Iphone 4G, the fourth generation Smartphone is one of the most dynamic creation of Apple which comes with latest and innovative features. It comes with outstanding features which are beyond the expectation of users. It comes with multitasking features, games, music, mp3 audio, camera, video recorder, multi touch screen, iOS operating system and much more. With the initiation of new operating system iOS 4.2.1, many more latest features like AirPrint and AirPlay has been added to it.

But you may encounter ITunes error 1013 while you are trying to update iphone 4 with iOS 4.2.1. Many Apple users are reportin that they are getting two error messages –iTunes error 1013 or ITunes error 1611 while they are upgrading their iOS version. In critical situations the error may result in data loss situations, so it better to create backup of all iphone data. IPhone backup software is efficient and reliable software that creates backup of all iPhone data.

There are no proper ways to fix iTunes Error 1013 but you may try following steps to solve the issue.

How to fix iTune Error 1013 on Mac system:

1. Open “Applications”
2. Open “Utilities folder”
3. Start “Terminal” and enter following command: “sudo nano/etc/hosts” and then click on return button.
4. Enter your Pass code
5. Now use down arrow key to search for ‘gs.apple.com’ entry and when the mouse error is in front of it, make sure that you comment out that entry with the “#” sign typed in before the text line.
6. Now press Ctrl+O to save the file.
7. Restore iPhone.

How to fix iTune Error 1013 on Windows system:

1. Go to Start->Programs -> Accessories
2. Open notepad or Wordpad
3. In Notepad click “Open” from file Menu.
4. Click open and browse following folder : Windows/ System/32/drivers/etc
5. Click on “Select all documents” in files of type
6. Open “Hosts”
7. Delete the line that has this text : “gs.apple.com” or similar text.
8. Click save and restore iPhone.