Restore iPhone from Previous Backup (iOS 12 Included)? 2019

1. Restore iPhone from Previous Backup in iTunes

This is one of the official Apple methods, but it definitely has its fair share of limitations. iTunes will only keep a single backup for one device — the last backup you made for that device. Any new backups you make will overwrite the old ones. Regarding the restore process, users cannot restore certain types of data from previous backup — you need to restore all data or nothing.

Either way, if you want to specifically use this method, this is how you do it:

(1) Plug your device into the computer where you made old iTunes backup, then open iTunes. Click on your device icon and you will see the basic information of the device.

(2) Locate the option Backups and click the button Restore Backup...

(3) Look at the date and size of these previous iTunes backup and choose the one you want to restore.

(4) Click Restore to confirm and then wait for the process to finish. Don't unplug the iPhone until it's done.

(5) Keep the iPhone connected after it restarts and wait for it to sync with your iTunes.


2. Restore iPhone from Previous Backup in iCloud

This is yet another one of Apple's official methods for restoring your iPhone from old backups. When you restore from iCloud, you can choose from any of your previous backups on there. However, just as with iTunes, you will have to restore the whole backup to your iPhone, which will overwrite all the current data on there. In other words, you can't be selective about what data you want to restore from the backup.

Here is how you use this method to restore previous iCloud backup:

(1) If your iPhone is totally brand-new, you should see the "Hello" screen on your phone. Tap the Home button and follow the on-screen directions until you get to the Apps & Data screen.

(2) If you have set up the iPhone, check the article to learn Where is the Apps & Data Screen on iPhone.

(3) Tap Restore from iCloud Backup and log into your iCloud account, then choose the iCloud backup you need to restore from the list.

(4) Wait while your backup is restored. Do not interrupt the connection.


3. Selectively Restore iPhone from iTunes/iCloud Backups

If you meet problems during restoring iPhone from previous backup via iTunes or iCloud, or you just want to restore certain types of data from the backup, you can also draw support from a 3rd-party tool to do this. iMyFone iTransor is definitely what you should try. It is special software that allows you to make backups of your iPhone or other iOS device, and restore the backups according to your own will. A lot more flexible than iTunes or iCloud, iTransor owns more important features which include:
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Restoring Lost Photos and Videos from iPhone

If you have deleted some of your pictures or videos from your gallery, then there is a straightforward way to Recover Deleted Files iPhone back.

After you delete the media files from your gallery, be it photos or videos, then you must know that iOS has a feature that the deleted media files doesn’t get deleted immediately, but it gets compiled to a temporary folder from where it gets deleted after 30 days. If you lost data after you updated to a new iPhone, you can always use Gihosoft iPhone Data Recovery to get the data back from the old iPhone or backup. Should you wish to recover these files, you must go to that “recently deleted” folder and retrieve these files before 30 days.



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