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iPhone 7 - Are you restoring from backup?

Is there any proven benefit to starting fresh as opposed to restoring?

My 6 plus has gotten a little slow lately and I wonder if thats because I have too much stuff on it and if it will also slow down the 7 Plus?
 
Steve121178 said:
Crap & garbage = all the hidden system files, settings, app preferences, caches etc, that I don't want on a new device

I always like to start with a fresh build.
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And it is your choice to do so. I choose not as I have never had a problem.

People have choice, let them make it.
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Tekzilla said:
Is there any proven benefit to starting fresh as opposed to restoring?

My 6 plus has gotten a little slow lately and I wonder if thats because I have too much stuff on it and if it will also slow down the 7 Plus?
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No one has provided proof either way.
 
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Enough stuff is stored/synced with iCloud now that I can do a clean install without losing anything I really care about. Text message history is the only biggy but I can live with that. So it's fresh start for me.
 
ColoradoTider said:
I haven't had any issues with restores, I have thousands of pictures of my kids from now going back 5 years, moving up to the 128 to capture even more..
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And you don't transfer it to a computer? What happens if the phone is lost or damaged?
 
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Nope fresh install on every iphone,!most of the important thing are on iCloud except for my text messages.
 
I am. If iCloud could somehow transfer my text messages from the cloud I would just restore from iCloud. But since I can't figure out how to do that, I'll just use iTunes. May take some time doing it that way, but this way I know everything will transfer.
 
Irock619 said:
Clean fresh installs does not apply to iOS and are pointless. Most people when having issues with the OS they cannot delete iOS and reinstall like you can OSX.
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So, what does putting your iPhone into DFU mode and flashing an IPSW do to it?

A clean install... o_O


On-topic response: Restoring from backup. There won't be any "junk" in my backups because I moved all of my stuff (photo library, etc.) into iCloud. So my iCloud Backups are literally just my apps, app data, messages, health data, system settings and Watch settings. That's it.
 
I'm (probably) not getting a 7 but if I was I would restore from an iTunes backup. I always have for as long as I've been using iOS devices. I want my new device to pick up right where my old one left off. I've never had any problems with this.
 
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The thought of a fresh install is giving me hives. I've restored from backup since my 3G and will continue to do so.
 
I'll do restore from back up then just reset all settings. I need my activity data/message history. Not important to some, but it is to me.
I was doing support for someone that had 4s, do full backup and restore it to a new 6. It works fine.
 
If I did clean install, would everything but stuff connected to iCloud be lost? What is not connected to iCloud?
 
adammull said:
Starting fresh avoids the dreaded "other." I just did this the other day on my 6 and recovered 3 GBs in storage space even after I had deleted texts and other things.
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I used to do clean/refresh install after a few months. This is because of the "Other" and when I had 16GB iPhones.
Those "Other" always come back over time, no way of getting rid of it completely after I started syncing my music files and using iMessage.

Now, I'm just like, screw it, I got 128GB iphone now, and a new 256GB iPhone!
 
Restore from backup as always. I'm still using the same backup that's been carried over since the original iPhone. I have my icons and apps arranged exactly how I want them and it would be really annoying trying to do that from scratch. That said, I usually take the time to delete unused apps, etc, before I backup my old device for restore on the new one. :p
 
Fresh install makes the phone feel new. I just use iCloud to sync contacts, notes, and photos.
 
I want to set it up as a new iPhone, but also want to keep health/activity data. I know there's third party software to accomplish it, but that will also feel like I'm tainting it.
 
Tekzilla said:
Is there any proven benefit to starting fresh as opposed to restoring?

My 6 plus has gotten a little slow lately and I wonder if thats because I have too much stuff on it and if it will also slow down the 7 Plus?
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Proven benefit? Not unless there's issues with the back up. Some just like to start with a fresh copy, regardless of the back up condition. Last year I set up my new iPhone 6s Plus with the back up of my iPhone 5. I had several issues. After 3 days, I restored as new, and it made a world of difference. I say set up a new phone with a back up. Then if there are problems you can restore as new. Going as new is a PITA. But I'll do it again if neccessary.
 
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