I have the only backup of my iPhone which I need to restore. My iPhone is 256 GB and size of backup is more than that(don't know why as its the same phone backed up). I need to restore this backup as I have some important data to be retrieved. When I try to restore i get error - not enough space, unable to restore. Is there a way/tool which can help me restore my phone?
iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 18
Watch the iTunes BackUp Size on a GIF below
Note this is a compressed backup size. (During restoration it will expand)
See the GIF which shows as 28.03 GB used space on iPhone 6 and the Backup Size id 5.26GB
Same is true for iCloud Backup too. What you see the size is compressed Size
iCloud backup size on iCloud is 3.5 GB for the same iPhone same date that is because iCloud backup doesn’t include information that are synced and stored in iCloud, like Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail, Notes, Voice Memos, shared photos, iCloud Photos*, Health data, call history, and files you store in iCloud Drive.
*-If you had turned on iCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud.
Watch the GIF below
Sanketkp wrote:
My iPhone is 256 GB and size of backup is more than that
That is impossible because iPhone backups are subject to data compression, regardless of whether they are performed via iTunes or iCloud.
The backup size is much lower than the actual size.
Sorry but this does not answer my question. I do not have any other copy of backup, just the one on my mac. No iCloud backup present
Unable to restore iPhone from backup file
