How do I set up my new iPhone 13 and transfer data from my old iPhone 8?

How do I set up my new iPhone 13 and transfer data from my old iPhone 8?

Posted on Jan 9, 2022 9:50 AM

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Posted on Jan 9, 2022 10:07 AM

What do you have available for you to do that? A PC with iTunes loaded or a Mac with Finder is my preferred method. It would also require a Lightning cable that connects to the computer. The process would be to create a backup to the computer, then restore to the new device from that backup. The process is slightly different on a PC because there is no built-in access to Apple devices like there is in Mac's Finder.


To back up to a computer:


How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with your Mac - Apple Support

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes on your PC - Apple Support


And to restore (or set up) from the backup.


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204184


Another method is wirelessly through Bluetooth, although I haven't tried it myself.


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


Then there's iCloud, but I wouldn't be able to do that myself because I don't have enough iCloud storage.

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Jan 9, 2022 10:07 AM in response to WeloveBella2022

What do you have available for you to do that? A PC with iTunes loaded or a Mac with Finder is my preferred method. It would also require a Lightning cable that connects to the computer. The process would be to create a backup to the computer, then restore to the new device from that backup. The process is slightly different on a PC because there is no built-in access to Apple devices like there is in Mac's Finder.


To back up to a computer:


How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with your Mac - Apple Support

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes on your PC - Apple Support


And to restore (or set up) from the backup.


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204184


Another method is wirelessly through Bluetooth, although I haven't tried it myself.


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


Then there's iCloud, but I wouldn't be able to do that myself because I don't have enough iCloud storage.

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