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November 11, 2026 at 4:26 pm
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Owen ParkerParticipant
– Use a genuine Apple USB‑C to Lightning cable (or a certified data‑capable USB‑C cable) for the restore; charging‑only cables lack data lines and cause Error 9.
– After swapping to a proper cable, put the iPhone into Recovery Mode again and retry the restore in Finder.
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