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11-20-2012, 11:06 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Posts: 16,207
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"Restoring" iPhone 5 backup to iPhone 4
We recently upgraded from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 5. We now have the 5's set up exactly how we want them.
Does any one know if there would be any issues if I "restored" the iPhone 5 backup to the iPhone 4 (making it a copy of the iPhone 5 setup), or is that backup incompatible with the 4?
MotionMan
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11-20-2012, 11:18 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Oct 2000
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I think that is a terrible idea.
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11-20-2012, 11:53 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sygyzy
I think that is a terrible idea.
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Why do you say that, Samir?
MotionMan
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11-21-2012, 04:27 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
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That should be fine. The iTunes backups are just the data, so it should sync to any iDevice.
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11-21-2012, 11:20 AM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 8,628
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I recently bought an iphone5, restored the backup from my 4 but didn't like the 5. I tried to restore the 5's backup to a 4S and iTunes didn't give me the option to do it.
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11-21-2012, 11:26 AM
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Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by radioouman
I recently bought an iphone5, restored the backup from my 4 but didn't like the 5. I tried to restore the 5's backup to a 4S and iTunes didn't give me the option to do it.
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Mac or PC?
MotionMan
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12-05-2012, 03:46 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
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I have the same issue as radioouman. Trying to restore from an iPhone 5 backup to a iPhone 4 and it's greyed out (tombstoned). This is on a windows machine. Any ideas? Any other suggested ways to restore?
Thanks!
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12-05-2012, 03:53 PM
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Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Sorry for the lack of update: I was able to complete the "restore" to the iPhone 4 without any apparent issues.
MotionMan
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12-05-2012, 11:43 PM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 9,176
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slurpee7
I have the same issue as radioouman. Trying to restore from an iPhone 5 backup to a iPhone 4 and it's greyed out (tombstoned). This is on a windows machine. Any ideas? Any other suggested ways to restore?
Thanks!
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both should be running the same firmware the backup was saved on! example - if the iphone 5 was on 6.0/6.0.1 when the backup was made, the iphone 4 should also be running 6.0/6.0.1 as well!
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12-06-2012, 11:10 AM
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Lifer
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Flushing, NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MotionMan
Sorry for the lack of update: I was able to complete the "restore" to the iPhone 4 without any apparent issues.
MotionMan
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Yup should have been a piece of cake.
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