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Question

Why does my iPhone update download but then fail?!?!

Sep 15, 2012 10:43PM PDT

I am going to destroy my mac. I have tried downloading the iPhone update 4 times, each time it downloads the completes the total amount of the file but then fails saying there is a connection issue. I have extremely fast internet. My connection is fine. I updated iTunes. *** do i need to do?

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Re: connection issue
Sep 15, 2012 10:45PM PDT

A connection issue with the Internet? Seems unlikely if the file is fully and succesfully downloaded.
Maybe a connection issue with the phone?

Kees

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nope
Sep 15, 2012 10:57PM PDT

its happening just before it finishes the download, when it is checking the file or something along those lines.

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Sorry, I couldn't read that in your post.
Sep 15, 2012 11:00PM PDT

Thanks for making it clear.

Kees

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A recent similar story.
Sep 15, 2012 11:59PM PDT

One of my friends was losing hair over a similar story. Besides the update failing it sometimes would fail to sync. I loaned him my iPhone cable and it worked the first try. Now to press him to return my cable.
Bob