The Ultimate Guide To Backing Up Iphone Like a PRO

Have you ever considered backing up iPhone content to other storage space? Well, every backup software helps in creating data copies to save your data from getting damaged or lost. Just like you use external pen drives or hard disks to store a computer’s data, iPhone data can be easily transferred to other sites for ensuring its safety.

In this guide, we shall cover 4 main ways to backup iPhone data to other locations, namely, 

1. back up iPhone to iCloud
2. back up iPhone to iTunes
3. backup iPhone to google drive
4. backup iPhone to computer

Before we move ahead to learn about these methods in detail, you need to know why iPhone backup is more crucial than ever!

Why should you backup iPhone data regularly?

With the increasing dependency on digital devices especially iPhones, users tend to create and share more and more useful data via these devices. With this, there is a rise in the number of problems associated with these digital devices as well. 

Now if you fail to backup your essential documents and photos and your iPhone gets damaged, it will cause double loss for you (one of your iPhone and second of your important data). Thus, if you ensure regular backing up of iPhone contents to computers or other areas, you can at least cut your loss by half. 

Moreover, if you are planning to upgrade your device to newer iPhone versions, you must keep a backup to keep all your previous chats, contacts as well as photos intact.

Backup iPhone to iCloud

One of the best ways to save your data and file of your iPhone is to perform a backup using the iCloud service. Once you create a backup of your iPhone you can restore your music, photos, videos, settings, app data, texts, ringtones, and MMS messages when you perform a restore. Moreover, you can even restore the purchase history of different apps that you have purchased from the AppStore, iTunes Store, or iBook Store.

You can select the option to create a backup from the iTunes app when it is connected with it or from your iPhone itself. Backups can be performed automatically and manually. There is an option of automatic sync in the iPhone, but remember it is not similar to a full backup. If you delete something from your iPhone accidentally and auto-sync is performed after it, then that file will not be present in iCloud. However, with complete true backup, you will not face this issue. Even if some files are deleted accidentally, you can restore them using your backup.

All iPhone users get free 5GB space in their iCloud account to perform backups. However, this 5 Gb space will be filled quickly if you backup your photos, music, and videos frequently. So, you can purchase extra space if you need it by paying the required fee. Here are the detailed steps to create a backup using iCloud.

Manual backup

1. Connect your iPhone to a Wi-Fi network.
2. Now go to the Setting app on your iPhone and click on your name to open the account and then select the iCloud option. In case you are using the iOS 10.2 version or earlier, then simply open the Settings app, scroll down and click on iCloud.
3. Now look for iCloud Backup and tap on it. In iOS version 10.2 or earlier it will be simply named Backup. Make sure the option is enabled.
4. After this, click on Back Up Now and wait for the backup process to complete.
5. Now to make sure that your backup is created, go to the Settings app on your iPhone, then select your account by clicking on your name. After this select the iCloud option and click on Manage Storage. You will see the backup file there.

Automatic backup iPhone

1. Connect your iPhone to a Wi-Fi network.
2. Open the Settings app on your iPhone, click on your name, then go to the iCloud option and then select the iCloud Backup option and enable it.
3. Now check that you have enough storage in your backup space.
4. If there is enough space, then connect your iPhone to the power source and lock the screen. Your iPhone will automatically backup your data and files.

Backup iPhone to iTunes

Many users are quite familiar with iTunes as they use it to purchase apps, books, and music from the Apple Store. You can use iTunes to create the backup of your iPhone. Here are all the steps for backing up iPhone using iTunes.

1. Open iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone to it.
2. Click on Trust This Computer and follow all the steps to complete the process to connect your iPhone to the computer.
3. Click on your iPhone in iTunes and sync all the data. If you cannot find your iPhone on iTunes then click here and look for all the options.

Backup iPhone to Google Drive

With the Google Drive app on your iPhone, you can create a backup of Google Photos, Contact, Calendar, photos, and contacts. Here are the detailed steps to backup iPhone to Google Drive.

1. Install the Google Drive app on your iPhone.
2. Sign in with your Gmail account and click on the hamburger button.
3. Now click on Setting, then Backup and Start Backup option. Wait for the process to complete.

For any further information, check here.

Backup using Mac and Windows

You can backup your iPhone using your Mac and Windows PC. Here are the detailed steps for both devices.

Backing up iPhone using Mac

1. Fire up your Mac and open the Finder app on it.
2. Connect your iPhone to your Mac with a USB cable and follow all the steps on the screen to complete the whole process.
3. Select your device and click on the Back Up Now option. Wait for the whole backup process to complete. You can check the backup on the same screen.

Backing up iPhone to computer

1. Fire up your Windows PC and install iTunes on it.
2. Connect your iPhone with a USB cable and find it on iTunes. Click on Back Up Now and wait until the whole process is completed.

Some Last Words

The above-mentioned methods are quite useful in creating a backup of your iPhone in an easy manner. So, pick any of these methods and backup your iPhone data regularly to have a copy of your important stuff ready in some other location. We are sure you will follow all the steps in this guide to get your data protected and transferred within a few minutes.