iCloud backup and syncing onto another iphone

so you I want I want to do an ICloud backup from one of my previous saved iCloud backups onto a new factory reset iPhone without it syncing any new content after the backup date and without it automatically deleting old content that I have deleted after the backup date! Effectively I want the phone frozen in time with all the info I had from that backup date and before ie pics , contacts ,messages, notes etc. I have tried to do it with a factory reset iPhone and signing into iCloud and backing up from a previous date in question using one of my previous backups but all I seem to get is new content I have on my current phone whilst at the same time deleting old content! I even tried to turn WiFi off once backup was working and once the main screen had come up. Surely there is a way to do this ?

Posted on Oct 24, 2022 12:22 PM

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Posted on Oct 25, 2022 5:48 PM

Hi there Benji964,


With the way data is synced in iCloud across your devices, there would not be a way to restore an older backup and not have any other data sync from iCloud onto the device.


The only way to potentially do this would be if you use a computer with iTunes or Finder to back up the iPhone and then restore that backup onto the new factory reset iPhone as this saves your data somewhere outside of iCloud.


If you backed up your iPhone to a computer, follow the steps here to restore this backup onto your new iPhone and ensure that you are signed out of iCloud so that the newer data cannot sync: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup


Take care!


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Oct 25, 2022 5:48 PM in response to Benji964

Hi there Benji964,


With the way data is synced in iCloud across your devices, there would not be a way to restore an older backup and not have any other data sync from iCloud onto the device.


The only way to potentially do this would be if you use a computer with iTunes or Finder to back up the iPhone and then restore that backup onto the new factory reset iPhone as this saves your data somewhere outside of iCloud.


If you backed up your iPhone to a computer, follow the steps here to restore this backup onto your new iPhone and ensure that you are signed out of iCloud so that the newer data cannot sync: Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup


Take care!


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