How can I "selectively" restore my iPhone 6 Plus backup onto my iPhone 5?

Hi Chris,

yes, you are correct re the fact that Apple ITunes uses the jargon Sync to substitute for the computer term "backup". However, those who are working with full-sized computers "think" in terms of; copy, move, transfer, restore, etc. So, with Sync, the definition is "make the same, therefore when you sync a phone with the desktop's iTunes, the sync will make the iPhone the same as the version stored on the desktop. So something is lost in the translation.

I purchased my wife a new iPhone 7+, and when the Target mobile Tech restored the phone it made the new iPhone the "same" except that they would not "transfer" my uploaded CD's that were on the old iPhone.

Bottom-line, the term "Sync" used by iTunes is incorrect, or all the music would have been synced.

HarryKat wrote:

I purchased my wife a new iPhone 7+, and when the Target mobile Tech restored the phone it made the new iPhone the "same" except that they would not "transfer" my uploaded CD's that were on the old iPhone.

It sounds like you had Target set up your wife's iPhone with her iCloud backup over Wi-Fi. That takes care of most things like phone settings, which apps to load, apps themselves, app data, etc. But media files like music that you previously synced from iTunes can only be re-loaded from your iTunes library, which can't be done from Target unless you brought along a laptop with her iTunes library installed.

You can't selectively restore the contents of a backup file, however, you can use iCloud to synchronize Contacts and Notes, etc. (Settings > iCloud). Purchased Apps can be downloaded to the iPhone 5 at no charge.

craigsequeira wrote:

Hey guys,

I have backed up my iPhone 6 Plus 128GB to my laptop and now I want to restore this backup onto my old iPhone 5 16GB model. But, I only want the Contacts, Notes & Apps from my 6 Plus Backup to be restored onto my iPhone 5

You don't restore notes & contacts.

You just sync them using iCloud.

You can sync whatever apps you want.

Settings > iCloud, turn everything on.

craigsequeira wrote:

But all my data from the 6 Plus won't fit into the 16GB iPhone 5!

That's okay.

You don't want all the data from th iPhone 6 on the iPhone 5

You only want contacts, notes & apps.

Turning off Find My Phone requires your iCloud password. The passcode is just to unlock the phone, which you would have used every day just to use the phone ... so you don't recall this 4-digit number which you probably would have used several times per day?

craigsequeira wrote:

I think you misunderstood my problem. I used to use an iPhone 5 until I got my 6 Plus. Now I haven't use my iPhone 5 for over a month. Thats why I forgot my passcode. So, is there a way to turn off find my iPhone by only knowing my Apple ID/iCloud Password?

Yes.

See this -> iCloud: Remove your device from Find My iPhone

If you have backed up your iPhone before the jailbreaking, then you can recover contacts and notes by restoring your iPhone with the iTunes or iCloud backup file. Read the guides: iCloud: Restore or set up your iOS device from iCloud& Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings - Apple Support

Kaymarrreer wrote:

If you have backed up your iPhone before the jailbreaking

What jailbreak?

Kaymarrreer wrote:

then you can recover contacts and notes by restoring your iPhone with the iTunes or iCloud backup file.

Unless the backup is larger than currnet device.

And contacts are stored in the backup only as part of Recent calls.

And the post was 5 months ago...