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User profile for user: Charliebear88
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What does restore from backup do and backup and restore as new device mean?

There is a issue on my iPod 4g 16gb and Apple said backing up and restore as a new device will help fix the problem. I am not getting a new device or anything, I'm using this iPod. I know how to do a backup, but what does restore from back up mean? Does it delete anything? Will apps be included in the backup? Also, I don't know what backup and restore as a new device means. Sorry for all the questions but I've got apps, photos, messages, and all that are important to me and I want to make sure restoring or something doesn't delete stuff. I will be using iTunes by the way, no iCloud.


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Posted on Dec 22, 2013 2:07 PM

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User profile for user: Soph_soph
Soph_soph
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Posted on Jul 27, 2017 10:26 PM

What about notes and text messages, are those lost when you restore from iTunes?

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User profile for user: MaxxStorm
MaxxStorm
User level: Level 1
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Dec 22, 2013 2:11 PM in response to Charliebear88

Hello, Charliebear88!


When I restore my iPod from a backup, I am basiclly copying everything from that backup to my iPod. I'll put it like this. Last month I backed up my iPod. Today, I reallized I have way to much things, so I decided to restore my iPod from the backup. That way, my iPod will be like how it was when I backed it up last month.


Regards, Maxx 🙂

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User profile for user: lllaass
lllaass
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Dec 22, 2013 2:13 PM in response to Charliebear88

If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.

You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:

Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

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