When I restored my new iPhone 5 the restore did not use the newest back up but used a much older back up, why?
iPhone 5, iOS 6
Did you make a new backup, before you restored your phone?
Yes, of course. This happened last time too. And I never received an answer then
is this how you backed up http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766 when you create a new backup it usually overrides the old backup.
with your phone sync to itunes, right click on your phone restore from backup and see what backup is there.
I right clicked and it just synced again. I thought I just had to hook up the old phone and it backed that phone. then hook up my new phone and go through the restore to restore onto my new phone. But it went back to some old back up
If I hook up my old phone can I back it up again and then get the new phone to restore from that back up?
Do it!
That is correct, you can see the link I provided for detailed instructions.
OK, but now I have two backups right? Where are the backups stored?
You should only have one, your backup is in itunes. when you set up 5 it will ask you if you want to set up as new or from backup icloud or itunes, you select itunes and then it will ask you to sync it with itunes.
I have already set up the 5 on itunes and restored from the back up, but it backed up from some long ago date of back up, now I have the old 4s hooked up and backed up. it shows both iphones, should I restore the 5 now by using restore?
what backup are you trying to use? whichever one it is do that backup first then restore your 5 to that backup.
I am trying to use the 4s back up to restore to the 5 phone
Then backup the 4S and then restore the 5 to that backup.
iTunes>preferences>devices
I noticed that itunes gave me options as to which back up I wanted to use to restore the 5. I did not see a date that co-oresponded with the date I wanted to use (10/26/12 ate 4:07) so I backed out of that. I changed the name of the old 4s with a tag of 4s. (So clever) then I hooked up the 4s to compter, itunes backed up the phone. unhooked 4s, hooked up 5. choose the radio button for restore and chose the 4s back up file. Let you know what happens
When I restored my new iPhone 5 the restore did not use the newest back up but used a much older back up, why?
