Locate iPhone or iPad Backups on a Windows PC From there, follow the instructions in the links above.
As mentioned earlier, you can do this via iTunes (on Windows or macOS 10.14 or earlier) or Finder (on macOS 10.15 or later).Īfter you connect your device, click “Restore iPhone” or “Restore iPad,” and then select the backup you want to restore. If your PC or Mac already knows where your iPhone or iPad backups are, it’s easy to restore them locally. Then, select the proper backup during the restore process.
If there’s an iCloud backup you want to restore, you first have to perform a full factory reset to erase the data on your iPhone or iPad.Īfter you reset your device, use the Apple ID you created the backups with to sign in to iCloud.
