Restoring an iPhone to a particular back up date

You only have one backup for a device, unless you have taken an archive of the previous backups on iTunes. Every time you take a backup the data is overwritten (Added/Deleted) based on the data on the iPhone. This is true for both iCloud and iTunes.

• iCloud doesn't make multiple backups for the same device: It keeps only one recent backup per device.
• The two entries likely represent backups from different devices: This could be your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or even an older backup from a previous device you used with the same Apple ID.

Here's how to verify:

1. Go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > Manage Storage > Backups on your iPhone/iPad.
2. You'll see a list of devices with iCloud backups associated with your Apple ID.
3. Each entry shows the device name, model, date, and size of the backup.

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When you restore your iPhone from a backup file (iCloud or Computer), then the iPhone and its contents and settings are restored to the date when the backup was created. Those backup files are continuous backup files that write upon themselves and remain current to the date of creation.

There is one exception and that is that when you backup on a computer, then you can archive backups after you create it and then next time you would create a new backup with a different date. You can maintain multiple archived backups if you use this approach.

Axel F.

You are welcome and I am glad that you were able to resolve the issue.

Axel F.