how do I recover my backup if my phone is stolen from iCloud?

I lost my phone a week ago. I want to recover my backup on my MacBook through my iCloud. how do I do it without my phone?

iPhone 8, iOS 14

Posted on Aug 27, 2022 02:03 PM

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Eric Root

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Posted on Aug 27, 2022 06:25 PM

Your Mac can't recover an iCloud backup of your phone. The Mac only stores backups that were made using the Mac.

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Eric Root

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Aug 27, 2022 06:25 PM in response to maheen244

Your Mac can't recover an iCloud backup of your phone. The Mac only stores backups that were made using the Mac.

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