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marnie88 Author

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Help was given an iPad trying to set it up but it is saying no iCloud backups are compatible with this version of iOS 12.5.1 ipad

Having trouble setting up my ipad

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Feb 24, 2021 6:42 PM

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Limnos

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Posted on Feb 24, 2021 7:43 PM

Hello marnie,

You cannot restore a backup to a device running an older iOS version than that used to make a backup. So if you have a backup from a newer iPad you cannot use its backup to restore to the older iPad unless you can upgrade the older iPad's iOS to match or exceed that of your newer iPad.

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Help was given an iPad trying to set it up but it is saying no iCloud backups are compatible with this version of iOS 12.5.1 ipad

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