Why Only Most Recent Backup?

My employer, in error, issued a remote wipe command to my iPhone 3GS, which wiped out not only my employer's account, but also my personal accounts. I tried to regain my personal account data by restoring my iPhone from backup as in the instructions on Apple's support Web pages, however, when I get to the restore from backup part, I don't have a list of backups, I can only restore from the most recent one, which was made when I hooked up the iPhone to my Mac Pro to do this procedure, so it was made with no accounts installed. Anyone have any idea why a list of backups does not show up in the drop-down, the way it is portrayed on the support page? I sync every few days, and according to the status bar in iTunes, the iPhone is backed up every time. Thanks for any help.
Steve

Only one backup is kept by itunes(this backup is overwritten each time you sync), except for restore backups, which are not overwritten & are kept by time & date stamp. The reason you don't see any other backups listed is because you most likely have never restored your phone. If you performed a sync before you restored from backup, your backup was overwritten & that's why your info was not replaced.
If you backup your computer, you can extract your backup from that computer backup, replace the one on your computer with this & restore from that backup. DO NOT SYNC before restoring from this backup. You will be given the option to create a backup before you restore, decline.

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Why only one recent backup to restore from?

I backup up my iPhone every day. In iTunes>Preferences>Devices, why do I only see today's backup and a backup from three months ago?

Only one backup is kept by itunes(this backup is overwritten each time you sync), except for restore backups, which are not overwritten & are kept by time & date stamp. The reason you don't see any other backups listed is because you most likely have never restored your phone. If you performed a sync before you restored from backup, your backup was overwritten & that's why your info was not replaced.
If you backup your computer, you can extract your backup from that computer backup, replace the one on your computer with this & restore from that backup. DO NOT SYNC before restoring from this backup. You will be given the option to create a backup before you restore, decline.

I upgraded to a 4g and the most recent backup (today) is not showing up. I went ahead and backed up and found that my texts, phone calls and messages did not backup.

I upgraded to a 4g and the most recent backup (today) is not showing up. The most recent backup that showed was 3/3/12. I went ahead and backed up to that date and found that my texts, phone calls and messages are the part that did not backup.
Can anyone tell me 1) why my most recent backup did not show in ITunes, 2) why I could not backup using the Cloud (I tried this way first), 3) how I can get all the phone calls, messages and texts from 3/3/12 until today? Please help if you can...thanks!

I found the answer on:
transferring Txt messages from old phone to new iphone 4
It worked great!

How and where do I access the most recent backup of my iTouch's calendar PRIOR to my auto-sync?

How and where do I access the most recent backup of my iTouch's calendar -- prior to the recent auto-sync which lost 5 yrs. of info. on my calendar? I want to retrieve it.

All you can do is restore from backup. To do that see the restore topic of:
iOS: How to back up
Also, turn off autosyncing so that when you reconnect the iPod to yuor computer the old backup does not get overwritten . To turn off go iTunes>Preferences>Devices and check the box that says "Prevent iPods...".
iTunes only retains the most recent backup and updates it with the changes.

Time Machine most recent backup never changes

Hi - new to the forums here.
I have been having issues for some time with my 13" MacBook Pro. I'm still running Mavericks. One of the things I am dealing with is that the date of my most recent backup has remained the same for several months now, even though I continue to back things up frequently. The backups are in the folder, which is all that really matters, I suppose, but I've no idea why it's doing this.   I'd be grateful for any suggestions. Thanks!

This simple procedure will clear your Time Machine settings, including exclusions. The backups won't be affected. If you have a long exclusion list that can't be recreated easily, you may prefer a more complicated procedure that preserves the exclusion list. In that case, ask for instructions. Otherwise, do as follows.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine.plist
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
          Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.* A Finder window should open with a file selected. Copy the file to the Desktop. Then move it (the original, not the copy) to the Trash. You'll be prompted for your administrator password. Restart the computer and recreate your settings in the Time Machine preference pane. It will show that you have no backups. Don't worry; your backups haven't been touched. Run a backup to test. The backup may take much longer than usual. If TM now performs as expected, delete the file you copied to the Desktop.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combinationcommand-C. In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

How to determine which drive has the most recent backup?

I have a few drives that contain backups of files. What would be the easiest way to figure out which of the drives has the most recent backup? When I sort by date, the folder shows one date, though the files inside show a different date? Is there a way to quickly check the drives to find which is the most recent?
Thanks.

the folder modification date isn't reliable, as is only tells of changed in the folder, but not in subfolders. there is no efficient way. I however highly suggest Time capsule, it is WAY easier and you can ask it not to sync the System data and/or applications, so it would prevent this hassle.
You could try this: go to the first drive, type different letters, like a for instance, and see which file is the most recent document/folder.
do the same thing on the other drives and compare.

Long story short....I restored my computer to an earlier point using time machine and now all of the previous back-ups are gone. My question has to do with itunes...is it possible to restore my itunes library to the most recent backup because the restore

Long story short....I restored my computer to an earlier point using time machine and now all of the previous back-ups are gone. My question has to do with itunes...is it possible to restore my itunes library to the most recent backup because the restore that I did was in march and the latest backup was in may....the reason being is that there were app that i had downloaded that are in my most recent back-up, that were not in the backup I restored to. Is it possible to just restore one application ie)itunes?

See this post.
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Get most recent backup completed within last week

Hi. I need your help with this...
I want to get a list of the most recent .bak files created in the last week. I need to select [database_name] and [backup_finish_date] from msdb..backupset and [physical_device_name] from msdb..backupmediafamily tables. So if any database was backed
up AT LEAST ONCE in the last week, I want to list the most recent .bak file for that database. If the most recent backup was more than a week old, I'm assuming it isn't being backed up on a regular basis, and I exclude it from the list. I
think this requires a join of backupset and backupmediamedia tables, and use of MAX function to get the latest file, but I can't put it together.
Thanks!

Try
WITH cte
AS (
SELECT T1.NAME AS DatabaseName
,T2.backup_finish_date AS BackupDate
,T2.user_name AS UserName
,MF.physical_device_name
,RANK() OVER (
PARTITION BY T1.NAME ORDER BY T2.backup_finish_date DESC
) AS Rn
FROM sys.databases T1
JOIN msdb.dbo.backupset T2
JOIN msdb.dbo.backupmediafamily MF ON T2.media_set_id = MF.media_set_id ON T2.database_name = T1.NAME WHERE T2.backup_finish_date >= dateadd(week, - 1, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)
SELECT *
FROM cte
WHERE rn = 1
ORDER BY DatabaseName
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Is there a way to get back a previous iTunes backup file than the most recent Backup?

I did a manual backup and wanted to restore the iPhone, but iTunes forced me to update the iPhone before allowing me to restore the iPhone...
After updating, I realised that iTunes created a backup automatically without confirming with me, and now the latest backup file is not the one I wanted.
Is there a way to get back the backup file I manually backup?

Is there a way to get back a previous iTunes backup file than the most recent Backup?
No, to the best of my knowledge the device backup area is simply updated with new information each time the device is backed up so there are no previous versions preserved. Once a backup has been used to restore a device however it gets locked and dated so that you could return back to that snapshot at a later date.
Your manual backup should have simply updated the backup with any new data since the last automatic backup. Upgrading should not have overwritten a backup taken just before the upgrade with a, presumably, empty state. Have you actually tried to restore the current backup that is available? It may have what you want after all. You might like to try backing up the current state of the device to iCloud first, or if you have access to another computer back it up to that.
N.b. I always disable automatic syncing of devices so that I am in better control of when data starts to be written, and in which direction it flows.
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Can I retrieve contacts from a past (not most recent) backup?

The other day, my iPhone 4 decided to delete 95% of my contacts. Unfortunately when I realized this, my phone had already automatically backed up to iCloud, so the most recent backup didn't include any of my contacts. My Time Machine has been iffy and hasn't backed up recently AND I'm unsure if my contacts were saved to iTunes... I had never done that manually (didn't actually know it was an option until recently) but maybe it automitcally synced my contacts?
When I right click on my device in iTunes, restore from backup is not an option. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can restore from a backup from like 5 days ago? Is there a way to see a list of old backups or something? Ah I just want my contacts back! I don't care if I lose the pictures or texts I've sent in the last couple days, any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks

The other day, my iPhone 4 decided to delete 95% of my contacts. Unfortunately when I realized this, my phone had already automatically backed up to iCloud, so the most recent backup didn't include any of my contacts. My Time Machine has been iffy and hasn't backed up recently AND I'm unsure if my contacts were saved to iTunes... I had never done that manually (didn't actually know it was an option until recently) but maybe it automitcally synced my contacts?
When I right click on my device in iTunes, restore from backup is not an option. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can restore from a backup from like 5 days ago? Is there a way to see a list of old backups or something? Ah I just want my contacts back! I don't care if I lose the pictures or texts I've sent in the last couple days, any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks

Grrrr. Restoring from backup. Doesn't see most recent backups as "complete"

Terribly frustrating. Logic board went out on our newish mac mini. While it's in the shop I'm trying to restore the most recent backup to another external HD that I can startup from. The latest backup was completed moments before the mini crashed, but when I go to restore, it shows the most recent "complete" backup was done back in January. What!!! I have been able to get at the important files I need through the Finder, but that's not going to cut it. I want a complete restore of the system.
1) What Time Machine settings did I have wrong that could have caused this?
2) What can I do to prevent this from happening again?
3) Am I going to be able to get into my latest backup?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!!!

Hi, and welcome to the forums. (Not the best way to start, is it?)
Very carefully, look at the most recent backup folder on the TM disk (don't change or delete anything).
As you probably know, it's inside the folder that has the same name as the computer it's from, and should be at the bottom.
It should be named with the date and time. If it has ".inProgress" at the end, it means it's not complete; TM hadn't quite finished with it. If so, you can't do anything with it.
It's also possible the disk was corrupted when the logic board blew. If OSX didn't get a chance to "close it out" properly (via the normal eject process), there's no telling what happened.
I'd start with a +Repair Disk+ (and maybe even +Repair Permissions+ ). That might help.
And you should be able to browse the backups from another Mac running Leopard, via the (badly named) +Browse Other Time Machine Disks+ option. That's available either while holding down the Option key while selecting the TM icon in your menubar, or control-clicking (right-clicking) the TM icon in the Dock. This won't show any ".inProgress" files either.

I got a new iphone 6. When I restore my phone from my icloud backup my most recent photos and messages not restored from icloud backup. How do I get the most recent backup onto my new phone?

I got a new iphone 6. When I restore my phone from my icloud backup my most recent photos and messages not restored from icloud backup. How do I get the most recent backup onto my new phone?

Hello, Anita.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I understand that you are wanting to restore your new iPhone 6 from an iPhone 5 backup. This sounds like the iOS version of your old iPhone 5 may be newer than what was installed on your iPhone 6. Try going through the steps in the article below.
iOS: Unable to restore from backup of a newer device
I would also check to see the backup dates in iTunes and if the backup is located on iCloud instead of iTunes.
Back up and restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iCloud or iTunes
Cheers,
Jason H.

After updating to iOS 5, my most recent backup is gone! HELP!!

The iPhone update began Wednesday night; before starting, I attempted to do a backup a few times, and it failed. As the update began, the backup refused to work then as well. After a couple attempts with errors, I checked the list of backups in "Preferences" to see when the last backup was recorded. It said "yesterday," which wasn't too far back, so I let the update skip the backup, intending to let my phone restore from the prior day, should it need to.
Later, when iTunes asked me to select a restore, the one from the prior day was missing. The latest backup showed June 22. I let it continue, just wanting to have my phone in a functional state, but somehow hoping that it had it wrong, that it was actually the more recent backup. After following the iOS 5 setup steps, I checked my text messages - and it showed the last texts were from June 22.
A little upset, but not yet giving up, I found the hidden folder where backups were stored. The latest files were also from June 22.
I also checked the Recycle Bin, which contained an .ipsw file. It had the word "restore" in the file name ("iPhone2,1_4.3.5_8L1_Restore"), so I attempted to use it to restore my phone to its prior state by holding down SHIFT while clicking the restore button in iTunes (a Google search led me to this). After 9 attempts at this, I gave up, and brought my phone back to factory settings temporarily, so I could have a working phone before going to school. I found out afterwards that the file was only an operating system file and contained nothing of my former settings (even though one forum claimed to have found their actual backup located in the Recycle Bin in a similar situation).
I'd very much like to have all my recent text messages, etc. back on my phone. I usually backup my phone pretty regularly, so the fact that the "most recent" one goes all the way back to June is positively bewildering. This is really ruining my experience with the new iOS, and my phone in general.
Why is my recent iPhone backup missing, and how can I get it back?

seems if I disable all security it works. Not a very good situation, tells me it's a port that is open that shouldn't be. I imagine it is fine on a mac, but on a pc it is an issue since most corporations use pc's.

Need help restoring iPhone 4s to an older backup file instead of most recent backup

My year old iPhone 4 was stolen a few months ago, bought the new 4s in November, but due to a broken laptop screen i could not restore the new phone to my backup on itunes. Finally had the laptop fixed and I accidentally backed up the 4s, which only had maybe 1/8th of the numbers and contacts i had in my previous phone. I'm in dire straights without the rest of these contacts.. How do i restore to an older backup copy of my old phones data?
Im running windows 7 and i found access to a file folder that looks like an overall backup file with several different backup files from different dates within:
C:\Users\<my_user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
There are multiple files inside that backup folder but only two are relevant to my issue and they read as follows:
C:\Users\<my_user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\0d7dbdee01749f0c89aa0fb2512304dc33afbee8 (most recent; backed up 1/6/2012)
C:\Users\<my_user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\1ed0d70a016d0db33221c560087e559908677a60 (backup file i want to restore to; backed up 7/7/2011)
How do i restore my phone to the backup file from this past july, and not the one from today?

Your getting into dev stuff there. stop. Right click on your iPhone name in iTunes on the left hand pane, select restore from back up and select an older back up.

Why only my recent photos transferred from my icloud to my pc.

JUST SET UP ICLOUD. ONLY MY MOST RECENT PHOTOS DOWNLOADED FROM MY ICLOUD TO MY PC. WHY DID NOT ALL MY OLDER PHOTOS DOWNLOAD? HOW CAN I PHYSICALLY DOWNLOAD THEM. THANK YOU FOR ANYONE WHO CAN HELP....

Hello DIEPEVEEN860,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with Photo Stream. It sounds like you just set it up on your computer and are only seeing the most recent pictures.
Photo Stream only stores photos from the last 30 days on the server, so when you set it up on a new device, you will only see pictures from the last 30 days:
I see different photos in My Photo Stream on each of my devices.
Your device will keep up to 1000 photos, even if they are older than 30 days. Photos older than 30 days are removed from the iCloud server, so all devices may not have the same photos, depending on when you enabled My Photo Stream.
iCloud: My Photo Stream troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3989
If the photos are still on your Camera Roll, use the steps in this article to import your photos:
iOS: Import personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4083
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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