How to Restore iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch From Old Backup

restore the iphone in old backup usin iTunes & iCloud

Here you can learn how to restore the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from an old backup. This way, you can migrate all the data (messages, mail, photos, videos, contacts, calendars, and documents) from the old iOS devices to the new ones. iCloud is the best way to restore the old backup on the iPad and iPhone. This is the right place to learn about restoring the iPhone from an old backup.

How to Find Old Backups in iCloud or iTunes

To view a list of all backups in iCloud Settings -> iCloud -> Storage & Backup (here you can see a list of all backups).

To view a list of all backups in iTunes Devices -> Restore from Backup -> Choose Backup from your iOS device.

Single backup files have backup data for Calendars, Contacts, personal settings, and Text messages.

Now you have a backup of your old iPhone or iPad. You can proceed to restore the process in 2 ways.

  1. iCloud provides an option to restore your device from an old backup using WiFi.
  2. You can restore your iOS device with iTunes  (With a lightning cable).

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Method 1: Restore old backup in the iOS device using iCloud

Here, you can learn about restoring old backups on the iOS device using iCloud.

  1. On your iOS device, launch the Settings App.
  2. Tap on iCloud.
  3. Tap on Storage & Backup.
  4. You can view a list of all old backups. Find the right backup and restore the old backup to the iOS device (iPhone, iPad, or iPod) from iCloud. iPhone choose backup

Method 2: Restore old backup in iPad and iPhone using iTunes

Here you can learn about restoring old backups on the iPad and iPhone using iTunes.

  1. Launch the iTunes app on your computer (Mac or Windows).
  2. Connect your iPhone or iPad to the computer using a lightning cable.
  3. Now you can see the connected device in the iTunes Device tab.
  4. Then select and right-click your device from the left side list and choose “Restore from Backup”. iTunes restore from backup
  5. Press the Device drop-down where you have to choose the old backup.
  6. Click the Restore button. iTunes restore from Backup Mac

The above-mentioned steps will surely help you to restore the iPhone from the old backup. And if you face any issues when you try to restore your Apple iOS device using iTunes or iCloud, let us know via comment. Bye-bye.

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  1. We lost a file on our iPad "Notes" this week. It just disappeared while my wife was working on it This is the original iPad. It appears to backup every morning. However, I cannot find any older backup files than just the one from this morning. I had hoped to restore the backup from this past Wednesday. I have tried to find the older backups in both the iPad and also my iTunes file. I can only see the one backed up at 3:40 AM today.

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