If I use quick start does it mean that I don’t have to backup my old phone to transfer the data?

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If I use quick start does it mean that I don’t have to backup my old phone to transfer the data?

I just bought an iPhone SE 2020 and I haven’t backed up my old phone 6S since 2018 because of storage and now that I’m finally trying to back it up after buying storage it says it’s going to take up to 7 days to fully back up and I’m wondering if I can just use quick start to transfer everything to the SE without having to worry about doing the backup first just so I can save time. Will I be able to completely transfer everything using quick start or will there be some data missing because I haven’t backed it up? Any information is very appreciated :))

iPhone 6s

Posted on Dec 21, 2020 6:52 AM

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Answer 1

cp from OH

Community Specialist

Dec 23, 2020 1:46 PM in response to Tinytallullah

Hello Tinytallullah,

It sounds like you have some questions about Quick Start and data transfer to a new device.

Quick Start allows you to quickly set up a new device, however, you'll still need to restore from an iCloud backup to transfer the rest of your content and data. This will at least allow you to start using your new device right away until the backup to iCloud is completed on your old device.

Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Once Quick Start has completed, you'll need to follow these steps next.

Finish setting up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

You do have other options besides Quick Start, such as restoring directly from an iCloud backup, or a restore using Finder/iTunes.

Let us know if you have any questions, and have a good day!

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Answer 2

Dec 28, 2020 12:33 PM in response to cp from OH

Thank you for your advice! I managed to get it all up and running, the only issue I now have is that my old phone deleted most of the photos that had been uploaded to iCloud in order to download the newest IOS because I didn’t have enough storage at the time and now that I have a lot more iPhone and iCloud storage I’d love to know how I can get all of those photos back onto my phone

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Answer 3

ryane77

Community Specialist

Dec 28, 2020 2:11 PM in response to Tinytallullah

Hey Tinytallullah,

If the missing photos are still in iCloud, then we know that they aren't lost.

On the new iPhone, make sure that iCloud for Photos is enabled. You can find this setting in Settings > Photos > iCloud Photos.

If it is on, then you can turn it off then back on to restart the sync process. While the photos sync, you'll want to make sure of the following:

Low Power Mode is disabled: Use Low Power Mode to save battery life on your iPhone
Your device is connected to Wi-Fi and your battery is sufficiently charged.

Here's more info about iCloud Photos.

Set up and use iCloud Photos

If you have any further questions, please contact support: Get Support

Cheers!

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Answer 4

Dec 28, 2020 1:43 PM in response to Sharon_419

I have looked at all of those already but I still have missing photos. It’s very strange as I’ve tried everything possible and they are definitely on my iCloud storage when I look

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Answer 5

Sharon_419

Community Specialist

Dec 28, 2020 1:16 PM in response to Tinytallullah

Thanks for getting back to us, Tinytallullah,

We're glad to hear that you've got your new iPhone set up.

As far as the missing photos, the steps in these guides should help you recover them, if possible.

Let us know if that helps, and have a good rest of your week!

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If I use quick start does it mean that I don’t have to backup my old phone to transfer the data?

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