Q: How long does an iCloud back up last for in the iCloud?
So i've only been able to find that the back ups are deleted if you haven't updated in atleast 180 days, well what if you have updated in that time frame?
I ask this becasue i'm trying to restore a backup from last August, only 8 months ago. (I need text messages that have since been deleted). The iCloud has been updated 5-6 times since August, the last being in late Janurary so its defeinitly within the 180 day time frame the site says.
The back up was done on an iPhone 6 and I'm trying to restore it to an iPhone 5 (old phone I had that I could easily erase all data from and be ok with) but the oldest back up its giving me the option for is from October. The iCloud account was updated to 50gb of storage last Spring and shows it has plenty left so I know its not a storage issue.
I called Apple on Saturday and asked them this question and they said that the backups last a long time as long as the account has space, whch it does. They were not however able to provide an exact lenght of time but when I told the rep I needed one from August he said that shouldnt be an issue and hes seen backups older then that before.
So why can't I find it? Any help will be greatly appricated!
iPhone 6
Posted on Mar 28, 2016 10:21 AM