Restoring iPhone after Erasing

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Restoring iPhone after Erasing

Having experienced some sluggish behaviour from my iPhone 6 I wiped it with "Erase All Content and Settings".

After restoring my data using an iCloud backup, I was surprised (and disappointed) to see that all of my Apps were also downloaded and restored as they were before erasing.

If I go through the process again, is there a way for me to stop the Apps from resynching and downloading ? I would like to be more selective so as not do clog up my phone with unnecessary data again.

Thanks !

iPhone 6, iOS 12

Posted on Sep 28, 2018 1:50 PM

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ChrisJ4203

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Sep 28, 2018 3:50 PM in response to Mark Webber

If you restore the device from a backup, it will restore everything that was on the device when you created the backup. If you don't want to restore all of your data, you need to restore the device to factory and then set it up as a new device. See this, Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support

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ChrisJ4203

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Sep 29, 2018 2:25 AM in response to Mark Webber

If your notes and reminders were in iCloud they would be restored. If you were using iCloud Photo Library, yes. Restoring everything else you would have to restore your backup. Restoring a backup is an all or none operation. You cannot pick or choose what you wish to restore when restoring from a backup. Your only alternative is to delete the apps you don’t want after restoring your backup.

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Mark Webber Author

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Sep 28, 2018 3:51 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

Thanks for your quick response.

If I set up as a new device, can I then sign in to my iCloud and App Store accounts to restore contacts, calendars, mail accounts etc without restoring all the apps ? The instructions on this are not clear at all.

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Mark Webber Author

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Sep 28, 2018 4:04 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

So nothing else - not iMessages, reminders, notes, bookmarks, photo stream - would be restored by syncing with iCloud rather than restoring from iCloud backup ?

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Mark Webber Author

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Sep 29, 2018 2:25 AM in response to ChrisJ4203

Thanks for clarifying. Is there any difference in the data restored from an iCloud or iTunes back up ?

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ChrisJ4203

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Sep 28, 2018 3:57 PM in response to Mark Webber

Yes, you can log into iCloud and restore your iCloud accounts such as calendar and contacts. To restore your mail, you would need to add those accounts back individually. Anything else that you want you would have to download manually.

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ChrisJ4203

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Sep 29, 2018 7:15 AM in response to Mark Webber

Not really, unless they were done at different times. Also, unless you encrypt an iTunes backup, it will not contain certain things such as health data, passwords, etc. See this support document for a description of what is backed up in each of the types of backups. About backups for iOS devices - Apple Support

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