Don’t confuse iPhone 6 restore from backup and iPhone reset options. These are two different things and they mean different consequences for your iDevice. When you choose iPhone 6 Plus / 5S / 5c / 5 / 4S restore from iCloud backup you firstly have to create such a backup. What will happen if you forget to make a backup copy of your iPhone and choose to restore it using iCloud? Well, all your personal data and information will be reloaded but since you haven’t saved anything ahead of restore you will have no data on the gadget. It will be clean from your information.

How to Restore iPhone 6 from iCloud or iTunes

Before we tell you how to complete this instruction you should understand a couple of things. If you are planning to resell your device you have to disassociate the gadget from iCloud ID [account]. This is a very important step since if you leave the device related to your Apple ID the person who purchases it will be locked to your iCloud ID and won’t get the full access to the iOS 8 smartphone. Just keep in mind this information, and here is how to restore iPhone 6 or any other model of iOS device using iCloud. Step 1. Take the iPhone and open Settings. Step 2.You can also disassociate iCloud ID from your smartphone by choosing iCloud – and disable Find My iPhone. Step 3. Get back to Settings and select iCloud once again. Step 4. Select Backup and click on iCloud Backup only if you have a saved backup copy of your iPhone to which you wish to restore. Step 5. Click on Black Up Now. If you wish to restore through iTunes you have to connect the iDevice to your computer through the USB cable and go to File – Devices – Back up on iTunes menu. Different users choose what is more comfortable to them and actually both ways are good to go as they both work fine. Select Restore iPhone under Summary panel and click Restore to confirm you decision to return to factory settings. Restore erases your data, and once the iPhone restarts you have to either restore it from a backup or set it up as a new device [in case you want it, here is how to set up new iPhone 6].

How to Restore iPhone 6 Plus / 6 / 5S / 5c / 5 from a Backup

Method 1. This can also be done in two ways. Let’s say you wish to restore from iCloud backup. You just have to follow your Setup Assistant and when you see the Set Up option just click on Restore from iCloud Backup and choose the file you wish to restore to. Method 2. If you want to restore from iTunes backup you should connect to your computer using a USB cable and select File menu on iTunes where you can choose iDevices and click on Restore from Backup. Point to the file you want to get back to and confirm your decision.