Step 4: When the backup is restored, disconnect your new iPhone from your computer. Your data is being transferred to the new iPhone. Step 3: Wait patiently again, as restoring from an iTunes backup could take a lengthy time. Step 2: Open iTunes and in the Menu Bar, click on File > Devices > Restore from Backup… Step 1: Connect your new iPhone to your computer. It will effectively bring over all the data from your old iPhone to your new one, including music, photos, messages, contacts, etc. Now that the backup has been completed we are going to to setup your new iPhone using that backup. How to restore using an iTunes backup on a new iPhone Step 4: When the backup is complete, disconnect your old iPhone from your computer. Step 3: Wait patiently, as the backup process could take 10 minutes or longer depending on how much music, apps, and other data is on your iPhone. Step 2: Open iTunes and in the Menu Bar, click on File > Devices > Back up. Step 1: Connect your old iPhone to your computer. These steps are geared towards Mac users, although they should be similar if you are using iTunes on Windows. Make sure that you are running the latest version of iTunes, which is available through Software Update, and have plugged your device into your computer using the sync cable. The first half of this guide involves backing up the data on your old iPhone to iTunes. Note that this tutorial was made using an iPhone, but the steps are identical for an iPad or iPod touch.

Read ahead for step-by-step instructions on how to setup a new iPhone from an iTunes backup.

If you have more than 5 GB of music, apps and other data, and you do not wish to pay for additional iCloud storage, you will have to resort to an iTunes backup. We previously wrote a guide on how to setup a new iPhone from an iCloud backup, but that is limited by the fact that Apple only gives you 5 GB of free storage.

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