How to Backup or Backup Your iPhone for iTunes and iCloud

How to backup or backup your iPhone using iTunes and iCloud

Making a backup or backup for your iPhone is very simple, using the methods available from Apple will help you to save your information for many years.

Steps to backup files with iTunes

  1. Turn on your PC and connect your iPhone with the USB cable.
  2. If it is the first that you will perform a backup, a confirmation message will appear if you want to use that PC and you will also have to enter a code.
  3. In the upper left part of your PC it will be there the image of your mobile, you need to press there to see your iPhone data.
  4. Go to option "Backup" and select "this computer" (if you want to save a backup copy of your passwords and health data you have to press the box »encrypt iPhone backup» and you will backup all your data with a password you should never forget).
  5. Then press "Make a copy" to start backing up.
  6. On the same screen you will see the time and date of the most recent copy you made.

How to Backup or Backup Your iPhone for iTunes and iCloud

Steps to use iCloud:

  1. Connect your device to Wi-Fi.
  2. Go to option "Settings".
  3. And choose the option where your name appears.
  4. When a new tab opens, you have to press iCloud.
  5. Now you need to activate the switch that appears on the right side of the option «Backup iCloud».
  6. Finally, click "Back up now" to archive all your files. You must be connected to WiFi until the archiving process is complete.

You can check if the backup finished successfully by following steps 2, 3, 4, 5; In the «Backup to iCloud» option you can see the date and time of the last time a backup was made.







If you want this backup to run automatically, you need to leave the switch on (process done in step 5), but keep in mind that this will only be done when you are connected to WiFi and have storage capacity.

How to Backup or Backup Your iPhone for iTunes and iCloud

Use iTunes or iCloud

It may appear that both operating systems are similar, but the truth is there is one big difference between the two.

Advantages of iTunes:

  • When you need to access the backup, devi alone enter your computer.
  • You don't need to be connected to the Internet.
  • You can save content that you haven't purchased through the iTunes Store.
  • It allows you to make large copies, such as movies, series or photos.
  • This system allows you to archive 100% of your files stored on iPhone on your pc. Also with iTunes you can update your iPhone applications from your PC.

Advantages of using iCloud

  • You can access this cloud via any mobile device everywhere, but you must always be connected to WiFi.
  • Shark 5 GB free to store your content, but you can't store music, series, or movies that weren't purchased through iTunes.
  • Since the data is stored in a cloud on the internet, you won't lose any files if your PC or iPhone is damaged.
  • You can add more storage if you wish, but this will cost extra.
  • You can save high resolution photos for years.
  • You can organize your files into folders, label them by color or rename them. You can also share it with family and friends.
  • If you have a new mobile and want to have all the information you had on the old mobile, you just need to log in to iCloud when you are setting up your mobile.

You can choose either method to protect your information. But you have to keep in mind that automatic iCloud backup disables iTunes automation, so you will have to do this backup manually from time to time.




Now you have to decide which of these two operating systems (iTunes or iCloud) you want to use to make a backup or a backup on your iPhone; but if you want you can choose both.


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