How to retrieve older backups

I recently got a new phone a couple of months ago the 5, I had the 4 before. On my 4 I had text messages saved. I downloaded an application on my Mac to see if I can retrieve any ealier messages sent before i got the 5. For some reason the app had my phone on loading for a long time so I unplugged it from the computer to see if it would go back to normal but it didn't. So the computer made me restore my phone. Well when I restored it none of the messages were there and I lost all the messages that were saved on my phone. I seen in my phone that I had several backups.... my phone backups up everday when I plug it in at night to charge. Is there a way that i can see all my backups and pick the one that goes back the farthest to get my messages back? Please help... i had some really memorable times on my texts. thanks

If you can't get it to work, some other options are:
http://www.icopybot.com/itunes-backup-manager.htm (this allows you to edit data in the backup but be careful or you'll render it unusable)
http://msb.macsupport-pr.com
http://supercrazyawesome.com
All of these are for medium to advanced users.  You might save yourself a lot of headaches by just backing up your phone to iCloud as it is now, then restoring the older backup to see what's on it.  When you're done, restore back to your iCloud backup.

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  • HT1766 how to restore older backups? I can only access the latest backup but I need the one before that.

    How to restore older backups? I can only access the latest backup but I need the one before that.

    You would only have that backup if you saved it somewhere.
    Itunes only keeps the latest one.

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    I seem to have lost the text messages off my phone after a backup. All I see in the backups (using iExplorer Backup Explorer) are the most recent text messages that are new since my last backup. The specific text I am looking for would have been backed up a few weeks ago. Is there a way to restore or search from an older backup session? TimeMachine perhaps? Where are the files stored?
    I am running an iPhone 4 with OS7 and my backups are through iTunes 11.1 on my Intel iMac OSX 10.7.5.

    If you can't get it to work, some other options are:
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    http://msb.macsupport-pr.com
    http://supercrazyawesome.com
    All of these are for medium to advanced users.  You might save yourself a lot of headaches by just backing up your phone to iCloud as it is now, then restoring the older backup to see what's on it.  When you're done, restore back to your iCloud backup.

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    Hi,
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    How can i retrieve my icloud backup to my iphone 4 it is driving me nuts?

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    MY wifi upload speed is low so all icloud back ups is the 1st ones when the total size was like 700 megabytes or sth.... So i guess i rly lost the new files and nobody learn for free xD.....i think the reason of the overwritten back up is that when i chose to restore the backup maybe the i tunes asked me to make a new back up b4 restoring and i didnt pay attention ...or simply i forgot and made a new back up!!!....but i dunno how i can be asked if i wanna backup before i restore an old back up !! Is that possible ? I have no time to try again hehe

  • HT4859 how to restore older backup

    I need to restore from a back up that is older than the 3 listed on the backup list.  I waited serveral weeks before backing up not realizing automatic backups were happening so the one I really need was bumped from the list.  All my pictures were on it.  Is it possible?  Thank you for considering my plight

    Apple states that it only maintains up to 3 backups.  If it's no longer listed it is no longer available from iCloud.
    Your only option would be to restore them from a backup on your computer make with iTunes, if you have one.  You can check by opening iTunes and going to Preferences>Devices to view the backups list.

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  • HT1766 How can I select an older backup to restore my device from, rather than restoring from last backup performed?

    I did a backup after doing a sync with my iTunes only to find that I un-ticked the sync apps box, resulting in my apps to be deleted and most of them losing their data. I have all the data of these apps on backups I did previously to the most recent one but don't know how to select older backups.
    Is their anyway to restore my device from an older backup, rather than the most recent one?

    Knowing where backups are stored is one thing, interpreting them (and getting them back to your iOS device) is another!
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    When you get this all sorted out you can consider iCloud for additional backups. If you do not use iCloud routinely then you can switch it on temporarily to do a manual backup, even multiple backups.
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  • How do I retrieve a older backup on itunes that I saved last week in the PC. Currently, it shows the latest backup was yesterday, but I need the backup I saved on 18.10.13. Can anyone help?

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  • I deleted an app by mistake. when I tried to restore my phone from my icloud backup it wasn't there.  I need an older backup. How long are they kept?? Thank you

    I delted an app by mistake.  when i tried to restore my phone from icloud I need an older backup. How long are they kept?? I'd like to get this app and it's contents back.
    thanks

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  • I upgraded to the new IOS, but lost data and apps. When I try and restore the only backup I see is the one made AFTER the lost data. How can I access an older backup from the cloud?

    I upgraded to the new IOS, but lost data and apps. When I try and restore the only backup I see is the one it made AFTER the lost data. How can I access an older backup from the cloud?

    Why don't you talk to apple and find out if backup exists? That conversation with apple will stop your guessing.

  • How do you eliminate older backups from Time Capsule?

    How do you eliminate older backup copies from a older model of time capsule?

    Randoolpyh wrote:
    How do you eliminate older backup copies from a older model of time capsule?
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  • How do I retrieve my backup info after my phone is stolen

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    What info?
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    You should be importing all pics talen with iphone to your computer regularly as you would with any digital camera.  They will be wherever you put them.
    You should be transferring any itunes purchases made on your iphone to your computer regularly.  They should be in itunes.
    You can redownload some itunes purchases in some countries:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

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