Restore your iPhone or iPad from a local backup—directly with the iDevice Manager, completely independent of iTunes. This allows you to flexibly restore an existing backup from a PC, NAS, or external hard drive and restore your device as needed.
Whether after a device change, reset, or data loss: With iDevice Manager, you select an existing backup and start the restoration process using the available options.
iPhone Restore Try now for freeMany users prefer not to store their backups in the cloud and don't want to rely on Apple services when restoring. A local backup gives you more control over your data and allows you to selectively restore existing backups from the chosen storage location.
This is especially handy if you:
With iDevice Manager, you can view existing backups and start the restoration process directly. The process is carried out using iDevice Manager itself, not through iTunes.
Note: If no backup is displayed, a suitable backup has not yet been found.
You can enable the available recovery options as needed. This allows you to tailor the process to your specific situation.
✨ Advantage: You restore exactly the existing local backup that was previously created with iDevice Manager – without going through iTunes.
If your backup was created locally, you can restore it later from the location where it was saved. This is particularly useful when backups are managed centrally or externally.
| Storage location | Advantage during restoration |
|---|---|
| Local hard drive | Fast, direct access to the backup |
| External HDD / SSD | Flexible use and additional data protection |
| NAS | Central storage on a network drive |
✅ Practical: You aren’t tied to a fixed cloud storage solution, but instead use your existing local backup exactly where it was stored.
If you want to restore an iPhone or iPad from a backup, the most important thing is how independent and flexible the process is.
| Function | iCloud | iTunes | iDevice Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use local backup | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Without Apple Cloud | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Backup created with iDevice Manager | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Restore directly in iDevice Manager | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Backup password supported | – | ✅ | ✅ |
Conclusion: iDevice Manager is particularly suitable for users who want to manage their backups locally and restore them independently of iTunes.
Restoring from a local backup is especially helpful if you:
Yes. The restoration is performed using iDevice Manager and is therefore independent of iTunes.
Yes. The restore process is designed for both iPhone and iPad.
The backup comes from a local data backup that was previously created with iDevice Manager.
Yes, provided the local backup was stored there and can be found by iDevice Manager.
Options are available for system files, settings, and apps. Additionally, an optional backup password can be entered.
Then no matching backup was found, or it is not available at the current location.
Use iDevice Manager to restore your iPhone or iPad from a local backup – easily, flexibly, and without iTunes. This way, you stay in control of your data and use existing backups directly from your preferred storage location.