Apple's new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are making their way into consumers' hands today, and one of the first tasks for iPhone owners will be moving their content to their new device. AppleInsider walks you through the process of backing up and restoring data using iCloud and iTunes. Nothing can kill the joy of a new iPhone faster than realizing your contacts, photos, or Angry Birds saves have disappeared into the ether because you forgot to take a backup of your old one.
Most iPhone owners have likely enabled automatic backups via iCloud; If you aren't sure, you can check the status by navigating to Settings → iCloud → Storage & Backup. If iCloud Backup is already enabled, look just below at the "Last Backup" timestamp. Last week, Apple launched new, cheaper iCloud storage plans, so if your iPhone is too large to back up to a free 5-gigabyte account, you can add more space to ensure you won't lose any of your precious data.
Alternatively, users weary of uploading their data to the cloud can back up to their computer using iTunes. Connect your iPhone to your computer with the Lightning cable, then open iTunes —you can either sync the device, or open File → Devices → Back up to bring up the backup menu. To start a backup, right-click your iPhone and select Backup Now. Restoring from iCloud is straightforward.
During setup— after signing in to iCloud— iOS will ask if you want to restore your device from a backup, or set it up as a new iPhone. Choosing 'restore from backup' will show you a list of your latest backups, and allow you to choose which one you want to restore. Doing it this way will allow you to set up your iPhone without ever connecting it to a computer.
Depending on the size of your backup, it could take a significant amount of time to download, so make sure you begin your restore when you can plug your phone in to an external power source. Restoring from an iTunes backup is equally easy: make sure you've updated iTunes to the latest version, then connect your iPhone to your computer with the included Lightning cable.
Choose File → Devices → Restore from Back up, and follow the on-screen prompts to choose your backup and begin the restore process. Anything that's synchronized from your computer— things like music, movies, and photos from iPhoto —isn't included in your backups, so you'll need to resynchronize your handset after the restore is complete.
You can get around this for music by subscribing to iTunes Match, Apple's cloud-based music locker. 24.99 per year, and will let you download any song that's in your local music library from the iTunes Store— songs that aren't sold in iTunes will be uploaded and made available as well.
But in case there is no result, you can go for a fresh start with a clean install of iOS on your iPhone or iPad. This action will erase everything you have stored on your iOS device and make it a brand new again. In this process, you will lose all your Health data or Messages. Before going for a clean install, it is advisable to back up photos, app data, music, safari history, and contacts.
You can back up the data on any cloud services like iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive. To save your Health data, you can use a paid app Health Data Importer. After saving your backed up data, you can fresh install iOS on your iPhone or iPad. Hope you like this information on restoring iPhone or iPad from iTunes or iCloud backup. Share your feedback with us on Facebook, Google Plus, and Twitter.
From the left sidebar, select 'Recovery from iCloud Backup File'. Then you need to input your Apple ID and password. On logged in, the program will list all the backup files in iCloud within the account. You can see the backup date and device from each backup. Select one and click the download button to save it on computer. The program will scan and analysis downloaded iCloud file. Then list all the files on the main window. You can preview each item and make it selected. Finally, click 'Recover' button to let the program restore those files to the computer.
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