Cannot Transfer Old iPhone to a New One

Hi! I have a problem with transferring my mom's old iPhone to her new one. Her old phone is an iPhone 14 Pro Max, and the new one is 17 Pro Max. I can't transfer all of her data, so it's just her iCloud with no other applications. I recently upgraded my old iPhone to iPhone 17, and I had no issues with transferring all my data (all the stuff I had in my old phone is all in my new phone). I have tried 3 times to transfer her data, but the first two attempts didn't transfer any data, so they were just like logging in to her Apple ID- while the latest one only transferred her iCloud files. Is there any way I can fix this? Because I can't seem to go further from the "Hello!" screen... Thank you!

iPhone 17, iOS 26

Posted on Feb 9, 2026 8:24 AM

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Feb 9, 2026 8:27 AM in response to yellowblanket

yellowblanket wrote:

Hi! I have a problem with transferring my mom's old iPhone to her new one. Her old phone is an iPhone 14 Pro Max, and the new one is 17 Pro Max. I can't transfer all of her data, so it's just her iCloud with no other applications. I recently upgraded my old iPhone to iPhone 17, and I had no issues with transferring all my data (all the stuff I had in my old phone is all in my new phone). I have tried 3 times to transfer her data, but the first two attempts didn't transfer any data, so they were just like logging in to her Apple ID- while the latest one only transferred her iCloud files. Is there any way I can fix this? Because I can't seem to go further from the "Hello!" screen... Thank you!

You have 3 options to transfer data Transfer data from your previous iOS or iPadOS device to your new iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

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