I'm the good advice that you just didn't take...
Fuck you iTunes!!!
9+ hours yesterday trying to sync and back up my phone so I can try to upgrade. Probably still going to lose my stuff. Except my shit…already lost that many times over in the process. Upgrade is going to have to wait til next day off now…too many hours fighting with iTunes and already lost way too much sleep last night. I love my iPhone, but definitely not liking what it takes to make it keep working well. The technical side of Apple is not very kind. Also, iTunes does not play well with others.

Remember how much more simple the old tin cans and strings were?