Why backup my iphone

There are many different backup solutions on the market that back up your iPhone. There are also other backup solutions from third-party vendors. Acronis True Image offers a comprehensive and easy way to not only back up your iPhone data, but also lets you back up to the cloud and your computer, back up multiple mobile devices, recover accidentally deleted files, and more. But for complete peace of mind when backing up your iPhone, also use Acronis True Image to protect and easily recover all your data.

With iCloud Backup, you back up your data to the cloud automatically with a Wi-Fi connection and back up:. You can select the iCloud backup option from the settings for your iOS device in iTunes when connected, or from the iOS device itself. You can perform backups automatically or manually.

You can easily eat up 5GB of storage quickly if you are backing up your photos and videos, but you can purchase additional iCloud storage for a fee.

An automated sync, however, is not a true backup. With a true backup solution, you can recover the photo from the backup destination. Many consumers are more familiar with iTunes because this what they use to buy apps, music, and books from the Apple Stores. Note: On models that support 5G , your carrier may give you the option to back up iPhone using your cellular network. To delete a backup, choose a backup from the list, then tap Delete Backup. See the Apple Support article What does iCloud back up?

Connect iPhone and your computer with a cable. Use the following sections to make copies of your backups or delete backups that you no longer need. If you need copies of your backups, you can find the Backup folder and copy the entire folder not just part of it to another place, like an external drive or network-storage location.

When you use Time Machine , it automatically copies your Backup folder when you back up the Home folder on your Mac. If you use iCloud Backup, you won't find a list of your backups on iCloud.

Tap a backup to see more details about it, choose which information to back up, or delete the backup. You can choose which content to back up only from the Settings menu of the device that stores that content. For example, while you can view your iPad backup from your iPhone, you can choose which iPad content to back up only from the Settings menu of your iPad.

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Find backups stored on your Mac or PC To avoid ruining any of your backup files, here's what you should know: The Finder and iTunes save backups to a Backup folder. The location of the Backup folder varies by operating system. Connect your device to a power source. Make sure that your device's screen is locked. If you get an alert says that you don't have enough iCloud storage space to complete the backup, follow the onscreen steps to buy more storage.

Learn more Restore your device from a backup.