iOS backup overwritten, can I restore?

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iOS backup overwritten, can I restore?

I have recently tried to restore my iPhone. I opted to do a clean start and not use the backup I had. Now the device has overwritten the backup that was available in iCloud.

How can I recover the iCloud backup? Critical information were stored in there. I was under the impression that a backup is a backup and not to be deleted.

Posted on Nov 8, 2023 12:01 AM

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LD150

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Nov 8, 2023 1:39 AM in response to k_antonios

There is only one iCloud backup for a device name. If it was overwritten later that day because you left iCloud Backup turned on then it is overwritten permanently.

If you wanted to retain a backup you needed to change the name of the phone either before or after the restore.

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