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kdzellmer Author

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help - My iPhone is locked up - error #53

On July 22 I was trying to upload the latest update on myiPhone SE (1st gen) - it

locked up - error #53

iPhone SE

Posted on Jul 23, 2020 8:23 AM

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KiltedTim

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Posted on Jul 23, 2020 8:29 AM

See this troubleshooting document: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205628

That particular error often indicates a hardware failure, which would explain why it choked during the update.

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