How do I retrieve the my iCloud data off of my old, unusable iPhone without sacrificing the data off of my current iPhone?
Firstly, I have 2 iCloud accounts, which creates constant confusion (considering I have a third "apple" acct. as well). I have not found any solutions (even the genius bar has been unhelpful) for this, but my current major issue is with storage space:
I have 2 iPads (first gen and a mini), and HAD 2 iPhones (4s and currently an iPhone5), plus one laptop:
ACCESS the old iPhone data (the phone drowned last month) on iCloud, such as the photos, notes, etc. This way I get my data (isn't that the point - backup??), and I also free up space to back up my current phone and ipad.
I'm currently way over my max data limit (which is the maximum purchase, btw).
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated at this point . . !
Cheers,
DAH
If I understand your question correctly, you want to recover data from an iCloud backup of another device without losing the data that is on your current device. You could do this by backing up your current device as it is now, either to iCloud or to your computer using iTunes if you don't have space in your iCloud account to back up. Then restore your device to the backup of your other device to recover the data. Then save the recovered data to your computer (by, for example, importing the photos as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083, and emailing any recovered notes to yourself, etc.). Then, when you're done saving the recovered data, restore your device back to the backup you made at the beginning, returning it to the state it was in when you started.
Another option would be to sign into the iCloud account your other device was using on icloud.com and back up some of the data to your computer as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4910. This would not, however, allow you to access your camera roll photos and other data that is not synced with iCloud.
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