How to get old backup

How can i find the backup from a specific date or month

iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 16, 2023 5:41 PM

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Posted on Aug 16, 2023 5:54 PM

You can't......unless you specifically and manually "archived" and dated different backups.


Otherwise, each backup simply overwrites new data over what is present on the backup, so in effect you only have one current backup. I think iCloud may store a few recent backups.


Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support


Now.....if you have been backing up your iPhone to your Mac......AND.....you have been using Time Machine to back up your Mac to another hard drive, then the complete history of backups is stored in the Time Machine backups and you should be able to go back and pick up a backup from a specific date. As you might imagine, things can get complicated.


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Aug 16, 2023 5:54 PM in response to _abdmzvr

You can't......unless you specifically and manually "archived" and dated different backups.


Otherwise, each backup simply overwrites new data over what is present on the backup, so in effect you only have one current backup. I think iCloud may store a few recent backups.


Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support


Now.....if you have been backing up your iPhone to your Mac......AND.....you have been using Time Machine to back up your Mac to another hard drive, then the complete history of backups is stored in the Time Machine backups and you should be able to go back and pick up a backup from a specific date. As you might imagine, things can get complicated.


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