How to Restore iPhone from Backup

Learning how to use backup files to restore data on your iPhone can be extremely useful to you at some point of time in the future. People using smartphones like the Apple iPhone regularly store a lot of important data and information on their phone, since they carry out a multitude of activities on the device. But sometimes, all the data on the phone can be lost due to different reasons, and this is something that one does not want to experience.

You will be glad to know that every time you sync your iPhone with the Apple iTunes on your computer, the data on your phone is saved on your machine by default. This is a security measure that is present on the device, and needless to say, it is a very handy security measure. Losing data is something that is out of our control as no one plans to lose their data intentionally, it just happens. This could occur as a result of some corrupted program on the phone, or due to a malfunction in the hardware or software, or due to loss or theft of the phone or due to intentional erasing of all data.

Restore iPhone from Backup File

Since the data has all been stored on your computer already, you just need to follow a few simple instructions in order to restore all the files and settings. If you're concerned about how long does it take to restore iPhone from backup, then you can rest easy since this is a very quick procedure. Here are the steps that you need to follow in order to achieve this.

• Connect the iPhone to the computer with which it was last synced.
• Click on 'Agree' for all the software licenses that open up initially.
• Enter all your iTunes account information, and fill up the information for the phone that the program will ask you for.
• Now choose the option 'Restore from the Backup of' and then pick an item from the drop down list. It is best to pick the most recent copy.
• The restore process will now begin, and it will be completed in a few settings.
• Now check the content on your iPhone. Some music files will be excluded from this process, but most of your settings and other data will be transferred successfully.
• You can sync the excluded music back to the phone from the iTunes library with the regular method.

This is a very simple and quick method for restoring lost data and settings back on the iPhone, and it does not hurt to know how to carry this out. You never know when you might need to use this method for yourself, and it is the same procedure for any Apple iPhone model that you use. You must be aware though that in addition to your music content, all your video content, photo content and downloaded applications will not be restored with this method. You will need to re-sync your iPhone to restore all this data, but this should not be too difficult. Your downloaded applications can be saved on iTunes beforehand, and this is something that you must do every time you plug the iPhone in. Keep copies of your applications and games because these cannot be restored with the help of this method.

Another way to carry out this process is to simply plug the iPhone in and the control-click or right-click (depending on which computer you use) on the iPhone symbol on the left. From there you can select 'Restore from Backup', and you can even select 'Backup' to make a backup of your data at that very instant. You can also go to the Summary tab of your iPhone and then restore the data from there as well. You must remember that there is no way to restore iPhone from backup without iTunes. Since you will be unable to sync any data and files on your iPhone without iTunes anyway, we assume that you already have the latest version of iTunes installed on your machine.

A lot of people have a lot of fears and questions with regards to this process after jailbreak. You must know that jailbreaking is something that is legally allowed, so there are ways to get around the whole process. If you own a jailbroken iPhone, then you must surely be using some Cydia applications on it. Use a program like PkGBackup to store these applications and games, and this can be used to restore all these apps and games later. When you restore a jailbroken iPhone from iTunes, you can choose a restore from date after the device was jailbroken and this will restore all those settings. You need not worry since Apple will not take any action against you. If you are still concerned you can get a restore file from an earlier date and then jailbreak the iPhone again.

You must be prepared to use this method from time to time. Sooner or later you will need to restore settings and data from backup files, and you must be prepared for this moment when it arrives.