touch

If you can't update or restore your iPhone or iPod touch - Apple Support



iPhone is stuck on “restore in progress” and the stop restore feature isn’t working

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