How to restore iPhone from a backup

Here are three of situations where you probably want to restore your iPhone from a backup, generally, using iCloud, or on computer.

1. Congratulations on getting a new iPhone and you're going to love it! Always go through the Set-up Assistant to set it up and begin your life. In my experience, people often turn to hesitate at whether they should Restore from Backup or Set Up as New iPhone when landing in the Apps & Data screen. Restoring from an iCloud backup or a computer backup via iTunes or Finder should your data wouldn't be left behind on the old iPhone.

2. Smartphone makes life a lot easier, but it becomes full, sluggish or glitchy with time. Chances are the issue can be quickly fixed by restoring iPhone. This involves resetting to factory defaults and restoring from the backup if you already have one in place, so you won't lose any information.

3. Somehow you lost data or deleted the files you didn't mean to. Fortunately, you're a security-conscious person taking regular backups and get anything back to the phone instantly. If you prefer not to reset iPhone in the process of restoring the backup file, this article introducing a powerful & reliable tool is right here for you. iOS Data Recovery download link:

Before diving into how-to guide, you should have the right knowledge about restoring an iPhone from backup - what does it mean and what happens when the restore is implemented.

What happens if you restore iPhone from backup?

This is one of the most commonly asked questions about iCloud restore and iTunes restore. Restoring from iCloud backup or iTunes backup means to restore the information stored in the backup onto the iPhone including apps, settings, photos, contacts, messages, music, notes, etc. However the backup has to be created before the restore process.

Basically, "Restore iPhone with Backup" will erase any data currently on the phone, then replace everything with what's in the backup. It is important that, contents added to the device or changes you made since after the last backup that was created will be deleted after restore process.

The Restore from iCloud Backup option is on the Set-up screen, while the Restore Backup option can be found on the iTunes & Finder window after connecting iPhone to the computer. Both processes are straightforward and no technical skill is required.

Despite the Apple route, restoring iPhone backup using iOS Data Recovery will never overwrite whatever data that is on the phone but not in the backup. The software downloads the backup file, and retrieves the data.

With these caveats in mind, it's time to restore iPhone. Here are the steps you can take.

How to Restore iPhone from an iCloud Backup

Let's start with backing up and restoring iPhone using iCloud.

How to Back Up iPhone to iCloud

When it comes to restoring iPhone from iCloud, this is usually the first step and you have to do so: make sure you have a recent backup. This is the safety net to save your valuable information in case of loss or disasters. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Storage > Backups. Under Backups section, tap on your device and you should see its info about last backup date, backup size and next backup size.

If you never keep a backup or the backup is too old that the recently added contents are not included, then back up iPhone on iCloud right now. You can turn on automatic backups and perform the backup manually:

• On your iPhone, open Settings app.
• Tap [your name] at the top, and choose iCloud > iCloud Backup.
• Turn on iCloud Backup. With this on, iCloud backs up the iPhone automatically over Wi-Fi network connection at any time if your device turned on, locked and plugged into charger.
• To manually back up data, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup.
• Tap Back Up Now.

The backup process will take some time to finish. When it's to the end, you should see "Last successful backup" under Back Up Now.

Restore iPhone from iCloud Backup

Once you're ready to apply your iCloud backup, follow up these instructions on restoring iPhone. Of course, if you're getting a new iPhone, you can set it up as a new phone and then restore iCloud backup later. Besides, we'll also cover how to restore a new iPhone from iCloud.

The steps don't require a computer, but are slightly different for each.

Restore from an iCloud backup after setup:

• First, ensure that your iPhone is running on the latest iOS. Open Settings > General > Software Update. If there's software update available, tap Download and Install, plug the device into power source and connect to the internet with Wi-Fi to let the iOS update runs.



• Erase your iPhone. In Settings app, tap General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. When the confirmation message pops up, select Erase Now to confirm the action.



• Set up your phone. When you're in Apps & Data screen, tap Restore from iCloud Backup, then sign in with your Apple ID.
• Choose the recent backup to restore to iPhone, and the process begins.

Your personal data and settings are restored from the iCloud backup to iPhone within minutes. Once it's completed, the device restarts and the purchased content including music, movies, TV shows, apps, books, etc. will download automatically from iTunes Store, App Store and Apple Books.

To check if anything is restored successfully, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup. If your device is still in the course of restore, you see "This [device] is currently being restored and will automatically back up when it is done."

The tutorial is applied for the moment when you're going to restore iPhone from iCloud after setting it up as a new iPhone. The resetting process is involved. If you're pleased about restore iCloud backup without reset, turn to this option.

Set up new iPhone from iCloud:

Welcome to the world of iPhone. Take your phone out of the box, power it on, set it up with iCloud backup:

• You'll be guided step-by-step to set up the iPhone.
• When Apps & Data screen appears, choose the option to Restore from iCloud Backup.
• Log in with your Apple ID when asked.
• Continue to "Choose Backup," then select the latest backup to restore from in the backup list.

How to Restore iPhone from Computer Backup

Another approach is backup and restore through iTunes & Finder.

How to Back Up iPhone to Mac or PC

To check out whether you have a backup currently stored on the computer, connect your phone to Mac or PC, and you will see the date of the last backup under the Backups section which is indicated with "Last Backup on this Mac" in Finder or "Latest Backup" in iTunes. When you don't have backup, it should show "Your iPhone has never backed up to this computer" though.

Here's how to back up iPhone to computer. Before this, you need to update the device to the latest version of iOS to avoid any error during the restore. Go to Settings > General > Software Update, then download and install the software if it's available.

The backup process is almost the same using iTunes and Finder, but pay close attention to the button options in both windows.

• Connect iPhone device to Mac or PC.
• On Catalina or later, open Finder, then click [your device] from the left side bar. Click General tab.



• On a Windows computer or Mac with 10.14 or earlier, launch iTunes, and click the tiny device icon on the top-left corner of the window. Then click Summary on the left menu.



• Click Back Up Now.

You should now take the computer backup to restore your iPhone at any time if you have a computer nearby.

Restore iPhone from Backup on Computer

Restoring iPhone from iTunes & Finder is easier. Simply attach the device with computer, and hit Restore Backup.

Restore iPhone from backup Catalina

• Launch Finder on Mac. If you're using a PC or a Mac with Mac OS 10.14 or earlier, open iTunes on the desktop.
• Connect iPhone to the computer.
• When it's detected, click [your device] from the left-hand side of the window. Or locate the iPhone icon at the upper corner of iTunes window, and then click on it.
• Now click Restore Backup in the Backups heading.
• Check the backup date and choose the most recent one to restore from.
• Click Restore and wait for the process to finish.

To restore a new iphone from iTunes backup, on the Apps & Data screen, choose Restore from iTunes Backup, then immediately connect the device to the computer, open iTunes or Finder and perform the restore using the above-mentioned steps.

How to Restore iPhone from iCloud without Resetting

Looking for a way to restore iPhone from backup without erasing, aren't you?

Restoring iTunes backup or iCloud backup should be working - it restores entire backup at a time, erasing newer data you have, but with iOS Data Recovery, you're granted to see what's in your backup and recover files without a full restore to factory settings. Any data on the iPhone will, however, be intact.

Always prepare for a backup in iCloud or in iTunes & Finder on the computer! This is the solid strategy for a restoration, like the Apple's ways required.

The software offers two restore modes for your backup, one is "Recover from iTunes Backup File" and another is "Recover from iCloud Backup File." Both modes work almost the same way and won't touch your device:

If you decide to use "Recover from iTunes Backup File" module, the software will instantly search for the backups on your computer and display in front of your eye. You just choose the most relevant backup and tell the program to scan it, and when it's done, you select what you want to retrieve and save the content onto the computer.

It turns out that the utility asks for your Apple ID and passcode (or the two-authentication code if you used it on your phone) to sign into iCloud, if you're pressing "Recover from iCloud Backup File" mode on the screen. Then the software downloads the iCloud backup you chose and restore the data.

In addition to the primary functions, the software could also restore from backup on Mac and Windows PC without any compatibility issue. You can restore messages, contacts, notes, call history and other personal information, as well as media files like photos, videos.

First, we will use the program to restore an iPhone from iCloud backup. After installing it, then...

• Start iOS Data Recovery on your computer.
• From the left menu, choose "Recover from iCloud Backup File" option.
• When prompted, sign into iCloud with your Apple ID and passcode.



• On the next window, click on iCloud Backup, then click Start button.



• The software should find a list of iCloud backups you've made before. Choose one to restore iPhone from, and click Download button.



• When it's finishing downloading, preview the data from individual categories.
• Pick the files you wish to restore, and click Recover button.



• On the final pop-up dialog, you'll need to choose a location where you want to place the recovered data into.
• Hit Recover button to restore from iCloud without resetting. Once the process is initiated, leave the phone alone and do not interrupt with it.

For those who have an iTunes backup and want to restore to iPhone, do the following. It's simple and quick.

• In the program's screen, select "Recover from iTunes Backup" module. You'll see the backups immediately.
• Choose the backup and press Start Scan button.
• Continue to select the individual files that you wish to extract.
• Click Recover button to let the software do the rest of the work. When it's done, you can find the restored data on computer.

As expected, iPhone restores from backup on iCloud or iTunes & Finder, in order to get back the lost or deleted data, or even get the backup files to the new iPhone if you purchased one.

Having backups to restore iPhone is something to keep you from losing data.