How to do an iPhone backup and restore but only restoring these specific contents?
I want to reset my iPhone (4S on ios6) to factory settings and restore some content, therefore requiring the use of an iTunes backup. However I want to restore ONLY text messages, contacts and photos and videos from the camera roll but NO OTHER content, apps, personal information or settings. Is this possible and how would I go about doing it if it is?
When you take back up for iPhone content, there are no options to be selective. You can back up all the content, and then remove the files you do not need after resetting the iPhone.
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- On Ebay, these carrier specific iPhones did their contract expire? I'm not from the US and is a bit lost. On Ebay you can find "AT&T, Verizon, Sprint" etc iPhones. How did they get like that? Did the owner purchase it on contract for $199 for example, and has now switched their phone on the same contract and is selling the old iPhone? I don't know how this works.