The iPhone/iPad contains a lot of important data such as contacts, SMS messages, call history, notes, voice memos, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to back up your iPhone/iPad regularly so that you don't lose any data. In this article, we will show you three ways to do iPhone backup on Windows/Mac.
Without iTunes/iCloud, you can also create iPhone backups by using some reliable backup tools like Qiling MobiMover. As one of the best iPhone backup software, Qiling MobiMover can back up your iPhone/iPad to your PC in several steps. Instead of backing up the entire device, as iTunes does, Qiling MobiMover allows you to back up only selected data to PC. For more details, you can download and install Qiling MobiMover to have a try.
Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your computer running Windows system with a USB cable > Select the "Backup Manager" from the left panel > Select "Backup" to proceed.
Step 2. Tick the box next to "Select All" to back up all files from iPhone to computer > Set the destination on computer > Click on "One-Click Backup" to start the backup process.
Step 3. MobiMover will start immediately to back up iPhone files to your computer without requiring iTunes. Wait patiently until it finishes.
Apple provides you with the free data backup program iTunes. Every time you sync your iPhone/iPad with iTunes, iTunes will automatically back up your iOS device. If you want to create your own iTunes backup, it's also easy. Follow the steps below. The manual is available for both Windows and Mac OS X.
Before backing up your iPhone/iPad, you should download and install the latest version of iTunes, and fix the problems like This Accessory May Not Be Supported
Step 1: Launch iTunes and connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer with a USB cable.
Step 2: Click on the device icon, and then you will find yourself in an explorer window.
Step 3: In the Backups pane, select "This computer" and then click "Back up now". iTunes will then back up all of your iPhone's data to your computer.
iTunes supports all popular iPhone, iPad and iPod models such as iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 6/6 Plus, iPhone 5s/5c/4, iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, iPod touch 6 etc. After you have created an iTunes backup of your iPhone, you will be able to restore the backup to your iPhone in the future.
The Apple iCloud's cloud service also gives you the ability to create iPhone/iPad backup in the iCould Backup. As long as your iPhone is connected to a WLAN network, your iPhone files are automatically backed up to iCloud.
Step 1: Connect your iPhone via WLAN.
Step 2: Tap Settings > iCloud. Scroll down and tap Backup.
Step 3: Activate the "iCloud Backup" option, and then tap "Create backup now". Then a backup is created in iCloud.
Note: You must keep your iPhone connected to the WLAN network during the process.
A disadvantage of this method is that iCloud has only 5 GB of free disk space. If there are many files on your iPhone/iPad, the free storage space will not be enough. Then you will have to pay for additional storage space.
Now we have presented three methods to create an iPhone/iPad backup: