How to back up two iPhones to one computer

I have backed up my 2 iphones 2 files (X and 13) in icloud. Now I want to transfer both backup files to the iphone 13. I am wondering how do I sync such that no data is lost from both phones?. I keep reading there is no way to merge 2 backup files unless I use third party app. So my question is if I sync how do I sync such that no phone overwrites the other. Thanks so much

iPhone X, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 25, 2023 3:36 PM

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Posted on Nov 25, 2023 3:56 PM

  1. you cannot transfer icloud backups to a computer. You can create a new backup on the computer directly however.
  2. When you backup a device, it get’s its own backup folder and files. There is no way to mix or merge them. Just backup each device normally in turn with iTunes or Finder.



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Nov 25, 2023 3:56 PM in response to tounoni

  1. you cannot transfer icloud backups to a computer. You can create a new backup on the computer directly however.
  2. When you backup a device, it get’s its own backup folder and files. There is no way to mix or merge them. Just backup each device normally in turn with iTunes or Finder.



Nov 26, 2023 5:27 PM in response to tounoni

That was not what you asked before.


Not sure, what you mean by transferred both iPhones to iCloud using iTunes. Itunes does not do that.

Itunes stores the backup on a computer, not iCloud.



tounoni wrote:

And now would like to know is there a way to transfer data from Iphone X to 13 without wiping out the data in 13 ? I do not want to lose any data in both phones

No. To restore an iCloud or iTunes backup onto an iPhone, you must erase the target iPhone first.

You cannot restore two backups to the same iPhone t the same time.

Nov 25, 2023 6:00 PM in response to Phil0124

Hello,

Thanks for your quick response. I may not have articulated my situation in thee first post.

What I did was

I transferred from my IPhone X and 13 to Icloud separately using ITunes.

And now would like to know is there a way to transfer data from Iphone X to 13 without wiping out the data in 13 ? I do not want to lose any data in both phones

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