There is this story of a man that was walking by the roadside, unfortunately his iPhone fell off from his hand, only for him to pick it up, a taxi that was coming toward his direction with a high speed smashed the phone on the ground, ran away without knowing, leaving this man with a damaged iPhone. Now the question is, does it mean all those vital information the man has on his iPhone has been gone just like that? Is there a way to retrieve back all those vital information? Yes, there is, there are two things involved at this point, either you restore the back up you made, or you start over from scratch.
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Unforeseen circumstances occur at any point in time, no one like losing important data but the truth remains that at-times we lose those important data. Due to this, it is advicible to back up your vital information so that if the worse happens, you will not loose at all ends. Protect your photo library, personal data, app data and more by creating a regular iPhone back up. Based on that, in this article, we will clearly look at ways to back up your iPhone.
Back Up To iTunes and iCloud
There are two options when backing up as an iPhone user
- Local back up and
- Online backup.
Local backup is done using a computer running iTunes whereas online backup is done straight to the web via iCloud. Both options have their own advantages and disadvantages.
iCloud is said to be a set and forget solution, it offers peace of mind, but before you back up to iCloud, you need some iCloud storage space. In the case of iTunes, it requires more thought and action, but it can be easily reached, in other words, it’s a more convenient backup to have in your possession.Note.Restoring an iTunes backup is much easier and faster than restoring an iCloud backup.
Backup using iCloud
Once enabled, iCloud backup starts working automatically when your phone is plugged into power, connected to WI-FI and not currently in use. This implies that backups in iCloud take place overnight while your device charge.
ICloud backup is not done in a few minutes or seconds; it takes a while since your iPhone must upload everything to the server. At times it takes several days depending on your connection speed. iCloud back up cover many data on your iPhone, and it includes:
- App data
- Apple Watch backups,
- iOS settings
- HomeKit configuration
- Messages content,
- Photos library
- Your purchase history
- Ringtones
Note– iCloud doesn’t back up your contact, calendars, bookmark, mail, notes, shared photos, iCloud Photo Library, Health data, or call history since iCloud already has it.
Backup Using iTunes
You can use iTunes app on your Mac or pc to perform iTunes backup, you can back up wirelessly provided the computer, and the iPhone are on the same network, but if you don’t want to back up wirelessly you can back up using lightening cable, is faster and reliable
ITune backs up virtually everything on your device apart from apps, music, and some images and videos. Your camera roll will be backed up provided you have not disabled it.
