A backup is an ideal way to protect your iPhone data in case it gets broken, crashed or you just want to switch to a newer one. Check out our step-by-step guide on how to backup your iPhone data.
iPhones are among the best and highest quality smartphones you can buy today. Packed with flagship features, Apple’s iPhone offers one of the best and most secure smartphone experiences you can get. If you already own an iPhone, you must have known that keeping your iPhone up to date with the latest software version is extremely important. Apple regularly releases new updates to its devices to improve the user experience with bug fixes, other improvements, and new features.
However, the update process has a downside. Sometimes your iPhone gets interrupted during the update, causing you to lose all your data. This can be a disaster, especially if you have valuable photos or important work documents. Luckily, Apple has provided a solution to this problem as it allows you to back up all your important data. If you replace your iPhone, you can use its backup to transfer your information to the new device.
Apple offers several ways to do this. You can back up data via iCloud, where you get 5 GB of free space to store all your important documents and precious photos. If you run out of this storage space, you can upgrade to more storage space by paying a monthly subscription. You can also back up via Mac or Windows PC.
So if you don’t know how to back up your important data, we’re here to help. Check out our step-by-step guide here.
How to backup your iPhone data via iCloud
Go to iPhone settings, tap your name at the top and tap iCloud.
Tap iCloud backup and turn it on.
To perform a manual backup, tap Backup Now.
How to backup your iPhone data via Mac
1. Connect the iPhone and your computer with a cable.
2. In the Finder sidebar on your Mac, select your iPhone.
3. In the Finder sidebar on your Mac, select your iPhone.
4. Click “General” at the top and choose “Back up all the data on your iPhone to this Mac”.
5. To encrypt and password protect your backup data, select “Encrypt local backup”. Click Backup Now.
Here’s how to backup your iPhone data via Windows PC
1. Connect the iPhone and your computer with a cable.
2. In the iTunes app on your PC, click the iPhone button at the top left of the iTunes window.
3. Click Summary, and then click Back Up Now.
4. To encrypt your backups, select “Encrypt local backup”, enter a password and then click “Set password”.
5. To view the backups stored on your computer, select Edit, then Preferences, then click Devices. Encrypted backups have a lock icon in the backups list.
