Can I restore an iPhone 3G from an iPhone5 Backup?

Basically I want to transfer everything possible from an iphone 5 to an iphone 3G... what are my options?
Thanks!

Well, you can't restore an iPhone 5 backup to an iPhone 3G, so there is nothing you can transfer except for contacts, calendars, apps & music...all of which you'll have to sync to your iPhone 3G.
Note: No apps that require an iOS higher than iOS 4.2.1 will sync to your 3G.

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Seeing the problems people are having with iOS4 updates, I am leaving my 3g on 3.1. However, when I get a new iPhone 4, will I be able to restore my data from my 3.1 backup? Any advice appreciated.

will I be able to restore my data from my 3.1 backup?
Yes. The OS itself is NOT included in the iphone backup, only your data & settings.

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I had to restore my iphone 5 from an icloud backup from a week ago. everything restored fine, but it only brought back my imessages up to the backup date (a week ago); but all the messages up to today are on my mac messages app on my macbook air; how can i get them all back on my phone? why isnt it syncing from icloud automatically if its still available on my mac? Thanks for any help!

iCloud doesn't sync iMessages. They are sent from the iMessage server to your devices, not synced between devices. I don't think you'll be able to get these messages back on your phone, but you should be receiving any new messages.

How can i restore my Iphone 4s from error 1611

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or what other way to fix it,
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take a look at the link http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694 find error code and follow instructions to resolve.

How can I restore Parental Control Settings from Time Machine Backup?

I was trying to adjust one of the parental controlled accounts for my child. I disabled parental controls, rebooted, and re-enabled it. Now all the settings that I had setup before are gone. How can I restore Parental Control Settings from Time Machine Backup?

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I've found a solution to my problem.
Time Machine locates extenal HDD backups differently depending if they were done via a network or via a USB/FireWire/Thunderbolt connection.
My initial backup was done via a direct Thunderbolt connection. I ran into the above issue b/c the second time when I tried looking for the backup file the HDD was conencted to my iMac and I was accessing it via a network conenction.
I simply connected the drive directly to my MacBook pro and ... voila. I was able to see the backup, select the iPhoto library and begin the restore.
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can i restore my iphone to a previous dated backup?
After downloading the newest software my iphone restored to factory settings and although i had a previous backup saved everytime i restore it to the backup my iphone remains with the factory settings. Is there any way i can restore it to get all my stuff back?

If you have backups in iTunes or iCloud, you can restore the iPhone.
Take a look at the instructions in this Apple doc -> iOS: How to back up and restore your content

How can I restore my iphone 4s to a previous backup I can see in the backup folder?

Ok, here's a question for the restore/ backup pros.
On 1/4/14 I thought I would back up my iPhone 4s because it had been over a year (yeah, I know not a good idea to wait so long) since I had last backed it up (8/13/12, to be exact). So, when I connected it to my computer, iTunes recommended I update the iTunes software. So, I did. Somewhere in the middle of the update I noticed that my iPhone kinda "rebooted" and I saw what a friend of mine referred to as the "restore iPhone" image on it.
Then, I received an error message from iTunes saying that there was a problem with my iPhone & that I would have to restore it to factory settings. WTH!!!!
I went ahead and befored the restore. Oddly enough, I seemed to get all my data back. Heck, I even got emails & contacts that I added minutes before I tried to back it up. I thought I had dodged a bullet & then I started to notice Apps that were missing & other Apps that I had deleted long ago back on the iPhone.
Then, other anomolies surfaced, like photos missing, contacts missing, & worst of all the App that I used to store some really preceious pictures, photo vault, was also gone (and all my most precious pictures). Those pics were not in my camera roll any longer as I had moved them to this App.
Okay, I studied all I could on the net & learned where the backup files are stored on my computer and huh, it looks likes it took a back up right before (during?) the iTunes update that caused all this mess. The problem is, iTunes doesn't show this backup as one I can select when trying to restore it.
My Question is, "How can I restore my iPhone to the backup dated 1/4/14 that I can clearly see in the backup folder?"
Many thanks, psmcpher

oops. typo: "I went ahead and befored the restore." should be... I went ahead and performed the restore.

Can't restore my iPhone 6 from iCloud cause of some random email.

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ENglish is not my first language so there can be mistakes. So as you have seen from up I have an iPhone 6+ and I can't restore it because of some random email. I haven't ever seen this happening or that email so I really don't know what I'm doing anymore. :/ help me guys? I tried restart iPhone when it was "on the white screen" but it still gives only that random email. I have bought LEAGALLY it, I come from Finland where I bought it.

Should be legit means here that yep it is and if it isn't something is relly wrong . I bought my iPhone 6+ from Apple Authorize Store, Verkkokauppa in Helsinki, and it is really strange that there even can be some random email when you are restoring staff from your iCloud. But as I said it there ain't any problem anymore. Thanks for the help!

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I just received my Verizon iPhone 4 - I've been waiting forever for this - AT&T does not have any 3G coverage in my area.
Anyway - I tried to "restore" the new phone from the backup of my old iPhone 3gs, but itunes won't show the 3gs as an option in the list of backups. The only backup options I have are my iPad, my daughter's iPod touch, and of course, the iPhone4.
However, if I plug the 3gs in, itunes gives me the option of restoring it from all of the backups - the 3gs, the iphone4, the ipad, and the ipod touch.
Any ideas what could be causing this problem? I thought it may have something to do with the fact that I updated the 3gs to ios 4.3, but I updated the ipad as well.
Anyone have any ideas?
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I have contacts and notes and calendar items that I'm not going to re-enter by hand.
There is no reason to re-enter anything by hand, set up syncing for your device and then sync it just like you do your current iPhone. If you utilize MobileMe or an exchange account for syncing contacts/email/calendars, set it up on the device.
Good point; my email and contacts will populate once I sync with my yahoo account (no Mobile Me right now). I was using the calendar on the iphone, that syncs with my personal calendar on my macbook pro. Since that's not tied to an email account, I'm not sure how to get the calendar on the mac to sync with the new phone.
The other issue seems to be syncing the notes from the old phone to the new phone. I'm not crazy about the Notes app since it doesn't alphabetize notes, but I've used it anyway when I'm in a hurry and need to jot something quickly. So can I sync the notes from the old phone to the new phone?

Trying to restore my iPhone 4s from a previous backup and I keep getting a message that says "not enough room on the iPhone". Help!

I am trying to restore my iPhone 4s settings from a previous backup and now I'm getting a "not enough room on the iPhone" message. This is very frustrating. How can I fix this?

If the backup you're trying to restore from is encrypted, you will not be able to use that backup if you can't remember the encrypted backup passcode.
If on a Mac, & you elected to save the passcode to your Keychain, you can recover the passcode from your Keychain. Otherwise, your data is unrecoverable.
While you can continue to sync/backup, if you can't remember it & want to remove it, you'll have to delete your existing backups & restore the phone as a new device. Your data will be unrecoverable.
You delete your existing backups here: iTunes>Preferences>Devices.

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I was attempting to upgrade my iPhone to the new operating system today, and when my computer tried to restore the iPhone there is an error that the backup failed. I don't think there was any indication that the backup failed before it cleared the phone. I believe that I successfully synced the phone prior to initiating "the backup." Does a previous backup exist on my computer?
Thanks in advance for any advice...
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I just tried to delete all my data from my iPhone 5 32gb iOS 7.0.4 (with not working lock/sleep button) to install iOS 8.0.2 and after that the loading bar appeared on the screen. When it finished, the iPhone rebooted and went into Recovery Mode loop and it is still in it (after 3 hours +). Also, iTunes doesn't detect the iPhone at all.
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My new iphone 5 refuses to restore from a backup of my old 4S using i tunes (latest version).
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Is there any way to restore an iPhone 4 from a previous backup?

I accidentally deleted all my contacts from my cloud settings, prior to backing it up on the computer. I hadn't realized it until I checked my phone again. Now the current backup has no contacts. Is there any way to restore my phone from a previous back up?
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