When getting rid of an old device (iPhone or iPad) do you loose all the data (photos, contacts) that were saved during previous iCloud backups?
to reset the device, it says it will be removed from my iCloud account but I do not want to loose the backed up data
You can do all of the steps in the following procedure and it will not remove any data from iCloud: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
You can do all of the steps in the following procedure and it will not remove any data from iCloud: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
iCloud data and removing a phone or iPad from your account
