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i moving from iphone 7 to iphone 6 and can't restore backup on my iphone 6 because it reuires latest version of ios to restore backup and i already have latest version of ios for my iphone 6 from itunes

i moving from iphone 7 to iphone 6 and can't restore backup on my iphone 6 because it reuires latest version of ios to restore backup and i already have latest version of ios for my iphone 6 from itunes

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Jul 1, 2022 9:44 AM

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Posted on Jul 1, 2022 9:46 AM

Correct. You cannot restore a backup made with a newer version of iOS onto a device that is running an older version of iOS. Sorry.

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i moving from iphone 7 to iphone 6 and can't restore backup on my iphone 6 because it reuires latest version of ios to restore backup and i already have latest version of ios for my iphone 6 from itunes

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