Restore your iPhone in minutes with a few simple clicks
This wikiHow teaches you how to restore your iPhone from a backup using iTunes for Windows or macOS.
Resetting iPhone through iTunes: Quick Steps
- Open iTunes on your computer.
- Use a USB cable to connect your phone to your computer.
- Click the phone icon in iTunes to open the Summary screen.
- Select Restore iPhone .
- Choose a backup and then click Restore .
Steps
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Open iTunes on your computer. It’s in the All Apps section of the Start menu in Windows, and in the Applications folder in macOS. -
Connect your iPhone to the computer. Use the USB cable that came with your iPhone or one that is compatible. Once iTunes recognizes that your iPhone is connected, a small iPhone icon will appear at the app’s top-left corner.Advertisement -
Click the iPhone icon. This opens the Summary screen. -
Click Restore iPhone… . It’s near the top-right corner of the right panel. -
Select a backup and click Restore . Your iPhone will now restore from the selected backup.- Once the restore is complete, your iPhone will restart and resync with iTunes on the computer.
- Do not unplug your iPhone from the computer until you see the iPhone icon once again appear in the top-left corner of iTunes.
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1. Open iTunes
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2. Connect the iPhone to the computer.
3. Click the iPhone icon.
4. Click Restore iPhone...
5. Select a backup and click Restore
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