Updated to IOS 6, can't access previous back up.. PLEASE HELP!

[newyuvala]

I've had a jail broken iphone version 5.1.1, and decided to update to IOS 6. iTunes has been automatically backing up my iphone, but when I updated to IOS 6 I wasn't able to set up a new iphone from back up thus losing access to all of my pictures, contacts, messages, and more...

I assume I couldn't do it because the iphone was backed up while jail broken, but the fact that THERE IS a back up makes me believe there's some way I can access it and regain my files.


Thank you for the help!

 

[hookbill]

I'm pretty sure all you need to do is plug your iPhone into your computer, click on the device and then "restore back up." Now I am not versed in jailbreak so I might be wrong but that's what I would do.

 

[NCHornet]

I thought you had to unjailbreak before you load the new firmware, but I could be wrong. There are also sights where you can download a fresh 5.1.1 , just google it and I am sure you will find it. I am waiting on going to the new firmware until I know it is stable and worth doing. YMMV