i upgraded original iphone iphone 4 last february. had gone through divorce , did not want photos, contacts, texts, old life automatically installed on new iphone. complex task of separating details emotionally daunting @ time, put off entire year , built new life new iphone.
before proceeding, please know i'm tech savvy , have been apple user since 1989. know danger of not backing , understand screwed up. so, please, kindly skip lecture when offering assistance. thank understanding!
when connected new phone computer, sloppy , hit revert. enough time passed serious damage before realized mistake. year's worth of information removed phone quit itunes , ripped cord computer before complete process , install "new" reverted data. photos on phone removed not revert photos installed. old notes removed not revert notes installed. stopped mid-process.
researched forum , elsewhere ways access "drive" see if files remain. learned need jailbreak. proceeded jailbreak using tool find power pc users, pwnagetool 4.2. procedure went smoothly until stopped when itunes stated going "erase" phone before installing new software. didn't want more "erasing" until better understood happening.
iphone forensics site stated jailbreaking software can installed in partition used system , that, when using million-dollar service, user data untouched. unclear if true jailbreaking. attempting data recovery need process of access minimal damage, i'm unclear happens , where, when jailbreak program states via itunes going "erase" before installing. i'm thinking "erase" (which know involves writing zeros) means "marking overwrite" may confusing traditional spinning drives memory-like nature of iphone storage.
so, questions far:
1. if stopped "revert" process before data written, did itunes "erase" old files first or mark them "overwrite"? if did not allow full revert process completed, of old files still there yet invisible?
2. jailbreaking limited changes in system partition? itunes "erase" every last sector of drive before installing new ipsw or sector involving system. did overwrite needed sectors, leaving user data sectors intact, if not visible?
3. there jailbreak procedures available not require itunes , can employable on ios 4.2.1. discovered jailbreakme states must "upgrade" system before can used.
4. there easier way or program out there (besides resorting $2000 data recovery , forensics services can't afford) @ drive files that:
a. not require jailbreaking?
b. can done power pc (my other big problem in nightmare; can't afford macintel either @ time)?
if can solve question of what's left on drive , "erasing" while jailbreaking may complicate data recovery, i'll post new discussion regarding next steps. thank in advance time, expertise, , willingness strangers come here. have great day!
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