Just updated to iOS 6, then iTunes auto synced and erased my backup. Is it possible to restore my backup from yesterday's Time Machine?
I have an iPhone 4, and waited a long time to update my iOS because I heard the new ones were buggy. Finally I had to update to iOS 6, but then iTunes automatically synced with my new phone and erased my backup. I lost everything on my phone.
1) I have a Time Machine backup that I completed yesterday. If I take my phone to the Genius Bar tomorrow, will they be able to use it to recover my content?
2) I have heard of this happening to a ton of people, how can Apple sit by and let this happen? (More of a rhetorical complaint than a question, feel free to ignore...)
Thanks,
Sarah.
Hello rustyfeathers,
The backups certainly can be restored from Time Machine, and here is the location where they are:
Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
From: iTunes: About iOS backups
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946
And in case you need some assistance with restoring from Time Machine, here is the article for that:
Mac Basics: Time Machine
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1427
Regards,
Sterling
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