Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Work-around for the "Deleting All Photos" Bug


Ouch. This is the first real problem I've encountered with the iPhone. After accumulating about 800 pictures I finally decided to get organized and clean out the ones I didn't really need anymore. For the first time I clicked the 'Delete Imported' button in iPhoto after making sure I had a copy of them all. I was shocked to discover that after doing so I could no longer access any subsequent photos taken with the iPhone.

Luckily this solution had been posted on the Apple - Support forums, not by an Apple employee, but by a clever and resourceful iPhone user.

1. Make sure your phone has been synchronized in the version of iTunes you are using.
2. Restore your phone. (in iTunes in the summary tab click the restore button)
3. After JUST the phone settings are restored, DO NOT restore your personal information from a back-up. It will prompt you for this, don't close this screen just hold off on it for now.
4. Simply take a photo (no need to disconnect). The photo should now appear in the camera roll, as usual.
5. NOW go back to itunes and restore your personal information from a back-up.

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