iPhone X: Error 4013 - how to solve it

If you get the error 4013 in iTunes, it means that there was a problem restoring your iPhone X. In this article, you will learn the cause of error 4013 and what options you have to fix it.

iPhone X: This is the cause of error 4013

On iPhone X, error 4013 always occurs in connection with iTunes. If you have connected your iPhone X to the computer to restore it from an iTunes backup, you may encounter problems. If the connection between iTunes and iPhone X was interrupted during the restore process or there is a problem with the iTunes database, the restore process cannot be completed and you will see error 4013 instead.

These steps will help when error 4013 occurs on iPhone X

If you get the error message "Unable to restore iPhone. An unknown error occurred (4013).", you have several options to fix the problem.

1. First, restart your iPhone X and try if the recovery can be performed now.
2. To rule out a defect in the USB cable, connect your iPhone X with another cable as a test.
3. If you have a second computer, try to perform the recovery on it to exclude a defect of the computer as the cause of the error 4013.
4. If the cause of the error is iTunes, uninstall the program from your computer and also remove all program folders under "C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86)". Then restart your computer and reinstall iTunes.