Is the iCloud backup deleted if I set my restored iPhone as a new installation?

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Is the iCloud backup deleted if I set my restored iPhone as a new installation?

Hi all,

I have an iCloud backup of my iPhone of few weeks ago, but now it doesn't turn on anymore.

I was wondering if it was possible to restore it as fresh new installation (so skipping the iCloud backup), then run a scan software to recover the data of the previous few weeks and then restore the iCloud backup.

I was wondering if the iCloud backup is deleted the moment I set the "new installation" option on the same iPhone to which the backup belongs.

iPhone X

Posted on Aug 22, 2023 2:08 PM

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ShannonM1

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Aug 23, 2023 11:02 AM in response to -SimonG-

Hello -SimonG-,

If iCloud backup is set up on the iPhone after, then that does risk replacing the existing backup with a fresh - and empty - backup. So you'd need to restore the backup before taking new ones. However, just changing iCloud on the old iPhone will not impact the backup itself.

More information on iCloud backups can be found at How to back up your iPhone or iPad with iCloud - Apple Support

Cheers!

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