While making a complete backup of iPhone on Mac is a good way to protect your data, you must also know the steps to Restore iPhone from Backup on Mac, whenever the time comes.
Restore iPhone From Backup on Mac
In general, most users find the need to Restore iPhone from Backup on Mac, to Recover Lost data, Transfer Data from Old to New iPhone and recover iPhone from hard to fix problems.
If you had previously made a backup of iPhone on Mac, you can recover Lost Contacts, Lost Photos & Data by Restoring iPhone from this backup available on your Mac.
While switching to a New iPhone, you can transfer Data from Current to New iPhone by first making a backup of current iPhone on Mac and using this Backup to Restore the New iPhone.
In case of a glitchy and hard to fix device, you can Factory Reset iPhone on Mac and setup your device as New iPhone.
So, let us go ahead and take a look at the steps to Restore iPhone from Backup on Mac and also the steps to Factory Reset iPhone on Mac.
1. Restore iPhone From Backup on Mac
If you had previously made a backup of iPhone on Mac, you can follow the steps below to Restore iPhone from Backup on Mac.
As mentioned above, Restoring iPhone from Backup on Mac is useful in recovering lost Data/Contacts and transferring Data from Old to New iPhone.
Note: You need to Turn off Find my iPhone in order to be able to Restore iPhone from Backup on Mac.
1. Connect iPhone to the USB port of Computer using its supplied Lightning to USB connector.
2. Unlock your iPhone by enter your Lock Screen Passcode.
3. Next, click on the Finder Icon located in the taskbar on your Mac.
3. On the Finder screen, select your iPhone in the left pane. In the right pane, scroll down to “Backups” section and click on Restore Backup button.
5. On the pop-up, select the iPhone Backup that you want to Restore your iPhone from and click on the Restore button.
Note: In case the iPhone backup file on your Mac was encrypted, you will also be required to enter the password to access the encrypted file.
6. Wait for your iPhone to Restored using the data available on the selected iPhone Backup File located on your Mac.
2. Factory Reset iPhone on Mac
If you are finding it difficult to fix problems on your iPhone, the only solution left is to Factory Reset iPhone.
1. Connect iPhone to the USB port of Computer using its supplied Lightning to USB connector.
2. Unlock your iPhone by enter your Lock Screen Passcode.
3. Next, click on the Finder Icon located in bottom menu bar on your Mac.
4. On the Finder screen, select your iPhone in the left pane. In the right pane, click on Restore iPhone button located under “Software” section.
5. On the confirmation pop-up, click on Restore to confirm.
6. After your iPhone is Restored to Factory Default Settings, it will restart with “Hello” screen.
7. Follow the onscreen instructions to Setup your iPhone as a New Device. If you have a previous iPhone Backup (made when it was working fine), you can Restore iPhone using the Backup.
After your device is setup, you should find it free from glitches that were preventing it from working normally.