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iPhone restore error 1012
What iTunes and Finder are actually telling you, and which component to look at first.
Error 1012
No consistent cause — additional evidence is needed — Apple lists as possible hardware issue; historically tied to baseband downgrade era - not well documented
Most likely: Not attributable to one partStop guessing which part failed
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