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How do I restore my iPhone 11 back up on my pc BACK onto my iPhone 6 ? Because my Oc does not give a restore option when I plug the old phone in

My 4 week-old new iPhone 11 is faulty and needs to go in for repair. How do I get my pc to restore my latest data (on my iPhone 11) to restore it back onto my iPhone 6.

Posted on Aug 26, 2020 12:34 PM

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Posted on Aug 26, 2020 12:36 PM

This is not possible. Here is the reason.


Restoring an iOS backup must always be done on a device with an iOS version greater than or equal to the iOS version that created the backup.


With your old iPhone 6, that is not possible.

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Aug 28, 2020 1:09 AM in response to Margehogiebear

Though sberman is 100% accurate in saying that what you want is not possible. However, there is a workaround.


I am not aware of the extent of damage on your iPhone, but if you are able to sync your device to your iCloud then what you can get on your iPhone 6 are the data that are synced and stored in iCloud, like Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail, Notes, Voice Memosshared photosiCloud 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 and you get all your Photos and Videos too.



Aug 28, 2020 1:22 AM in response to SravanKrA

Thank you so much SravanKrA! I appreciate your reply so much. My damage is simply that it drops calls. I get an repeat echo of the last sound I heard, and then it drops the call. And its a brand new phone! My service provider says they dont know what is causing it, Apple ran a diagnostic in store and said the phone is 100% in good working order. So Im going to have to hand it in for two weeks for a "check up" , such a frustration.


Thank you so much!

How do I restore my iPhone 11 back up on my pc BACK onto my iPhone 6 ? Because my Oc does not give a restore option when I plug the old phone in

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