Restore iPhone from backup not listed in iTunes

Which I am happy to see the mods deleted it.

I don't know what you're talking about or complaining about. Your rant has nothing to do with the question I asked.

Nvm, that was a response to someone else.

I do have a time machine, but I haven't connected it since I moved, so that data is older, much older.

I normally do backups. I did a backup before upgrading to ios7. Previous backups from older devices also showed up. I can see them in my Mobile Backups folder, but they are (old backups) missing the manifest files.

I am not sure if it was updating iTunes or upgrading to Maverick that made them go away. Either that or my backup before upgrading to iOS 7 and newer iTunes was corrupt.

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Thank you so much! Same problem exactly for me, and I was able to use this code copy/paste to restore my old backup properly. I hit a minor snag because both were named the same thing and reflected the same date... but playing around with the display name allowed me to distinguish. So happy to have my older photos... and very motivated to have these backed up elsewhere now.

The iPhone data recovery software will scan and list all the iTunes backup files automatically in the “Recover from iTunes Backup File” mode and restore your iPhone data.

There was a time when you could pick the back up that you wanted. Are you serious? Apple, just fix this already, it is getting old. Learning how to manipulate new itunes software is making me think I am using the wrong device.

I have the same problem 😟 i already moved the backup file to my desktop and it still wont be listed on itunes. what can i doo??? please helpppp

HEllo i tried your instructions as u mentioned but its not working i sold my iphone 4s but before selling it i made a backup on itunes it was on ios 8 Now i purchased an iphone 5 which has ios 7.1.2 itunes is not showing backup but i tried the process u mentioned but its not working i opened info.plist of new backup ande pasted to desired backup it is now visible on itunes but when i clicked on restore an error is there (the backup is crupted or either its not compatible with the iphone which you are restoring....please please please help me my backup is of 7.97GB containing lots of important data

Youne1979 wrote:

The iPhone data recovery software will scan and list all the iTunes backup files automatically in the “Recover from iTunes Backup File” mode and restore your iPhone data.

I tried it, it didn't work for me, what about you?

Yours happened on Sunday, mine happened on the 22nd of May 2015.

Who are you replying to? The post that you are quoting was written last August, and it is a link to a non-Apple site that is undoubtedly crapware.

GB

Thanks Rbenaehour this was extremely helpful.

One comment update the steps such that the folder that was just created is to be deleted to avoid the confusion during the restore process. As if you don't do that during the restore process you will see two backups with the same time.

Hi Rbenachour / any pro out there,

My desirable backup folder does not contain the plist file. There are only 20,000+ "File" only

Can you help?

Helped me!!

Thanks alot 😀