Do you restore from a backup or set up as new?

[iMas70]

I have over 16,000 pictures on my phone along with a lot of apps that I never use. I think it’s time to stop carrying them from one phone to the next. I’m planning on setting up my iPhone X as new when I receive it. How do you set up your new phones?

 

[akash.nu]

From backup since iPhone 4.

 

[Mrs. Jobs]

Over 15,000 pics and 200 apps.

Always from backup OTA and never any issues.

 

[Jimpilot]

Going to try the IOS 11 transfer this time.

 

[PBz]

Always setup as new.

 

[ABC5S]

I’ve always set up as new. No problem at my end

 

[dumastudetto]

For those tracking and storing health data, restoring is your only option at this point. If you want to keep you health achievements, streaks, etc.

 

[joeblow7777]

Restore from backup.

I’ve gone 3GS to 5s to 6 to 8+ always doing this.

People say that they set up as new to prevent junk and problems from compiling. I’ve never had this problem. I want my new phone to immediately take the place of my old one, with all the apps, settings, content, etc. Right there.

 

[LoveToMacRumors]

Set us as new of course

 

[iMas70]

I'd say the reason I don't want to restore from a backup this time is because of all of my photos. I have a 132GB iPhone 6 that has 24GB available. There are 16406 photos, 357 videos and 211 applications. I'm checking those numbers as I'm typing this. It's been over 5 minutes and the number of photos still hasn't displayed in settings. I had to check in the photos section. Now that I think about it, they are on my iPad too so they will be loaded from iCloud.

 

[blcfla]

Been restoring from backup since my 4S, so on my 5,5S,6,6S, and now still on the 7, all from backups. never an issue so far.

 

[chanerz]

Restore from backup ever since.

 

[stabile007]

It is funny I was thinking about this the other day. I usually restore from backup because it is so easy. I did start new like two or three times the biggest issue for me is my text messages. I never realized just how many photos are stored in my texts throughout time. I really need to start saving them.

 

[iMas70]

It is funny I was thinking about this the other day. I usually restore from backup because it is so easy. I did start new like two or three times the biggest issue for me is my text messages. I never realized just how many photos are stored in my texts throughout time. I really need to start saving them.

That's right. I forgot about that. I keep all of my texts. They go back years. I don't need them but I like to have them. Those old texts have come in handy and as you mentioned, the pictures that go along with them.

 

[mattopotamus]

I always restore from backup. Only 1 time have I ever had issues and I set the phone up as new. My advice is restore from backup. If you encounter an issue then set up as new. Why waste unnecessary time setting up as new when a backup works perfect for 99.9% of people.
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It is funny I was thinking about this the other day. I usually restore from backup because it is so easy. I did start new like two or three times the biggest issue for me is my text messages. I never realized just how many photos are stored in my texts throughout time. I really need to start saving them.

easy enough to turn that feature off in messages 🙂