HT5772 i can't restore my backup from my itunes cause not enough space on phone.

i can't restore my backup from my itunes cause not enough space on phone.

The thing is my disk C: only have 24G space. After backup only left 2G. Can i restore my iphone through different location such as my external hard disk? Can i copy the back up folder to my external hard disk then delete the one at C: ?

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Hello Peter39,
After reviewing your post, it sounds like the iPhone will not update because it needs more space available. I would recommend that you read these articles, they may be helpful in troubleshooting your issue.
If you need more space for an iOS update - Apple Support
If you can't update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a nice day,
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iOS: How to back up
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Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

HT201272 Having a bad day my iTunes library got corrupted and my back up disk has failed how can I restore my purchases from the iTunes store

Having a bad day my iTunes library got corrupted and my back up disk has failed how can I restore my purchases from the iTunes store? When I try it tells me the pruchases have already been downloaded to this computer.

Does your purchased rmusic appears under the Purchased link under Quicklinks on the right-hand side of the iTunes store home page (music can't be re-downloaded in all countries) ? If they do and you don't have the cloud symbol against them so as to re-download them, then do you still have the entries for them in your library i.e. where you would normally click on them to play them ? If you do then try deleting them from there (iTunes will be seeing them and assuming that you still have them somewhere) and they should then get the cloud symbol for re-downloading in the Purchased link.
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Guys am using an iphone 5s that is sealed new, and i tried to restore my backup from my itunes and it was restored a wrong backup that doesnt belong to me and it contains an icloud account, and i want to delete this account. Any help please.

Guys am using an iphone 5s that is sealed new, and i tried to restore my backup from my itunes and it was restored a wrong backup that doesnt belong to me and it contains an icloud account, and i want to delete this account. Any help please.

This phone was new. And it was sealed from the box that was closed. And the backup was on my laptop. And this icloud account was saved by mistake on my laptop.

HT4847 How do I put my iPhone stored items into my iCloud storage?i have bought an upgrade but none of my phones stored items have moved to iCloud.i can't download new update from apple. due to not enough and yet iCloud space is empty??please help thanks

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Restoring backup in itunes fails- not enough space

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This has really put me off switching to the Apple environment which I was considering doing. Think I'll go down the Google/Android/Samsung product route.
Thanks for letting us know.
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HT1766 Restore backup function says there is not enough space on my iPhone to restore backup. How do I fix this/how do I know how much space I need on my iPhone?

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Can't download itune movie, not enough space 6gig available?

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Before i update my mac i backup all my files to the external hard drive after i update it to OSX (10.9)i can not restore them, due to new update i had to change my hard drive thats how i lost all my files
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regards

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HT4859 How do you restore a backup from iCloud? My notes somehow disappeared and I can't figure out how to restore

My notes disappeared for some reason. How do I restore from iCloud? Went into backup but couldn't find an option for restoring! Help?

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Fast backup for iTunes library (Windows)
Grab SyncToy 2.1, a free tool from MS. This can be used to copy your entire iTunes library (& other important data folders) onto another hard drive or network share. You can then use SyncToy periodically to synchronise or echo your library to the backup. A preview will show which files need to be updated giving you a chance to spot unexpected changes and during the run only the new or updated files will be copied saving lots of time.
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With this method you get a file for file clone so if you accidentally delete/corrupt a single file you can just go and copy that back from the backup.
It's never a good idea to rely on only having one copy of a file, and even worse if that copy is buried inside an archive format. A single error can render the entire archive inaccessible.
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