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title: "How to restore iPhone X using iTunes"  
description: "How to restore iPhone X using iTunes"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-10-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50477/how-to-restore-iphone-x-using-itunes  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["iphone x"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to restore iPhone X using iTunes

How to [restore](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/239/how-to-back-up-and-restore-a-mysql-database) iPhone X using iTunes\
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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

To **restore your smartphone to factory settings in Tunes,** follow these steps: \

1. **Use the USB** or **Lightning cable** that came with your iPhone X to connect it to your computer.
2. On your PC, **launch iTunes.**
3. If asked, enter your **iPhone's passcode** or tap the Trust This Computer option on the screen.
4. To continue, follow the onscreen instructions.
5. When your **[iPhone X](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50476/how-to-restore-your-iphone-x-from-a-backup-in-cloud)** appears in iTunes, choose it.
6. In iTunes, go to the Summary section.
7. In Tunes, **select Restore [device] or Restore Backup**. Then, to restore from, find and pick your selected backup.
8. To finalize the action**, click Restore once again.** After that, iTunes will begin erasing your device and installing the most recent iOS version for your iPhone. Enter the password for your encrypted backup if asked.

Your **iPhone X will restart after it restores to factory settings.** By then you can set it up as new. **[Read more](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50482/how-to-force-restart-your-iphone-x-hard-reset)**


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