How can I find an older backup of my iPhone?

Please help I have iPhone 4. Today I decided to install iOS 7.0.2 by plugging it into my computer, since I was having soo may problems with iOS7. Anyways I had backed up my iPhone to my account on my computer previously and it showed all my apps, etc. When I went to update the software it asked if I wanted to back it up I of course clicked yes it looked like it was backing up just fine, but then it gave me an error 6 that said it could not restore my phone. After going through all the trouble shooting tips the last one was to restart my computer I did. And when the computer turned back on it said I had to restore phone to factory setting then log into my iTunes account since my phone had not been backed up in 16 weeks. Now I don't know how long ago I backed it up last but I know it was sooner than 16 weeks. Any ways I then restored the back up to my phone, and only some of the information and apps were backed up. It is strange apps that I have had on there for over a year maybe even two years did not get put back on, however pictures that I took yesterday are still on my phone please help I have alot of importnat information saved on allot of those apps like password app and one note.
Is there a way I can restore my phone back to the settings even if it was from a few weeks ago when I last backed up to install iOS 7.
Not sure if it maters but I always back up to "this computer" and not "iCloud"

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