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Can I selectively delete one of 5 backups from my iPhone XR??

I noticed when I recovered backups that they were listed by date. Is there anyway I can see the same thing, that is my backups listed by date so I can selectively delete a particular one not recovering or do I have to delete all and then perform a backup?

I do not use iTunes or iCloud for Windows X.

iPhone XR, iOS 13

Posted on May 2, 2020 5:33 AM

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Posted on May 2, 2020 5:56 AM

I did not know there could only be 2 backups. I should not have used 5 as I was speaking theoretically to make an example.


I see the backups with dates while restoring the phone from an iCloud backup - I can pick a current one or a later one; I chose the current one and all is working well.


My question is answered and thank you.

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May 2, 2020 5:56 AM in response to Demo

I did not know there could only be 2 backups. I should not have used 5 as I was speaking theoretically to make an example.


I see the backups with dates while restoring the phone from an iCloud backup - I can pick a current one or a later one; I chose the current one and all is working well.


My question is answered and thank you.

May 2, 2020 5:43 AM in response to prime26

Where are you seeing 5 backups for you iPhone? As far as I know, you only have two available iCloud backups available at any one time. iCloud only saves two backups for each device.


If you are seeing backups for other device when you are restoring the device and setting up again, you can’t delete then there. If you are seeing backups for other devices using your Apple ID and iCloud account, you can delete them if you really want to do that. You would see theses backups in Settings>Your Name>iCloud>Manage Storage>Backups.


Again, where are you seeing these backups?

Can I selectively delete one of 5 backups from my iPhone XR??

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