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iPhone 8 Restore from PC with Windows 10

Please can you tell me how I can restore my iPhone 8 using an OLD backup from a PC using Windows 10?

I use iTunes and not iCloud.

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Jan 29, 2020 12:53 AM

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Posted on Jan 29, 2020 4:38 AM

Usually, you tap on the restore button in iTunes, which will erase the phone and set it up again. After that you will be asked to choose a backup to restore from, or if you want to set up the phone "as a new device".

If you choose to restore from previous backup,you should be able to select the old backup from the drop down list, as shown in this picture:



If you don't see the backup listed in this drop down list, you can not use the backup data saved on your computer.

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Jan 29, 2020 4:38 AM in response to Rutherbobs

Usually, you tap on the restore button in iTunes, which will erase the phone and set it up again. After that you will be asked to choose a backup to restore from, or if you want to set up the phone "as a new device".

If you choose to restore from previous backup,you should be able to select the old backup from the drop down list, as shown in this picture:



If you don't see the backup listed in this drop down list, you can not use the backup data saved on your computer.

Jan 29, 2020 1:51 AM in response to Ingo2711

Thank you. Yes, I saw that article, but it does not help me. On my PC with Windows 10, it does not give the option to select which backup to restore from. Therefore I assume that the latest backup is used for the restore.


I need to have a restore from a backup that I did a month ago, so I need to pick the backup to be used for the restore. I have interrogated my PC and I can see that the backup exists, but I can't seem to access it.

iPhone 8 Restore from PC with Windows 10

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