Will deleting old iPhone backups erase data on my new iPhone?

if i restore my new iphone with my old backup and then delete the old backups that are in my storage will it delete my current stuff that i just backed up on my new iphone ?


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iPhone 15, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 16, 2025 4:47 PM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2025 5:23 PM

You won't lose anything. The data from the backup will be on your device as well as in the backup. Getting rid of the backup will only mean you have a single copy of everything until you backup the iPhone again.

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