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iCloud backup

Hi

I made a backup on iCloud, I can see the size of the backup but I don’t see any files nor apps.

i want to recover my WhatsApp chats but there are no files or option to see what is in the backup

Posted on Sep 13, 2019 8:12 AM

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Sep 13, 2019 8:25 AM in response to gil1308

You can’t ever see what is stored on an iCloud backup other than by restoring the backup to the device. In addition to that, you cannot pick and choose what to restore from the backup. When you restore the backup, you restore everything in it and overwrite the current contents of your device.

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