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Winter626 Author

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Want to restore my iPhone

Had to reset phone so I want to restore it through my iCloud

Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Dec 15, 2023 7:28 AM

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Bob Timmons

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Posted on Dec 15, 2023 7:35 AM

If you reset your phone back to factory defaults, the phone started up with the "hello" screen.

Follow the prompts and choose the option to restore data from an iCloud backup. Details here:

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

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