18 September 2023
By: Saba Hassan
Backing up your iPhone is always a good idea. Whether you are buying the latest iPhone 15 or just upgrading to the new iOS 17, or simply preparing for the eventuality of an iPhone loss or theft, taking a few moments to secure your essential photos, videos, and text messages can help to avoid any future inconvenience.
1. Connect your iPhone to Wi-Fi and then go to Settings. 2. Click on the Apple ID/iCloud tab at the top, which also might have your name. 3. If you are not signed in, take time to sign in first 4. Tap on the iCloud option. 5. Scroll down and tap on iCloud backup. 6. Enable iCloud backup 7. Tap Backup now
To know the iCloud storage required for a backup file: - Go to Settings – Go to Apple ID> iCloud > iCloud Backup > Back Up Now. – A list of devices backing up or attempting to back up with the account will be displayed.
Under the Backup option, you’ll see a list of apps with a toggle to back up data. This will also show the data each app needs to back up, going from the largest to the smallest. If you only need a small backup file, don’t bother unchecking larger data entries from the list, even if you don’t care if they’re backed up.
1. Open the Finder window on your Dock 2. Select your device from the sidebar under Devices. 3. On the right hand side, click on the General Tab 4. Click Back Up Now.
1. Plug your iPhone into your Windows computer 2. Allow all the permission asked 3. Click on the small iPhone icon on the top 4. Click Summary 5. Scroll down to backup section