What Happens When I Restore My iPhone From a Backup

This a pretty simple question but nowhere can I find the answer. I had the iPhone 5 and got the 5s last month. I backed up all my stuff, and I just haven't put it back on yet. I have loads of pictures already from the past month and I don't want to lose them when I "restore from backup," but I want to restore. So when I do this, will it erase my current stuff? Thank you so much!!!!!

yes it will erase your pictures, you can transfer your pictures to a pc or mac and then restore your phone from the back up and later on you can tranfer your pictures to the phone.

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  • What happens when i restore my iPhone?

    i was curious as to what happens when you plug your iphone into itunes and click restore.
    will i lose all my contacts and pictures?
    and will it make the backlight on my iphone work?

    A restore may help your iphone - it is one of the troubleshooting steps. Page 141 of the manual:
    "If you restore, the latest version of iPhone software is reinstalled, default settings are
    restored, and data stored on iPhone is deleted, including downloaded applications,
    songs, videos, contacts, photos, calendar information, and any other data. In iTunes,
    you can also restore from a backup without deleting data stored on iPhone.
    Deleted data is no longer accessible via the iPhone user interface, but is not
    permanently erased from your iPhone until it is overwritten by new data. For
    information about permanently erasing all content and settings, see “Resetting
    iPhone” on page 109. "
    http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf
    I gave you the link to the Apple article to determine hardware failure earlier. If those steps or a reset, restore don't work then you need to call or visit Apple for a replacement.

  • What happens when I restore data to a non-factory set iPhone?

    Okay, another iCloud question. What I did was basically delete a game, start a new one, and now I want my old game back (saved to ICloud). What happens when I restore full data to a non-factory set iPhone? Will it overwrite current data? Will it delete everything? I just want to know, I'm such an iOS noob. :-/

    A restore is all or nothing.
    If a backup is restored to the device, ALL data currently on the device is wiped and replaced with the data from the backup.
    Restoring a backup to get one saved game back seems rather extreme and silly.

  • What happens when i rest my iphone 3gs ?

    what happens when i rest my iphone 3gs ?

    iTunes will backup the device.
    The device is erased completely.
    The current version of iOS is downloaded.
    iOS is then installed.
    You then get an option to install the previous backup or as a New device.

  • TS1702 I just restored my iPhone from a backup, and 17 apps couldn't be restored because "the app could not be found."  But it's sitting right there in iTunes under Apps.  What's up with that?

    I just restored my iPhone from a backup, and 17 apps couldn't be restored because "the app could not be found."  But they're sitting right there in iTunes under Apps.  What's up with that?

    You haven't told us what you've done to troubleshoot thus far.  What's up with that?

  • HT5787 what happens when someone sell second iphone and does not give you the correct password

    what happens when someone sell second iphone and does not give you

    If you are talking about activation lock you are out of luck. Without that information you cannot activate the device and have just lost your money. Unless you can find the person and get your money back.

  • HT4946 When I restore my phone from a backup, isnt it suppose to give me all my apps back as well??

    When I restore my phone from a backup, isn't it suppose to give me back all my apps as well?

    No it is not, a back up holds App Data but not the app itself
    Apps are transfereed to iTunes by a method called "Transfer purchases" aswel as all purchases from the itunes or app store on the device.
    If the apps are on iTunes you need to sync them back to the iPhone.
    If the apps are not on iTunes on your pc/mac make sure you are signed into the correct Apple ID then go to App Store>Updates>Purchases here it will show you a list of the apps you have downloaded/purchased with that Apple ID. To download them simply click the cloud button with the arrow in the middle to the right of the app.

  • I restored my iphone from a backup that is about one month old (because all my contacts had disappeared). Is it possible to retrieve the text messages that occurred after that back up. They disappeared after the restore.

    I restored my iphone from a backup that is about one month old (because all my contacts had disappeared). Is it possible to retrieve the text messages that occurred after that back up. They disappeared after the restore.

    I don't know if I'm on the same page as you.
    But if you backed up the phone with those contacts pictures notes etc, you should get them back.
    After restoring your phone, use the back up that done when you had those contacts messages etc??

  • I restore my iPhone from a backup , and I lost the photos on the device. How can I restore them ?

    I restore my iPhone from a backup , and I lost the photos on the device. How can I restore them ?
    is there anyway to help to :"?

    I thinks , I pressed restore, and then it restored everything from the previous backup. Unfortunately the most recent photos and videos were not included so I reckon they are lost forever...
    Unless you have any suggestions?

  • Suggestions before Restoring an iPhone from a backup.

    I had my iPhone 4 replaced because of a problem with the home key ("known issue"). I was very well treated at the Apple Store.
    I had made a backup of the iPhone prior to going to the Apple Store and was told to just "Restore from backup" when I got home and hooked it up (before doing anything else).
    I went through the process and all of the folders, except one, disappeared and the apps were scattered about in a seemingly random manner. A small number of apps also did not make the trip. In speaking with Applecare, it was determined that this is the way things work at the present time, although there may be changes in the future.
    So, here are the suggestions.
    Make a backup and then a duplicate copy of the backup. (User > Library > Application Support > MobileSync > Backup. It would not be a bad idea to do a time machine update which can run while you are off to the store to get a new iPhone.
    Make some notes or take screen shots of things in iTunes so that you will know what folders you have and what is in them and so on because you wlll need it to organize things afterwards.
    Make sure that you have all of the user names, passwords and so on available for web sites, Wi-Fi Networks and so on. Be familiar with the voicemail procedures for your carrier. These things did not "make the trip" from the backup when I did it.
    I was told by Applecare that within the last few weeks the App Store and iTunes now have the capability to recover apps you have purchased which may not appear after performing the "Restore from Backup" so it is probably a good idea to make sure that you have the current version of iTunes installed.
    When you are rearranging the apps on the phone after the "Restore from Backup" it is probably easier to do so within iTunes using your mouse as compared to doing it on the iPhone itself. You can then sync to the iPhone and get things back to where you want them.
    I hope this helps if you need to perform a "Restore from Backup".
    P.S. My iOS is actually 4.3.5.

    Yes. You can restore an iPhone from backup by right-clicking it, under Devices on the left side of iTunes, and choosing Restore from Backup.
    This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766 provides more details about restoring from backup and the contents of the backup.
    -Jason

  • Restoring an iPhone from a backup

    Hi
    I accidentally cleared the messages from one contact on my iPhone. Is it possible to restore these from a previous backup?
    When I got a new iPhone 3G I restored it from the last backup of my old phone, and in this case all of the messages were transferred. But how do I get a used iPhone to accept a backup?
    Thanks guys,
    lemondrizzlecake

    Yes. You can restore an iPhone from backup by right-clicking it, under Devices on the left side of iTunes, and choosing Restore from Backup.
    This article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766 provides more details about restoring from backup and the contents of the backup.
    -Jason

  • I restored my iPhone from a backup and apps were deleted, but the space they took is still unavailable on my phone?

    I had to restore my iPhone from a abckup which I made last night, and when I did, it deleted all my apps. I don't mind, but the amount of space they took up is stilll being taken up on my phone, just in the "other" category. I don't understand why, and I will need to delete some of it so I can redownload the apps. How do I do this?

    http://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5142
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1867

  • If I have everything backed up to iCloud and restore my iPhone from a backup made on iTunes last week, can I get back everything I saved on iCloud this week?

    I have just started using iCloud as I have always backed up everything on my iPhone to iTunes on my computer. So now I have everything backed up to my iCloud account as well. What I'm trying to ask is: Let's say I made a back up on iTunes on my computer last week. Then this week something happened to my phone and it starts to act weird or not work as well and I want to restore my phone to last week's back up. But let's say I have new things (texts, calendar, contacts, notes) added to my iPhone this week. If I just simply restore it to last week's backup, I'll obviously lose everything I did this week. However if today I save everything (my texts, contacts, calendar, and notes) on my iCloud, then restore to last week's backup, can I get everything I saved today on iCloud back? (Meaning everything I did this week)

    iCloud should overwrite your phone with the data stored in your account, preserving your newer data.  However, to be sure I would go to Settings>iCloud and turn data syncing to Off before restoring the backup.  Then, after restoring the backup, turn the data syncing back to on, and when prompted about Merging with iCloud, choose Don't Merge.  This will ensure that the data in your iCloud account overwrites the data on your phone (which is your goal).
    Also, you don't sync text messages with iCloud so you will end up losing your more recent messages when they are overwritten by the backup.

  • Is there a way i can restore my iPhone from a backup but everything apart from settings?

    Is there any way i can restore my iphone 4S from a backup after restoring it from factory settings but not applying my previous settings? as parental controls have been added, but passcode is forgotten and i now need to keep all my stuff on the iphone but get rid of parental controls!!

    You can't chose what to include/exclude with a restore, you can restore the whole backup (including settings) or not restore. I'm assuming that the passcode was on the iPhone when you last backed up, in which case (apart from remembering it) the only way to remove the code is to restore back to factory defaults.

  • Can you restore an iPhone from a backup that was done from a different iPhone?

    Here's the scenario.  I've been backing up my iPhone 5 on iTunes so there's a backup file there but that iPhone is damaged and might not be recoverable.  If I get a replacement phone, can I still use that backup file to restore the new phone despite the fact that it'll be a different serial number etc. than the phone the backup is based on?  Can I restore an iPhone 4 as well as an iPhone 5 from that same backup file?

    Hi Guchman,
    Yes you can set up a new phone from a backup from another phone as long as the iOS is the same. Here is a support article that should help:
    iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
    Cheers,
    GB

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