Hi Vicki, You shouldn't have trouble restoring a backup from an older operating system to a newer one. The problem would be if your new device were running an older operating system.
I would set up iCloud backups and restore from that. It's simpler, and either way, the apps are downloaded from Apple's servers. Just go to Settings, choose the Apple ID setting near the top that has your name, and make sure iCloud Backup is on. Then a backup will happen automatically every 24 hours or so, when your device is on and connected to wi-Fi and power. There's also a Back Up Now button you can use to back up the device at any time. Then when you get your new device, choose to restore from an iCloud backup. It will give you the choice of using your most recent backup. Best, Anna > On Oct 12, 2019, at 5:48 PM, Vicki W. <vwher...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I have a somewhat detailed question on backing up and restoring a mini IPAD > II to a Mini IPad 5 and or an older IPhone which cannot be updated beyond IOS > 12 to a newer phone with IOS 13. > > First of all, what version of ITunes is best to use? I have both Windows 7 > and 10 with JAWS 2019 or 2020 beta. > > Next, what are the steps for making a backup copy of my mini IPad II or older > phone? > > Third, how can I transfer this to the new Mini IPad 5 or newer phone? > > The problem, I believe, is going to show up in the transfer. I will be trying > to put a different IOS version from one to the other. I'm not certain which > version will be on the new Mini IPad 5 or newer phone, but I currently have > the latest update of 12.4 on the Mini Ipad II and my older phone. > > I know that people are having problems transferring the IOS versions with > older IPhones that cannot be updated to IOS 13 to newer phones with IOS 13. > How is this problem worked around when you can't update the older IPad or > phone, but yet cannot transfer unless you have a matching version or the > phone you are transferring from has a later IOS version. > > Hope this all makes sense. > > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/001301d5814f%24213ec920%246501a8c0%40WritersGarden > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/001301d5814f%24213ec920%246501a8c0%40WritersGarden?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/3CB98F39-D402-4AE8-B6B9-BFE6A3055E4C%40att.net.