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Backup the latest state to iTunes (saving a previous backup with "Archive" just before doing that) Restore to the previous iCloud backup where the X app was still installed and had data. Extract all the data I need from X (I'm my situation, via iTunes > (my device) > Apps > Documents section. Restore back to the latest iTunes backup made in step 1
When you restore your iPhone, whether it's from backup or as a "new" iPhone, all data on the phone since the last backup that was created will be erased (gone). If you want to restore your iPhone from backup, the best thing to do is take a backup first using either iCloud backup or through iTunes, then perform the restore process.
The iCloud backup can be restored whole to your device. You can't restore parts of it — it's all or nothing. However, there is a workaround: Make a backup of your new device to iTunes. Reset your device to factory settings and restore the iCloud backup. Use Image Capture or iPhoto/Aperture to import the photos.
The iPhone 6 Plus was frequently backed up by iCloud and never backed up by iTunes. Directly (from the initial setup) or indirectly (once setup as a new iPhone), attempting to restore from iCloud prompted for and accepted Apple ID authentication (username, password, and phone number-based TFA) then prompted as follows and rejected all given:
OR, if you have a backup in iCloud, make sure you turn off automatic backups before it updates the data and you should do a complete backup on your computer just to be safe, then erase the iPhone completely. Now during setup restore from iCloud and then download the app, you are done. Now you can copy and export the data.
That's probably the best possible solution if you do not wish to go through the steps to restore the backup to a device (your device or another one) to retrieve the photos you are missing (and then restore things again from a more current backup if desired). If you do need to restore the whole backup, erase the phone (Settings -> General ...
I was recently very stupid and forgot my iPad passcode, which meant after 10 attempts, the iPad was disabled and my only option was to restore the iPad from a recent iCloud backup. With great stress and apprehension, the device restored and on opening Google Authenticator, all of my 2FA codes were present and worked.
Tap "Restore from iCloud" when prompted; Select your old iPad backup from all of the backups you have listed (if you are restoring across model lines - say iPod to iPad, those backups will be listed below the iPad backups, but on the same screen as the rest of the backups) Let it restore your backup; Celebrate
That is why you're finding that "Googling online it says it can take 1-4 hours per gb to restore from an iCloud backup" - because there's just too many variables involved. In fact, there are places in the world where 1Gb of data would take even longer than 4hrs to download.
First, check out this article on how to restore an iCloud backup to an iPad (too much to précis here) —and yes, the process is the same on the iPhone or iPod Touch as it is on an iPad. When you reach step six, your iPhone will ask you to choose an iCloud backup to restore—either the most recent one, or an earlier backup.