Stuck on Error 29 while Restoring iTunes

Asked By James B Payton 20 points N/A Posted on - 12/11/2012

 

Hello People,

I wanted to restore on my ITunes and received an error. It is showing the error 29. I tried it several times and several ways but no result. Only the error 29 appears. Have you any idea for the error 29?

Please help me to get a remedy of this issue.

Thanks.

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Answered By Walck Elaine 10 points N/A #134633

Stuck on Error 29 while Restoring iTunes

 

Following steps surely help you

1. See hidden files under your folder options.

2.You have to close the iTunes and disconnect your iDevice from your pc.

3.Please go to following directory:

C:Users*UsersName*AppDataRoamingApple ComputeriTunesDevice Support

4.You have to Backup the files available in the folder and delete them from that folder.

5.Lastly put your iPhone into Recover Mode and after that Restore the Custom firmware.

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Answered By Dillan Aldo 0 points N/A #134632

Stuck on Error 29 while Restoring iTunes

Hi James,

The error 29 that you are receiving is caused by incompatible battery.  If you have just changed your battery, you need to make sure that it is the same model as the old one. 

You can also try the steps below and see if it will help fix the problem.

For Windows:

• Click Start, then go to Programs then navigate to Accessories
• Open Notepad or Wordpad
• Click File Menu then select Open
• Browse to this directory – Windows/System32/drivers/etc
• Under File Type, select All Documents
• Open "hosts"
• Delete everything that has "gs.apple.com"
• Click on Save
• Try to restore your device again

For MAC:

• Go to Applications folder
• Then go to utilities folder
• Launch Terminal
• Then type this – sudo/nano/etc/hosts then press Return
• Type in your password
• Using the arrow key, navigate to the lines containing  “gs.apple.com” entires, then press # in front of the text
• Press Control+O to save
• Then press Control+X to exit the editor
• Try to restore your device again

I hope this will help resolve your problem.

 

 

 

 

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• Posted on - 12/18/2012
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