Hi Vicki, To restore to an iCloud backup, go to Settings, choose General, then Reset, then Erase All Content and Settings. Follow the prompts. This will completely wipe all the info on your device. You then start the set-up process, and when you are asked, choose to restore from iCloud. The device will restore from the latest backup.
As for why the backup file is small, it doesn't include the OS or your apps. It also doesn't include large files like podcasts and music. Instead, it contains a list of all your apps and how you had them arranged, along with app data such as preferred settings and game scores. some apps include other data, like documents, but many do not. You have to download the data again. In short, restoring from a backup takes some work and I wouldn't recommend it unless there's a compelling reason to do it. I hope that helps. best, Anna > On Aug 8, 2017, at 5:23 AM, Vicki <vwher...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Good Morning, > > I am very confused how to restore an ICloud backup on both my Phone and mini > IPad. > > Shouldn't there be a list of backups somewhere to choose from? > > Also, when I check the size of the storage used for backing up, it is very > small, only 111 mg. for my phone and Mini IPad combined. > > If ICloud is backing up everything I have selected, shouldn't it be much > larger than that, if it is also including backing up the Current IOS? > > Thanks. > > Vicki > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone > <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
