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can I restore a backup from a different apple id

can I restore a backup from a different apple id

I was using a different Apple ID on the old iPhone that I backup on pc and now I want to restore it to another phone but I can’t login the older Apple ID


can I use the new Apple ID on my iPhone but restore the backup from the previous shared Apple ID ?

Posted on Aug 17, 2021 3:49 PM

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Posted on Aug 17, 2021 4:16 PM

While you could, everything done on the iPhone with the old Apple ID will be locked to that Apple ID. All downloads and purchases are locked to that old Apple ID. Anytime that something needs to be updated, it is going to ask for that Apple ID and password. If you cannot remember it now, it won't do any good to try and remember it later.

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Aug 17, 2021 4:16 PM in response to dklords

While you could, everything done on the iPhone with the old Apple ID will be locked to that Apple ID. All downloads and purchases are locked to that old Apple ID. Anytime that something needs to be updated, it is going to ask for that Apple ID and password. If you cannot remember it now, it won't do any good to try and remember it later.

can I restore a backup from a different apple id

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