Microsoft Authenticator
A Microsoft app for iOS and Android devices that enables authentication with two-factor verification, phone sign-in, and code generation.
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Microsoft authenticator restore older backup
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Samy AD
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Hi,
I recently lost my phone and had to set up Microsoft Authenticator on a new device. However, when I tried to restore my previous backup, all the data was replaced with an empty backup. Is it possible to recover data from an older backup, and if so, what steps do I need to take to do so?
Regards,
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Patchfox 3,921 Reputation points2023-02-26T09:16:03.1166667+00:00 Which mobile OS did you have and do you have now?
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Chirag Patel 0 Reputation points2024-09-01T05:28:10.0933333+00:00 My Authenticator App overwrote the backup and I want to restore from a previous version of that backup, Is there a way....?
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Chirag Patel 0 Reputation points
2024-09-01T05:31:42.43+00:00 My Microsoft Authenticator App overwrote on the backup from which i wanted to restore, Is there a way to recover from a previous version of that App backup from my personal Microsoft account...? I am using Android version
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JimmySalian-2011 42,106 Reputation points2024-09-01T09:36:39.74+00:00 Hi Samy,
As per Microsoft Do not sign in before restoring account credentials. If you have signed in, sign out before proceeding with account recovery.
- You can only back and restore on the same device type: i.e. accounts backed up using an iOS device cannot be restored on an Android device.
Hope this helps.
JS
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