Restoring iPhone 6 from iPhone 5s backup

Hello,
I have a major problem with my iPhone 6. Until today i had a 5s. Last full backed up a few days ago. Today, my father wanted to swap his 6 with my 5s because he can't use it. I connected his 6 to my mac and he started to sync (the iPhone 6 was never synced/backed up) so i quickly disconnected it because i was afraid if getting the contacts mixed..
i created a new user profile on my mac and synced the 6 there. Then erased it. Then erased the 5s and synced it with the backup made on the new profile. Then returned to my initial profile on my Mac to sync the 6 with the backup made on the 5s, but i simply could not. I only get my contacts and some pictures and buy no applications nor music. It s like it is a different library. And i think i get my contacts because i had them in my iCloud account.
The backups of my 5s are still on my laptop, i can find them in the backup zone / all backups @ iTunes but when i connect it and try to shift restore i can only find a backup made by the 6 after i tried to restore with my backups..
The backups of the 5s where encrypted.
What can i do?
Thanks

Hey cc:P,
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities and congrats on your new iPhone 6. Check out the following section from this article on backing up:
Should I use iTunes or iCloud to back up my iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch? - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204136
Keep in mind that iTunes Backup doesn't create a duplicate back up of your movies, music, podcasts, and apps. When you back up, your media content is synced from your primary computer using iTunes.
When you restore a backup, your media (including playlists) is not yet restored to your device. You’ll need to sync the new phone with your iTunes library to transfer over all of the media content.
Thanks,
Matt M.

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