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I set up the iPhone pro max 12 manually and now want to move all the data from my old iPhone 8 to this new iPhone. How to proceed ?

I set up the iPhone pro max 12 manually and now want to move all data from my old iPhone 8 to new iPhone 12 Pro Max

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 14

Posted on Jul 12, 2021 10:45 AM

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Posted on Jul 12, 2021 10:50 AM

You can’t merge data from the old phone to the new one if you want everything, but you can sync a lot of data. To see what you can sync on each phone go to Settings/your name]/iCloud. You can turn on switches on both phones, and the data will sync as if by magic.


The alternative requires resetting the new phone to factory settings→Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support, then following these instructions→Transfer data from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

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Jul 12, 2021 10:50 AM in response to lavderim

You can’t merge data from the old phone to the new one if you want everything, but you can sync a lot of data. To see what you can sync on each phone go to Settings/your name]/iCloud. You can turn on switches on both phones, and the data will sync as if by magic.


The alternative requires resetting the new phone to factory settings→Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support, then following these instructions→Transfer data from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Jul 12, 2021 10:49 AM in response to lavderim

Data transfer is done during setup. If you've already set up the iPhone and did not transfer any data, then you need to restore the iPhone and set it up again and choose to transfer data this time.


See here: link-> Transfer data from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

and here: link-> Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support


Aug 9, 2021 9:57 AM in response to Sabaaziz

Look at the new iPhone 12 Pro and see if all the data you want is there. There's no way for us to tell you what to check for because we have no idea what data you had on the old iPhone.


The Basic thing to check for, is Apps, Photos, Mail accounts and Messages should be the same on the new iPhone as they were on the older one.

I set up the iPhone pro max 12 manually and now want to move all the data from my old iPhone 8 to this new iPhone. How to proceed ?

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