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If this question has been addressed before, searching here didn't turn up that discussion; so if I'm out of line with this post, please point me to where it has been addressed.
I recently got a hand-me-down iPhone 5 which was first cleared of all data by my SIL. I had been using an iPhone 4S. I took both units to a local AT&T store and the young man there moved contacts and some other data to the new iPhone; but I didn't get everything transferred. I use Notes extensively and would prefer to keep most photos on the device. I struggled along for a few weeks trying to learn and develop a strategy for getting everything from the old phone to the new one, but fate intervened before I could do so.
Last weekend, the iPhone 5 demanded that I enter a passcode (I had been using a fingerprint to activate the phone). I tried every passcode I could think of but after a few tries the phone was disabled. To overcome this I resorted to the Recovery Mode process which wiped out everything on the phone. I went through the new phone setup, but now I need to copy things from the old 4S to the new 5.
After reading many web pages, I'm no further along. I attempted the process using iTunes on my PC without using iCloud (I don't trust anyone's cloud). I first made backups of both devices. I then attempted to Restore the 4S backup to the 5. (FWIW my iTunes is 12.0.1.26, the 4S is iOS 7.1.2 and the 5 is 8.1.2.) This process started and asked for a password. It didn't provide any information to cue my memory of what password to use (and I was not required to enter a password when I made the backups. I don't know what password it wants. I tried my appleID pw; my passcode for the iP5 and then for the iP4S. None satisfied iTunes.
I want to move my apps, contacts, notes, and other data from the 4S to the 5 but I want to control what moves and when. I DO NOT want to sync my very extensive iTunes library on the PC with the iP5 because there is too much of it. I prefer to move selected playlists. I have data from apps that I need to move, also.
If anyone can point me to a good how-to, wiki or website it would be much appreciated.
I recently got a hand-me-down iPhone 5 which was first cleared of all data by my SIL. I had been using an iPhone 4S. I took both units to a local AT&T store and the young man there moved contacts and some other data to the new iPhone; but I didn't get everything transferred. I use Notes extensively and would prefer to keep most photos on the device. I struggled along for a few weeks trying to learn and develop a strategy for getting everything from the old phone to the new one, but fate intervened before I could do so.
Last weekend, the iPhone 5 demanded that I enter a passcode (I had been using a fingerprint to activate the phone). I tried every passcode I could think of but after a few tries the phone was disabled. To overcome this I resorted to the Recovery Mode process which wiped out everything on the phone. I went through the new phone setup, but now I need to copy things from the old 4S to the new 5.
After reading many web pages, I'm no further along. I attempted the process using iTunes on my PC without using iCloud (I don't trust anyone's cloud). I first made backups of both devices. I then attempted to Restore the 4S backup to the 5. (FWIW my iTunes is 12.0.1.26, the 4S is iOS 7.1.2 and the 5 is 8.1.2.) This process started and asked for a password. It didn't provide any information to cue my memory of what password to use (and I was not required to enter a password when I made the backups. I don't know what password it wants. I tried my appleID pw; my passcode for the iP5 and then for the iP4S. None satisfied iTunes.
I want to move my apps, contacts, notes, and other data from the 4S to the 5 but I want to control what moves and when. I DO NOT want to sync my very extensive iTunes library on the PC with the iP5 because there is too much of it. I prefer to move selected playlists. I have data from apps that I need to move, also.
If anyone can point me to a good how-to, wiki or website it would be much appreciated.