What do you lose when you restore your iPhone?

By Laura S. Harris
Sep 2, 2021

Everything on your iPhone will be deleted when you restore. If you have iCloud enabled, your Contacts, Calendars, Rminders, Dafari bookmarks, Notes willsync back. If you have iCloud Photos enabled or you regularly sync your photos to your computer those will be fine.

How do I get my stuff back after I restore my iPhone?

Restore all content to iPhone from a backup. Turn on a new or newly erased iPhone. Follow the online instructions to choose a language and region. Tap Set Up Manually. Tap Restore from iCloud Backup, then follow the onscreen instructions.

Can you restore an iPhone without losing everything?

When using iCloud to restore iPhone without losing data, you will need a strong internet connection. Also, there is no way to restore specific data to your device without erasing all your previous data using both iTunes and iCloud.

Will my pictures be deleted if I restore my iPhone?

The photos and any other data you had yet to backup to iTunes will be lost. Because it is a restore of the data in the iTunes backup, your current data including photos on your iPhone will be erased and replaced by the photos in your backup.

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References

• https://discussions.apple.com (Feb 19, 2017) Q: what data do i lose if i restore my iphone...?? - Apple Support ...
• https://support.apple.com (Sep 23, 2021) Restore all content to iPhone from a backup - Apple Support
• https://www.imyfone.com (Sep 23, 2021) [Full Solution] Restore iPhone without Losing Data in iOS 13/14/15
• https://www.imyfone.com (Jun 21, 2021) If I Restore My iPhone Will I Lose My Photos? - Full Guide - iMyFone