Set up new phone or restore?

When I want to backup my iphone to itunes using a PC it asks me if i want to set up as new phone or restore from the backup. I don't want to do either. How do I get around this?
I used to be able to find the answer to this just googling the question but the answer no longer appears anywhere. I also can't find it on the apple site.

If you choose Setup as New, it will erase ALL of your data from the phone. If you have been syncing regularly you can then restore it from iTunes.
However, it sounds like you are choosing Restore rather than Sync when you connect the phone.

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I received an Iphone 5 as a gift two days ago. The first thing I did was set up ICloud for photos. Itunes would not allow me to add songs to my new phone without restoring it, yet when I did this, it deleted all photos. And I cannot find them anywhere.

I received an Iphone 5 as a gift two days ago. The first thing I did was set up ICloud for photos. Itunes would not allow me to add songs to my new phone without restoring it, yet when I did this, it deleted all 129 photos of my graduation and friends from the past two days. And I cannot find them anywhere, photo stream, ICloud, nothing. Where can I get back my memories?

Were the photos taken by your new iPhone? If so, did you not import them off your phone to your computer (as you would any other digital camera) before the restore? If not, restoring wiped the data off the phone and your pictures are gone.
Sounds like a good time to (re)read the User Guide.

I'm upgrading to the 5, do i set up a new phone or Restore from backup?

I'm upgrading to the 5, do i set up a new phone or Restore from backup?

That depends if you want your current data on your new phone, then restore from backup. IF you don't then set up as new.

HT201269 I just bought a new iphone 5 should i set it up as a new phone or restore from old?

I just purchased an iphone 5 and just hooked up to my mac. Should i set it as a new phone or restore from my last back up? If I set up as a new phone, will I lose all of my old information?

IF you set it up as new it will not have you rold information. If you want your old info then restore from your backup

Why is it that every time I connect my iphone into itunes, it always asks me if i want to "Set up as a new phone" or "restore from backup"?

Every time I plug in my iPhone 4 into iTunes, it always asks me if i want to "Set up as a new phone" or "restore from backup". But every time i click on restore from back up it deletes everything & that iTunes message is still there. Is something wrong with iTunes?

Apparently it does need to be restored because that is what it is requesting. You will need to restore it as New or from a recent backup if you made one.

I just got the iphone 5. i am setting it up now. i had an iphone 4 before and i want everything transfered over. do i set it up as a new phone or restore from itunes backup?

i just got the iphone 5. i am setting it up now. i had an iphone 4 before and i want everything transfered over. do i set it up as a new phone or restore from itunes backup?

iOS: Transferring information from your current iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a new device

Restore or set up new phone

Hi, when i plug my iphone updated 4 into my Mac it only lets me restore or set as new phone?/whats going on??.

Restore will update your iOS, and then restore contents from your last iTunes backup. Set as new will do what you expect - set it up as a brand new unit with no history at all.

Restore Vs Set Up New Phone

I just set up my new iPhone 4 but when I was syncing it I selected restore settings instead of set-up new phone. Is there a way I can un-do this or is it no big deal?
Thanks

Contacts and calendar events should be synced with the Address Book and iCal on your Mac and notes can be synced with the Mail.app notes feature on your Mac.
The only data you will be losing will be existing iPhone settings, 3rd party app settings and data created and stored by a 3rd party app, and SMS/MMS. In addition, any photos and/or videos in your iPhone's Camera Roll will also be lost that haven't been imported by your computer. If any photos and/or videos in your iPhone's Camera Roll have not been imported, you can do so before restoring the iPhone with iTunes as a new iPhone or not from your iPhone's backup. With a Mac, this can be done with iPhoto, or with the Image Capture application located in your Applications folder.

When I turned on iCloud backup now when I synch to iTunes it asks if I want to set up as new phone or restore from backup. Why? I have been synching this iPhone to this computer fine since I got my iPhone 4S.

When I turned on iCloud backup now when I synch to iTunes it asks if I want to set up as new phone or restore from backup. Why? I have been synching this iPhone to this computer fine since I got my iPhone 4S.

1. set up as new
2. transfer you wife's purchases.
3. Just in case create one computer back up manually.
Enjoy.

I plugged in my iphone 4 for the first time to my computer to back everything up. but when i got to the screen to click on "new phone" or restore to the "same phone" i clicked "same phone by accident. now i have all of my old stuff from my G3s on my new

i plugged in my iphone 4 for the first time to my computer to back everything up. but when i got to the screen to click on "new phone" or restore to the "same phone" i clicked "same phone by accident. now i have all of my old information from my G3s on my new iphone 4. how can i reverse this? please help.

Hi, raneth's boyfriend!
Unfortunately, iTunes was told to restore all data from an old backup onto the new phone, and that cannot be undone.
However, prior to this, iTunes 10 would have also asked to make a backup of the phone before doing the restore. If the user elects to say "yes" to perform the backup, then iTunes would have backed up the phone before erasing it.
Hopefully, that backup will still be available in iTunes, and if so, it would be backed up under the new phone's name prior to it being erased and restored (if the name of the new phone is different to the name of the old phone).
To check if iTunes has a backup of the phone prior to the restore, look in the Devices category in iTunes Preferences. All backups made are timestamped and are identified with the iPhone's name at the time of the backup. Look for:
• a backup of the phone using the new phone's name prior to the erase and restore, or
• a backup with the same date and time as that when the phone was erased and restored (not the date and time AFTER when the phone was erased and restored!). This may be the case if the new and old phones have the same name.
If a backup is available, you can erase and restore again using that backup. The phone will be restored with what would hopefully be the original image of the new phone.
If no backup was made prior to erasing and restoring the phone initially, then there is no way to
undo it, meaning your phone's original data has been lost.
--tonza

Help! I just got a Iphone 4S recently...went to upgrade it thru Itunes. I was asked if I wanted to add a new phone or restore, so I told it to restore. Now I don't have any of my new contacts, messages, etc!! Is there a way to get this info back?

Help, please!! I recently upgraded to a new Iphone 4S from a 3..I could not upgrade the software so plugged it into my pc and connected to Itunes. It asked me if I wanted to use it as a new phone or restore to my phone, (not being very computer literate, I of course chose restore) So now I have a phone that only has info for contacts from October!! I lost all new contacts, messages, etc. Is there a way to get back those contacts, etc? Thanks!

restore your contacts and calendar info from the program you sync with

I recently moved to Australia and received a new iphone with a local AUS number. I have a backup of my US iphone in the icloud. Question: when I activate my new AUS iphone which option should I choose - new phone or restore from backup?

I recently moved to Australia and received a new iphone with a local AUS number. I have a backup of my US iphone in the icloud. Question: when I activate my new AUS iphone which option should I choose - new phone or restore from backup? I would like to have all my contacts, email, etc. however wasn't sure that option was appropriate since it is a different/new number and a new phone.

Yes, as new iPhone then restore from backup.

Sync used new iPad with iTunes w/o setting as new device or restoring

Hi,
few weeks after using new iPad that never synced with iTunes (backing up to iCloud), i want to sync iBooks and Aperture photos from iTunes library.
But, when i connect my iPad to iTunes using usb cable, there are only two choices: Set as new device or restore from older backup. I dont want to sync anything but iBooks and photos. What could i do?

Hmm, is Whitson's iPad the current name of the device, or an earlier iPad? Does that image you've shown occupy the entire iTunes window or is the usual column of library sources and playlists shown down the left-hand side. If the list is there then the iPad should appear as a device that you can right/option/cmd-click on. Failing that with all your purchases having come from the store you should be able to set up as new device and then reacquire all your store content but that would lose any data and settings. I suppose that after restoring as new, then backing up to the machine, you could then try restoring the backup from the cloud, and then if needed go through the original process as I suggested.
You might find that if you opt to set up as new nothing actually changes until you choose some content to sync, which may give you the opportunity to use the process I've previously outlined. Sorry I can't be clearer but I know that method has worked for a few people who have had to switch computers after a crash. I'm not personally familiar with the process under your precise circumstances.
The "cut the cord" feature which allowed you to set up the device without connecting to a computer is all well and good but if you have to go through this sort of effort when the time comes that you want to hook up your device to a library on your computer it becomes a complete nightmare.
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Getting new iPhone 6 currently using iPhone 5s. Question, is it best to set it up as a new phone or, restore a backup from my 5s. I have all my stuff in the cloud and my music is all on iTunes match.

question, is it best to restore a backup from my 5s or, set up as a new phone. I have all my stuff in the cloud and also subscribe to iTunes match.

I have to agree with Alfred above. I had an iPhone 4 and set up my 6 as a new one. I did it in steps, getting the basic stuff like email and iCloud set up first, then adding apps, and finally loading all of my music. I feel it was worth the investment in time as I did not end up not migrating quite a few apps from the 4 to the 6.
Thinking about it, I'm not sure I could have done it from a backup since the 4 wasn't running (and can't run) iOS 8. In any case, it was never on my radar.

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