ICloud backup of app data

My son can't recall the restriction password he set up and I understand that you need to do a hard reset to change the password. If I back up to iCloud and then do a hard reset, will his app data (game levels, points, etc) for Clash of Clans transfer back to the iPod when the app is re-installed?

I should also mention that if you happen to have a Mac you could also try creating an iTunes backup and then reading the passcode by following this guide: http://www.simonblog.com/2011/03/16/how-to-recover-forgotten-iphone-restrictions -passcode/.

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How do I backup iPhone app data?

How do I backup my iPhone's App Data to iTunes without having it transfer all my apps to iTunes?

Hello bjsterilite,
I read your post, and it sounds as though you'd like to learn how to backup your iPhone. You can choose to exclude certain data, and not sync apps to iTunes. Here is an article which explains the process in greater detail:
Should I use iTunes or iCloud to back up my iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? - Apple Support
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Bobby_D

HT201272 why doesn't the iCloud backup my Apps?

I have been backing up my iPhone via iCloud, but my Apps are not backed up. Now I have lost all the recent games I've played and all the money I've spent adding things to games.

Icloud contains all of your purchases that are still available in the itunes store:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

Will the iTunes or iCloud backup retain the app data?

Will the iTunes or iCloud backup retain the app data? I've app data which is very necessary! I've a game which I've taken 5 months to reach that height! Will I be able to retain it?

iCloud backups retain app data. The only caveat to this is that each app's developer determines individually if they decide that their app will store data in an icloud backup. You can check this out by going to settings > icloud > storage and backup > manage storage > select your backup > then ensure that the app you're concerned about is switched to 'on'

After syncing my ipod touch with a new computer, will an icloud backup restore my app data including game progress?

I have an ipod touch which I have USB synced in the past on my Windows Vista laptop.
Now I want to stop USB Syncing with the laptop and USB start syncing instead with my Windows 7 Desktop machine instead.
Both PCs have the latest version of itunes running and I have transferred all purchases from the ipod to the Windows 7 desktop machine.
Home sharing is turned on on both PCs, so now their libraries appear identical.
The ipod has the latest IOS installed, and I have set up automatic icloud back ups for the ipod.
If i USB sync the ipod with the windows 7 desktop PC it warns me that all data will be erased, and replaced with data from that computer. I know that this will mean that all game progress is lost since it is not included in a USB sync backup and virgin copies of all the apps will be loaded onto the ipod.
My Question is this;
What is the best way to keep the app data intact on the ipod?
Do I simply carry out a USB sync with the Windows 7 desktop PC, let it wipe all the game save info away, and then resore an icloud backup onto the ipod?
Will this result in me being able to sync with the Windows 7 desktop PC and keep my game save data intact?
Thanks

Two ways.
- You can sync with the new computer by following these instructions
Sync Your iOS Device with a New Computer Without Losing Data - How-To Geek
All the apps have to be in the iTunes library so the app data will have a place to go.
- Or just restore from iCloud backup. That will also pull down the apps from iCloud. Your apps data will also be restored.

I changed my primary email address because I could not access my old email and now my new iphone asks me to sign in to my old account in order to backup my apps and music from my icloud

I changed my primary email address because I could not access my old email and now my new iphone asks me to sign in to my old account in order to backup my apps and music from my icloud. when I try to sign in using my password it says it is the wrong password.

If you are only updating apps, that's normal Apps and other purchased media are permanently tied to the ID used to purchase them. You also don't back up apps or music to iCloud, the only thing backed up to iCloud is your app data, which is part of your iCloud backup by default.
Is your phone signed into the old ID in Settings>iCloud?

IPad stolen. Can I see what app data was backed up in iCloud?

Hello,
My ipad was stolen.
How can I see what app data was backed up on icloud?
Thank you
- Jim

Unfortuantely, you can see what's in a backup without restoring it to your device. You also can't selectively restore just certain apps. Also, your apps aren't really stored in your backup, only your app data is. When you restore the backup, the app data is restored, then the apps are redownloaded from the App store, along with your other purchased media, assuming they are still available.
What you could do is back up your iPad to your computer (connect it to your computer, open iTunes, then go to File>Devices>Back Up and File>Devices>Transfer Purchases), then erase it (Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content and Settings), restore the old backup (go through the setup screens and when given the option, choose Restore from iCloud Backup). Then you could either live with the restored backup and all it contains, or erase it again and restore the iTunes backup you made earlier (connect it, open iTunes, go to File>Devices>Restore from Backup).

How do I recover Apps Data from the iCloud on iPhone 4S with IOS 6.1?

How do I recover Apps Data from the iCloud on iPhone 4S with IOS 6.1?

You would have to restore to your entire iCloud backup, if you have one. (The backup includes app data.) Restoring to an iCloud backup has to be done in the initial setup process. If you have any data on your phone now that is not in the backup that you want to save you'll need to do that first. Then go to Settings>General>Reset and tap Erase All Content and Settings. You will then go through the setup screens as you did when the phone was new. When given the option, choose Restore from iCloud Backup. Be sure you are connected to wifi and your charger as this will take some time to finish.

How to backup 3rd party apps data?

Hi All,
I have problem with backup 3rd party apps data, i was using iphone 3G start from version 2.2.0
I was purchased and free download some apps from itunes i.e: safe note, picture safe 2, IM+, skype and some apps can be allow keeping data or record.
But after i update to OS3.0, i found most of 3rd party apps data and setting was missing.
This really waste my time to manually write it down and key it back or setting back.
please Apple and apps provide company think about this problem. can just make it simple, when we doing backup, all apps data and record also can safe it. Then we not need keep doing double work.

If the the data is stored in the backup, it should restore to the iPad when you restore the backup. If that's not happening, sometimes it's becuase the data is stored on the app's server.
SInce you are not having any luck restoring the backup, I would do a Google search such as this one using thses parameters - without the quotes.
"restore candy crush backup progress"
Personally, I do not trust any game that has in app purchases like these games have. It is my paranoid belief that the game developers do not want you to be able to restore your progress.

ICloud backup failed on my iPhone 4. Is the way can solve the problem?

Troubleshooting specific alert messages
Note: If you have trouble remembering the text of any messages you receive, you might want to take a screenshot on your iOS device. You can take a screenshot in iOS by simultaneously pressing the Home and Lock buttons. The screenshot will then be saved to your Camera Roll or Photos collection.
Backup Alert Message
Explanation / Resolution
"A Wi-Fi connection is required to download your apps and media."
iCloud Backup requires a Wi-Fi connection to restore from an iCloud backup. In this case, the attempted restore has not completed, and the iOS device is not connected to a Wi-Fi network. Make sure your iOS device is connected to a Wi-Fi network and is able to successfully connect to the Internet over Wi-Fi.
"Your iPhone could not be restored because you are no longer connected to the Internet"
Your Internet connection to icloud.com became inactive while you were downloading files for a restore. You should try the restore again from a more reliable network. Make sure your iOS device is able to successfully connect to the Internet over Wi-Fi.
"This iPhone is currently being restored and will automatically back up when it is done."
This message is displayed to indicate that backups cannot occur while a background restore is still occurring. You should allow the restore to complete and then trying backing up later.
"Restore Incomplete - Some items could not be downloaded from the Store. If they are on your computer, you can restore them by syncing with iTunes."
Some data was not restored, for instance, apps that were removed from the App Store for legal reasons. Wait a few minutes and then attempt the restore again while connected to a reliable Wi-Fi network. If the data that was not restored also exists in your iTunes library, you can sync it back to your iOS device via USB cable sync as a work around.
"Some items could not be restored from the iCloud backup."
Some data such as Camera Roll photos, videos, and app data was not successfully restored from the backup. Wait a few minutes and then attempt the restore again while connected to a reliable Wi-Fi network.
"Download Remaining Purchases? Not all purchased apps and media have been downloaded. Would you like to download these purchases, or delete them along with any app data?"
A Backup Restore appears to have been canceled by the iCloud user who initiated it. If this is not the case and you did not cancel the restore, you should restart the restore.
"If you restore this iPhone from an iPad backup, settings and iPad-only apps will not be restored."
This occurs when restoring an iPhone or iPad touch from an iPad backup. Only purchased apps (including their data) and books will restore.
"If you restore this iPad from an iPhone backup, settings will not be restored."
This occurs when restoring an iPad from an iPhone backup. Only purchased apps (including their data) and books will be restored.
"iCloud Backup is unable to access the account '[email protected]'. Review your account information in Settings."
iCloud is unable to authenticate the password for the iCloud account you entered in iCloud Settings ([email protected] is just used as an example here). This most commonly happens if you reset your iCloud password but have not yet done so in iCloud Settings on your iOS Device. This can also occur if authentication is not successful for other reasons, such as being unable to connect to the iCloud authentication servers.
"Your iPhone cannot be restored because another device is backing up. Try again later."
If you try to restore a device from the backup of another device, but the first device is currently backing up, you will see this alert. To resolve this, either wait for the first device to complete backing up, or cancel the backup on the first device and try the restore again on the second device.
"iCloud Backup requires that you verify your password."
t is necessary to enter your password to allow restoring of or adding to existing encrypted backups. Enter your password when prompted to resolve this issue.
"Any data that has not been downloaded will not be restored or backed up in the future."
This message is provided if you decide to cancel a background restore. If you proceed you will need to restore again to get all your data on your device, or redownload your music, apps, and other data some other way. The best way to avoid this is to not cancel a background restore. If you do cancel a restore, make sure you have copies of the data that was not restored.
"No backups available."
The account logged in to iCloud Settings has no backups online. This can occur if you have no backups, or if you have multiple accounts and you are using the wrong account in iCloud. You should verify your account in Settings > iCloud and then try again.
"Your iPhone cannot be restored because of a server error."
This occurs when a server issue caused the restore to not complete. This type of alert is rare and would usually occur due to a server-side time out. If you wait several minutes and try again you may be able to restore. If the issue persists,contact iCloud Support for assistance.
"There was a problem loading your iCloud Backups. Try again, set up as a new iPhone, or restore from an iTunes backup."
The Backup status check for your account did not complete. This could be due to a network timeout or other reasons. If you receive this alert, the easiest resolution is to simply wait a few minutes, verify you are able to connect to the Internet, and then attempt to restore again. If you continue to receive this alert, you should make sure your iOS device is able to successfully connect to the Internet over Wi-Fi.
"Your iPhone cannot be restored because there is a problem with your backup data. Choose a different backup to restore from."
Your Backup does not appear to be usable. If you receive this alert, wait several minutes and try again. If issues persists, contact iCloud Support for assistance.
General troubleshooting
If your restore completed but it seems like you are missing information:
Make sure you have an active and reliable Wi-Fi connection during the restore.
Verify that the data you are looking for is actually backed up to iCloud as part of the Backup feature. See this article for more information on what is backed up with iCloud Backup.
Some additional actions may need to be taken after a restore in order to completely restore your data:
Re-enter passwords for some apps such as iTunes Store, Game Center, and third party apps.
Use iTunes Match (U.S. only) to download songs, albums or playlists to your device.
If iCloud Backup is still restoring actively, it's a good idea to let it finish what it started. However, if you continually receive unresolvable alerts, you may restart the device.
If issues persists, contact iCloud Support for additional assistance.

Hi,
I'm receiving the information that "No backups available.", but if i log in my icloud I find the backup.
What can I do?

HT4623 Restore Single App Data?

Is it possible to restore a single app's data to an iphone from a previous backup?

App data is stored in only two places, on your device, & as part of your device's backup. To restore this data would require restoring from a backup that contained the data. However, the restore from backup process ia all or nothing. Further, an iCloud backup cannot be viewed or edited. It can only be restored to another iOS device.

I can't find a way to preserve app data while upgrade from iOS 3 to 4

During the weekend I am helping one family member to upgrade the iOS on her iPhone 3G from 3.1 to the latest available, 4.2.1, and I ran into a problem which mades me frustrated.
Before the upgrade, iTunes warns me "Upgrading to iOS 4.2 will delete all of the apps and media......" and suggest me that I should apply this update on teh compuetr where I syn apps, music, videos, and photos from.
The problem is, this user has never sync it with a computer. She had been using this phone for over 2 years, she has 5 pages worth of apps, and of course she would have data in some apps. She has no problem letting me make my computer as THE computer that her iPhone syncs to, and I even created a new iTunes profile for her, authorized her Apple ID, and transferred her purchase into iTunes. But when I check "Syn App" on, it tells me that all apps and data on the iPhone will be replaced with the data in the iTunes library. Well, I know what this is about, this is like.. one way overwrite type of sychronization.
But when I looked over everything again, it seems like in the iOS3 era, if you don't sync your apps with a computer on day 1 before you start using the phone, you permanately lose the ability to backup the apps' data and restore to another device? I like to emphasize again that my focus is in data, not apps, I know I could transfer purchases from phone A to iTunes to phone B, it's the inability of backing up data makes me frustrated.
Do I miss anything here? Is there still a way I could upgrade this phone from iOS 3 to iOS4, without losing her app data?

iTunes is required to initially activate the phone. Back when the iPhone 3G was sold, you would take it out of the box and see a "Connect to iTunes" screen. She HAD to connect to a computer in order to begin using the phone. Does she remember what computer this was?

HT1414 will restore also restore app data?

Recently several of my apps got deleted. I'vr reinstalled most but some are missing their data. Will a device restore also restore my app data?

App data is saved int eh backup that iTunes makes at the beginning of every USB sync. If you restore from backup your app data will be retained/restored also provided that the app are alsi in your iTunes library.
I do not understand what Fiona Felicity said by: "Yes they will restore unless they are saved in itunes> apps."
Abb data is saved in the backup, not with the ap in the iTunes App library.

IPod touch stuck on iCloud Backup screen

Every so often a pop up tells me that I haven't back up my iPod in __ weeks. I don't get to connect it to a computer that often, so that's why.
It popped up today and I clicked OK so it would go away. But when I went to get on my iPod later, it was still there. It's there along with 'slide to unlock' , which I cannot do.I also can't power it down like I normally do. I read online that to fix this you'd have to hold both the top button and the home button at the same time to turn if off. My home button does not work and I've been using assistive touch. I've tried fixing my home button, but nothing has worked.
So my question is how do I fix this? I can't restart it. Should I just wait until it's out of juice and powers down by itself?

You can try:
- Connecting it to your computer and backup and restore via iTunes
For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
- Let the battery drain as you said.

Is there any way to backup the game data?

the home button on my ipod toch just recently stopped working. So apple said they would give me a free replacement uipod. So the problem is, i have like 40 games with many finished levels and acheivements. So i was wondering if there is any way to back up the games AND the game data? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

- Easy. Before yu send yu iPod away, do one final sync. The sync insluceds a backup of the iPOd. The backup includes app data and other things.
iTunes: About iOS backups
- Also, make sure that all apps and tother iTunes prucahses are in the iTunes library.
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
- When yu get the rplacement, restor the replacement from the backup of the original one.
iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch software

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