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Back ups

Where do I find my back ups on my phone from six months ago and can I restore them from that time?

Posted on Jul 27, 2020 3:16 PM

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Posted on Jul 27, 2020 3:36 PM

Are you talking about an iPhone backup? You cannot just choose to go back to a certain date like you could with Time Machine on a Mac computer. The only way you can go back to a specific date, is if you have an archived backup from that date.. or that date is the last time you did a backup. If you regularly back up your phone to iCloud or a computer, the new backup replaces the old one.

Also, this backup does not reside on your iPhone, it will be in iCloud or on a computer.


Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support


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Jul 27, 2020 3:36 PM in response to myrbear

Are you talking about an iPhone backup? You cannot just choose to go back to a certain date like you could with Time Machine on a Mac computer. The only way you can go back to a specific date, is if you have an archived backup from that date.. or that date is the last time you did a backup. If you regularly back up your phone to iCloud or a computer, the new backup replaces the old one.

Also, this backup does not reside on your iPhone, it will be in iCloud or on a computer.


Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support


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