Can iTunes restore, to a new phone, everything that was contained in a phone that was recently stolen?

I recently had my iphone stolen. I have the phone locked with the 4 digit passcode. I have not wiped the device, so if it's turned on again, it can be found and located. If I buy a new phone, can I restore it just like the old phone? I'm not certain if I have manually "backed up" the device. I've "synced" it recently, but am not sure if it backs it up when you sync it. Point is: Can iTunes restore my phone without having the device or having it previously manually backed up?

First thing done when you sync is an iPhone backup. Follow the directions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2109

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HT1766 i have backed up my iphone 5 and have a 5s I want to set up from that backup file. I have gone through the process once, and when I next connect the new AND the old phone to the mac and open itunes, restore or create new phone comes up not synch??

i have backed up my iphone 5 and have a 5s I want to set up from that backup file. I have gone through the process once, and when I next connect the new AND the old phone to the mac and open itunes, restore or create new phone comes up not synch?? Tried starting the whole process over once but same result. Seems not to recognise the phone and just synch as it should. Help?

Hello CosK,
The following guide can step you through the process of using a backup of your iPhone 5 to transfer your content to your iPhone 5s.
Transfer content from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a new device
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2109
Should one or both of your phones fail to appear in iTunes, the following article provides troublesooting steps that can assist.
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Cheers,
Allen

Can't restore to my new phone

Hello all, well I got apple to give me another iphone because of the 3.1 troubles. Well my new phone won't restore with my phone contact list. So I've lost all of my phone numbers. I tried going to edit/preferences/devices and choosing a backup date in itunes but since my new phone has a new IMEI number it will not let me pick the date I need to back up and get the info. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can do this to retrieve my phone list? Please any help. Thanks

Thanks for your very helpful reply. It's just what I needed after the stress and upset of having my phone and indeed my entire handbag stolen. I was under the impression that this was a forum to get help, but with people like you around apparently not!
Please see below re some of your rude and in fact incorrect comments:
diesel vdub wrote:
Laurs234 wrote:
when I log into iTunes my old device isn't showing in the device list.
Why would it? Devices only appear in the list when they are connected to iTunes either physically via a cable or via Wi-Fi.
Actually, that's wrong. Maybe you should check your facts before you post rude and incorrect replies!
Laurs234 wrote:
If it's not showing in the device list how can I restore the content to my new phone?
Read the User's Guide before asking any more silly questions. Not trying to be rude but you come across as clueless. The User's Guide covers basic functionality.
I have read the guide, it doesn't answer my question. Perhaps if you read the guide yourself you would be aware of that!

Insurance replaced my iPhone 4S with a 5 but can't restore settings on new phone

I did update my 4S with the new operating system last night and my insurance replacement came today. I tried to restore my settings on the the iPhone 5 but it's saying I can't because my software is too old. The replacement phone doesn't have iOS7 and my old 4S does. Should I treat the the replacement as a new phone, then update it and then wipe it clean and try the restore? I can't find a solution.
Thanks,
Chris

You will need to update the new phone to ios 7 before you can restore from backup. Forced recovery will get your new phone up to date http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
Or......you can just go through the prompts to activate your new iphone, skipping any step that require an apple id, update OTA and then erase all content and settings after you are done. Once your erase all content and settings it will ask you to setup again which will allow you to select your icloud backup

Help- erased my iPhone through Find my iPhone (as it was stolen) but now I can't see how to restore to my new phone!

My iPhone 4 was recently stolen, so I erased it via the Find my iPhone app. I'm planning to get a new one and will want to restore it so it has all the data and setting from my old phone, but when I log into iTunes my old device isn't showing in the device list. If it's not showing in the device list how can I restore the content to my new phone?

Thanks for your very helpful reply. It's just what I needed after the stress and upset of having my phone and indeed my entire handbag stolen. I was under the impression that this was a forum to get help, but with people like you around apparently not!
Please see below re some of your rude and in fact incorrect comments:
diesel vdub wrote:
Laurs234 wrote:
when I log into iTunes my old device isn't showing in the device list.
Why would it? Devices only appear in the list when they are connected to iTunes either physically via a cable or via Wi-Fi.
Actually, that's wrong. Maybe you should check your facts before you post rude and incorrect replies!
Laurs234 wrote:
If it's not showing in the device list how can I restore the content to my new phone?
Read the User's Guide before asking any more silly questions. Not trying to be rude but you come across as clueless. The User's Guide covers basic functionality.
I have read the guide, it doesn't answer my question. Perhaps if you read the guide yourself you would be aware of that!

I need to move my photos and contacts from my old iPhone 3 to my new iPhone 4. When I open iTunes, it is not letting me sync my old phone so I can back up to my new phone. Any thoughts?

I need to move my photos and contacts from my old iPhone 3 to my new iPhone 4. When I open iTunes, it is not letting me sync my old phone so I can back up to my new phone. Any thoughts?

Buy a Mac OS X 10.6 DVD from the online Apple Store, install it, and run Software Update twice.
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Iphone 3GS was dropped and will not turn on or respond to USB connection. Is there any way to extract the data off when it is not responding so that I can restore to my new phone?

The phone is physically intact, but you can see the LCD is cracked behond the glass. I have tried plugging it in, tried putting it on the charger, and resetting it using the off and home buttons, bit response. I don't need the phone to work, but I do need to be bale to back it up in order to restore to the new phone. Is there any way to extract the data or back up the hard drive without repairing the phone? Just curious what my options are before I spend cash trying to fix the phone and find out there was another way to get the data. Any thoughts here or should a good repair shop being able to create a backup somehow?

Im not going to be much help because I don't know of anything else to besides take it somewhere that fixes electronics and see if they can get it off some how maybe if you take it to an apple store they can do something to get your information.

I have a white screen on my iPhone. I've reset it and have also done restore through iTunes. Didn't work. Was wondering if i restored as a new phone will i loose my contacts

i have a white screen on my computers. I tried resetting it and it worked for a few minutes until it was put to sleep and then went back to white screen when i turned it back on. I tried resetting again and it did not work. I then did restore for itunes. it didn't work. was wondering if i did restore, as a new phone set up in itunes will i loose my contacts. just want to make sure before i try in the event i have to buy a new phone want to be able to have the information to transfer.

restoring as new does just that. It will wipe your phone clean just as if you just bought it.
If you've been using your iPhone as recommended, you've been synching your contacts to your computer to a contact manager such as Outlook or Address Book, or you've been synching your contacts with a cloud service like MobileMe or Google. Your contacts should be safe in one of those locations.

How can I sync my Iph5 to my MacBook. The MacBook is currently on os x 10.5 and to sync itunes and backup my new phone I am getting a message saying i need 10.6 or later and it won't download.

.How can I sync my Iph5 to my MacBook to back up on itunes. The MacBook is currently on os x 10.5 and to sync itunes and backup my new phone I am getting a message saying i need 10.6 or later and it won't download.
catherine187

As stated in the System Requirements, an iPhone 5 runs iOS 6. In order to sync to a computer you must have OSX 10.6.8 or later and iTunes 11 on the computer. If you can upgrade your MacBook to OSX 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) you can purchase this version of OSX in the Apple Store. Most intel macs can run at least OSX 10.6.8. If your MacBook is a power pc Mac you are at the end of the supported operating systems and will not be able to upgrade the OSX or sync your iPhone 5.

How do I delete my old iPhone backup since I can not back up my new phone. Will I lose any pictures? Can you ever see what is actually on the cloud? Last, how do I delete the old iPhone back up. Thanks, been trying to do this for a long time.

I want to delete my old iPhone backup since I can not back up my new phone. Will I lose any pictures? Can you ever see what is actually on the cloud? Last, how do I delete the old iPhone back up. Thanks, been trying to do this for a long time.

Deleting the backup only permanently deletes the backup from iCloud. It doesn't do anything to the data currently in your account or on your devices. To delete it, go to Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup>Manage Storage, tap the name of the device that you want to delete the backup for, then tap Delete Backup.
You can't see anything in an iCloud backup, if that's want you're asking. You can only restore it to your device. You can, of course, see your other iCloud data.

My iCloud backup from my old phone shows incomplete is there a way to retrieve the data that I backup from my old phone even if it didn't complete . They told me that they would let if finish when I traded in my old phone. I want to restore it to new phon

My iCloud backup from my old phone shows incomplete is there a way to retrieve the data that I backup from my old phone even if it didn't complete . They told me that they would let if finish when I traded in my old phone. I want to restore it to new phone. Even if it didn't complete how to I restore the 5 g that did backup

Unfortunately you can't restore an incomplete backup.

When trying to update apps an invalid apple id show up and I cannot get the apple id to update to the same id, I have restored, restored as a new phone, I have been into the manage I am at wits end after 7 hours on hold and working with techs.

When trying to update apps an invalid apple id show up and I cannot get the apple id to update to the same id, I have restored, restored as a new phone, I have been into the manage I am at wits end after 7 hours on hold and working with techs.

Finally got through to tech support and found someone who seemed to know what was going on, he walked me through and using appleid.applesupport got me to a point where i could get a new password for the apple id that kept showing up.
I think you were on the right trail and I want to say thanks for your help. Much appreciated
ccl43

How can iTunes 4.2 be newer than iTunes 6.0.5?

I have iTunes 4.2 installed on my G4 running OS 10.3.9 and I want to upgrade to iTunes 6.0.5. When I run the installer and get to the Installation Type window all the packages under action are disabled. If I move the cursor over the word Disabled I get the following message:
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How can iTunes 4.2 be newer than iTunes 6.0.5?

How can iTunes 4.2 be newer than iTunes 6.0.5?
No idea what makes your Mac think it is.
Remove the 'iTunes(x).pkg' files from ./Library/Receipts and try installing again.
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All non-Apple apps will not open on my phone. I restored as a new phone and still will not work

All non-Apple apps will not open on my phone. I restored as a new phone and still will not work

Hello there, KScotty.
The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great steps for troubleshooting apps installed on your iOS device:
iOS: An app you installed unexpectedly quits, stops responding, or won’t open
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1702
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

My IPhone4s (cell phone) and my SIM card have destroyed.now I have lost all phone book number. I have just an mini-ipad2 ,it contain just contacts name which I had their email address in my yahoo Bookmark. how can I restore and reassume my phone numbers?

The best regards
DearSir/Madam
My IPhone4s (cell phone) and my SIM card have destroyed.now I have lost all phone book number. I have just an mini-ipad2 ,it contain notes and just contacts name which I had their email address in my yahoo Bookmark. how can I restore and reassume my phone numbers?
Please help me because I need to much to my phone Directory.
Thank you so much
Mehran

mehranheidari wrote:
Yes I have failed,unfortunately .
Then from where did you think you could recover your data?

Can iTunes restore, to a new phone, everything that was contained in a phone that was recently stolen?

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