


If your iPhone is not set to automatically upload Photos to iCloud, you need to make sure that Photos that are stored on the internal storage of your old iPhone are transferred to Mac or an external storage device.Įven if are uploaing Photos to iCloud, it is recommended that you make an additional backup of Photos on your iPhone to computer or an external storage drive.

Transfer Photos to Computer or Storage Device You may find yourself locked out of all your 2FA protected accounts, if you forget this important step. If you are using Google Authenticator or any other authenticator App to login to online accounts, it is really important that you transfer these accounts to your new iPhone. We recommend that you both backup your data to iCloud and also download a complete back of iPhone on Mac or Windows computer. In this regard, it is important that you understand the difference between iTunes and iCloud Backups and select a method that suits you the best. The first vital and mandatory step is to make sure that you make a Backup of your device to iCloud, Mac or Windows PC using iTunes. Hence, it is recommended that you follow all the applicable steps as provided below, before going ahead with the steps to erase iPhone using the Factory Reset process. Also, you need to be aware that manually deleting Photos, Contacts and other data from iPhone while you are still logged-in to your device can lead to this information being deleted from iCloud.
