How to Backup Your iPhone/iPad to iCloud and iTunes?

If you want to know How to back up your iPhone, iPad to iCloud, and iTunes, then you are in the right place to know how to Backup iPhone, iPad on iCloud or iTunes.

Nowadays, most people are working online means on mobiles or Pcs, or Laptops. , We will store a lot of information and important files in them to work. If the data is lost it leads to so many problems. So that, it is the primary requirement to back up our data. Since the device going to be theft or crushed or broken or if you buy a new device then you have to copy the data in the new device.

Then you a backup of your data that may be your contacts, photos, files, etc., To backup your device using various methods like iCloud,iTunes.

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Reasons for Backup iPhone, iPad:

Data wants a copy in the new device
If any disaster happens like data can be crashed
If your device may be lost or broken

Why iPhone, iPad Backup is Necessary?

In this Carona pandemic, most of the people are working online means in mobiles or PCs, or Laptops. , So we are storing a lot of information on our mobiles or PCs or Laptops. If the data is lost it leads to so many problems. So that, it is necessary to backup data.

If you purchased a new iPad along with your iPhone, You want to copy the data in it. So that you can comfortably work on it
If data crashed in your device, the device is formatted. Then you want your old data to be recovered to work.
If your device is in repair or lost if you are working on a PC. Then also you need the data to be recovered to do your work and access your files.

How to backup iPhone, iPad to iCloud, iTunes?

There are several files, photos, and personal information saved in iPhones/iPad’s. We have to back up our content to utilize in different devices. There are two popular ways to backup data from iPhone /iPad.

They are

Backup the data iPhone/iPad to iCloud and
Backup the data iPhone/iPad to PC/Laptop.

Let’s know about iCloud:

iCloud is built-in storage online provided by Apple. It stores all the data of your Apple device like contact information, messages, files, photos, voice messages, etc… It is safe because data would be protected with a password. Once you back data automatically, data is updated daily to iCloud. And also You can open it to see the data and can delete unnecessary data. Apple provides 5GB of data to everyone to store in iCloud.

Let’s know about iTunes, Acronis:

If we don’t have any Mac OS PCs.To get back up with windows we use apps like iTunes, Acronis. These are the apps that are used to store the Apple device’s data securely. It stores all the complete data like contact information, messages, files, photos, voice messages, etc… And recovers whenever do you want to retrieve.

These are various methods present along with the Step-by-step process to back up the data.

Method 1: Steps to Backup Data From iPhone/iPad to iCloud:

First, make sure that iPhone/iPad is connected to Wi-Fi
Open setting in your iPhone/iPad, and give your name
Tap on icloud follwed by iCloudbackup
There turn on iCloud Backup, iCloud automatically backup your iPhone/iPad data.
Your iPhone/iPad data will be backups daily by iCloud. It means data would be backed up daily.
So, no need to do this process daily.
We can do it manually also by clicking on Backup Now.
If you want to see iCloud backup, just tap on the setting tab and give Your Name. Next tap on iCloud and next tap on Manage Store, there we click on back up. then you can see data.
You can delete unnecessary data by tapping on ‘Delete BackUp’

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Method 2: Steps to backup data from iPhone/iPad to Mac:

On iPhone/iPad there is Mac OS present. So, I am explaining the data backup to a PC with Mac OS 10.15 or later.
First, connect your iPad to a PC or Laptop Which is having Mac OS 10.15 or above
Make sure that Wi-Fi is ON
Please choose your iPhone/iPad name in the finder sidebar.
In the Finder wizard, just click on the General tab which is on the top
Choose and click on “Backup all data from iPad to Mac”
To protect your data, you can save it with a password by choosing the option “Encrypt local Backup”
Just click on the Backup button
Wait for some time to complete the process and Your data is backed up successfully & securely.

Method 3: Steps to backup data from iPhone/iPad to Windows PC to iTunes :

Since the earlier versions of Mac 10.15 will not support data backup, in that time data would be back up the data using the iTunes app.
Make sure that Wi-Fi should be ON
Open Browse like chrome, safari, etc.,
Search for iTunes app
Click on the Installation button which is followed by the Download button
After some time, iTunes app is downloaded and installed in PC or Laptop
First,connect your iPhone/iPad to PC or Laptop
launch iTunes app on PC /Laptop
In the iTunes window, click on the iPhone/iPad icon from which you want to backup, it is present on the top, and next click on the summary, which means all data will be backed up.
just click on the Backup button and wait for some time to complete the process
Your data is successfully backed up.
To protect your data, you can save it with a password by choosing the option “Encrypt local Backup”

If you want to open the backed up data, You just select the Edit option in the iTunes app, and then followed by Preferences and then click on Devices, there you observe a list of backup’s present, in that you can see your Encrypted backup with a lock symbol.

Method 4: Steps to backup data from iPhone to Acronis True Image :

Open app store in iPhone and search for Acronis true image.
Click on Download and Install app
After installation, launch Acronis true image app
Tap on the backup tab
Sign in to Acronis Account
Select the category of data which one is to be backed up (ex: Videos, Photos, Contacts…..)
Now just tap on “Backup Now”
Allow Acronis True Image access to personal data
Data would be backed up successfully. and it is backed up daily.

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Frequently Asked Questions?

Question 1) What is iCloud?

Answer: iCloud is cloud storage or cloud computing storage which is provided by Apple INC… It is used to store the of your iPhone/iPad or any Apple device. It stores the data like files, photos, contact numbers, messages, voice messages, apps, etc., which means complete data.

Question 2) Can we access backed-up data from anywhere?

Answer: Yes, you can access data from anywhere by login into iCloud using your Apple ID.

Question 3)Can I backup my iPhone data to my iPad?

Answer: Yes, you can use any device to backup your data

Question 4) Is clod is Secured?

Answer: Yes, you can access data from anywhere by login into iCloud using your Apple ID only.

Conclusion:

These are the various methods to backup your data. You can retrieve that easily. And we can feel it as secure as it is locked with a password. Anyway, data recovery is necessary these days. If you get benefited from this article, then feel free to share this article with your friends and family.

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