HT4859 Restoring backups from iCloud

Can't restore iCloud backups to my phone even after following the advice online

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Navigate to Settings > General > Reset > Erase all contents and settings on the device you want to restore.
When this completes and the Set-Up Assistant starts, choose "Restore from iCloud Backup" and enter your iCloud account and password. You will see the three most recent backups for each of the devices on which you enabled Backup. Choose which backup to restore from.
What happens when you try this.

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Does your iPhone 5 IOS is later than iPhone 6 IOS?
If true, you need to update your iPhone 6 before you can restore from your backup.
If not, is iPhone 6 connected to power supply?

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Hi.
A few days ago I've deleted data and settings from my iPad and updated it to 8.1.2. Then, I wanted to restore backup from iCloud, but got error, that I can't restore my backup. Tried three last copies, other wifi, many solutions from support - the same error. Support said me, my backups are broken. And they can't help me.
OK. I've found some programs in internet for download backups and restore it. Only trials. And they work, they see my backups, download and show me my data. I need to buy program to restore data to my iPad. I don't want to buy, because, if that programs can restore my data, why Apple support can't do this?

Photos and videos from your camera roll are backed up to iCloud when you do an iCloud backup.
This article tells you how to restore an iCloud backup:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4036

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Apple has shutdown MobileMe. You have to switch over to iCloud.

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modular747 wrote:
Yes. You can't restore a backup made with an iOS version later than the one installed on the device
Yes, if you're restoring from iCloud. No, if restoring from iTunes.

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If notes were synced to icloud they can be retreived from icloud.com website.
If notes were backed up to icloud that can be retrieved with restore of device.
Problem is that if notes were synced to icloud, you are very unlikely to lose those, and chances are you would not be here. Another problem is that notes are in most of the times aren't in backup. Notes normally backed up/synced by imap servers and in that case backup contains only such servers settings, but notes are downloaded later automatically after restore from back up.
I know all that sounds like blah blah blah, but here is summary
if notes are not in icloud.com - backup is probably useless and places to check would be notes folders of email accounts that were set up on the phone. Example - I have yahoo account and yahoo server syncs my notes. When I go to yahoo.com and login, there is folder - notepad - contains all my notes, I can copy, save and so on.

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Is it being blocked because iCloud recognises it as not being the latest iOS?
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I have the same problem with an iPhone 4 with iOS 5.1.1, I'm trying to restore my iPhone with a backup made with iCloud (when I made the backup 2 weeks ago I had the same iOS version, 5.1.1).
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Just got replacement iPhone 4S started resorting data from iCloud in apple shop but then came home before it completed. Connected to wifi at home but restoration won't complete. What do I do now?

You and your wife are using the same ID for icloud - that is your problem. Using the same ID keeps all devices in sync. Delete something from one device and it goes from all devices. You should each use your own IDs (have two icloud accounts - but if sharing the same ID for the itunes store, you can keep that ID on each device for the store, not icloud).
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Go to Settings>General>Reset and tap Erase All Content and Settings. This will erase your phone. Then you will go through the setup screens again as you did when your phone is new, and when given the option, select Restore from iCloud Backup.
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To restore it, you need to do Settings > General > Reset > Erase all content and settings, then start the iPhone setup process. Once you enter your WiFi and Apple ID and password, you will be asked how to set up your iPhone. iCloud backup will be a choice (assuming the same Apple ID created it).

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I have backed up my info on iCloud on my iPhone 4, I will reset my phone and how do I recover the back up?

Delete All Content And Settings under General>Reset (at the bottom) will restore your phone to factory conditions. Make sure you have an iCloud backup set up before you do that. The process should take a minute or so on an iOS 5 device. Then when the phone restarts at the setup screen, you have the option to restore from iCloud backups.
Restoring to factory settings: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2110
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HT4859 Restoring backups from iCloud

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