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What does "restoring your phone from a back up will overwrite everything currently on the device" mean?

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Posted on Apr 3, 2020 7:49 PM

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Posted on Apr 3, 2020 7:54 PM

That means that the restoration from the backup process will first wipe everything clean currently on your iPhone and replace those contents with the information from your backup file. In the end, your iPhone will be returned to the status as it was on the day and time when that backup file was created.


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Apr 3, 2020 7:54 PM in response to preckity

That means that the restoration from the backup process will first wipe everything clean currently on your iPhone and replace those contents with the information from your backup file. In the end, your iPhone will be returned to the status as it was on the day and time when that backup file was created.


Axel F.

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Apr 3, 2020 7:56 PM in response to preckity

Basically, it’s saying that your iPhone will go back in time to when that backup was created. Any photos, files etc created since that backup will be deleted. However if you’re using iCloud for Photos and other apps they should be restored when signing in with you’re iCloud account.

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Apr 4, 2020 4:07 PM in response to picas

Hi Picas,

You can save more than one backups in iTunes/Finder(If using Catalina) and then choosing Manage Backups. Then right click on the backup file and choose Archive. This will keep that backup file and create a new one the next time while saving both. Thanks.


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