How to Access Previous iPhone Backups Easily

Learn to access your iPhone backups directly from iCloud or iTunes with this quick guide.

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To access previous iPhone backups, open Settings on your iPhone, tap [your name] > iCloud > Manage Storage > Backups. Choose the device whose backup you want to view. On a computer, open iTunes > Preferences > Devices. Here, you’ll see a list of backups stored locally.

FAQs & Answers

  1. Can I recover deleted files from my iPhone backup? Yes, you can recover deleted files by restoring your iPhone from a backup that includes those files.
  2. How do I check the space used by iPhone backups? Open Settings, tap your name > iCloud > Manage Storage to see the storage used by each backup.
  3. Is it possible to access older backups on iCloud? You can access older backups in iCloud by managing your backup history in the Settings under iCloud.
  4. What happens to my backups if I switch iPhones? Your backups remain in iCloud, so you can access them on your new device by signing in with the same Apple ID.