{"id":5444,"date":"2014-01-22T07:40:22","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T07:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?page_id=5444"},"modified":"2023-08-09T13:10:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T13:10:25","slug":"how-to-transfer-data-from-your-iphone-using-the-icloud","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/how-to-transfer-data-from-your-iphone-using-the-icloud\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Transfer Data from Your Old iPhone Using iCloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve bought a new iPhone and want to sell your old one you\u2019ll need to transfer your data to your new device first before selling your old one. This guide shows you how.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have an iCloud account, then this is the best way to transfer data from one iPhone to another. If you don\u2019t currently have an iCloud account then read this article: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/how-to-transfer-data-from-your-iphone-using-itunes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Transfer Data From Your iPhone Using iTunes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb20\">For those with an iCloud account follow these easy steps:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb20\"><strong>1.<\/strong> On your iPhone tap the Settings options and then navigate to iCloud. Here you will see another option called Storage &amp; Backup. Make sure that iCloud Backup is on. Performing a backup can take some time, depending on the amount of data you have on your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb20\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7469 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/icloud-backup.png\" alt=\"icloud-backup\" width=\"221\" height=\"194\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7469 alignnone lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20221%20194%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"icloud-backup\" width=\"221\" height=\"194\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/icloud-backup.png\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb20\"><strong>2.<\/strong> As soon as Step 1 has finished, you will need to turn on your new iPhone and complete the setup assistant (selecting your language, country and location services). Make sure you chose Wi-Fi network at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb20\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7471 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/wifi-option.png\" alt=\"wifi-option\" width=\"222\" height=\"148\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7471 alignnone lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20222%20148%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"wifi-option\" width=\"222\" height=\"148\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/wifi-option.png\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb20\">When asked, select the option &#8220;Restore from iCloud Backup,&#8221; tap next, and then just enter your Apple ID and password.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb20\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7470 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/setup-iphone-203x300.png\" alt=\"setup-iphone\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/setup-iphone-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/setup-iphone.png 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7470 alignnone lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20203%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"setup-iphone\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20203%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/setup-iphone-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/setup-iphone.png 223w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/setup-iphone-203x300.png\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb20\"><strong>3.<\/strong> At stage 3 you will get a screen where you select the backup you made earlier on your old cell phone, select this and wait for the data to restore from the backup. Again, this can take some time depending on the amount of data that has been backed up from your old iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb20\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7468 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/choose-backup.png\" alt=\"choose-backup\" width=\"223\" height=\"239\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7468 alignnone lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20223%20239%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"choose-backup\" width=\"223\" height=\"239\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/choose-backup.png\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb20\"><strong>4.<\/strong> The final step will just be the phone restarting after the full restore, and the syncing with iTunes. Music, videos, and apps won&#8217;t be backed up so connecting your new iPhone to iTunes will make sure that all these are synced and saved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve transferred all your data to your new iPhone, if you want to sell your old iPhone then <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">go to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SellCell.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We compare prices from all the leading iPhone buyers to get you the guaranteed most cash for your old iPhone!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve bought a new iPhone and want to sell your old one you\u2019ll need to transfer your data to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15364,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1828],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Transfer Data from Your Old iPhone Using iCloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A step by step guide showing you how to transfer data from your old iPhone using iCloud when your are ready to sell \/ trade-in your old phone\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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