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<p>If you are like me, an iPhone or iPad user and have the need to restore the software on your device, you might receive the following error:</p>
<p><strong>The iPhone could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1611). </strong></p>
<p>You may also receive this error with <strong>error code (1604) and (1609)</strong>. If you find this solution useful and had a different error code, please post your comment below.</p>
<p>Solution</p>
<p>I have tried various sources on the net, but I haven&#8217;t found anything that would solve my issue, although the solution was fairly simple.</p>
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<p>I have used the front USB ports on my Lenovo machine at work (haven&#8217;t tried it at home PC though) and when I&#8217;ve choosed to restore iPhone or iPad and after device restarted, Windows was looking for the iPhone/iPad drivers again. As this process takes some time because Windows always searched the Windows Update for drivers, device installation always failed.</p>
<p>The problem lies in front USB ports. I presume that low power or something else is the culprit.</p>
<p>So, before anything else, try to use onboard (rear side of your PC) USB ports. It should help.</p>
<p>Feel free to post your comments below.</p>

iPhone could not be restored. Error occurred (1611)
