“I want to update my iPhone to iOS 12, and before upgrade, I need to find an easy way to backup iPhone. Can anyone recommend me the best solution. Thanks.”
Apple will release the iOS 12 to fix the bug of iOS 10.2/10.1/10. Many people would choose to update their iPhone/iPad to the latest version to run smoothly on devices. Before updating to iOS 12, more and more users want to learn how to backup iPhone/iPad in case suffering from big data loss when something goes wrong. In below post, we would introduce you some methods of how to backup iPhone/iPad before iOS 12 update for you to choose the best one as you like.
Method 1: How to Backup iPhone/iPad Before Updating to iOS 12(Recommend)
iRefone is the professional iOS data backup tool, which helps you selectively back and export iPhone/iPad data to your Windows or Mac. It supports nearly all data on your iOS device including messages, notes, contacts, call history, photos, videos, whatsapp, wechat and so on. Plus, it also enables you to extract these data from iTunes and iCloud backup as well.
Free download the trail version to have a try.
Steps on how to backup iPhone by iRefone
Launch iRefone. Choose “Recover from iOS Device” mode. Bear in mind to plug in your iPhone/iPad to the computer with USB cable. If it is the first time to connect your iPhone to the computer, you have to trust this computer and there is a pop-up to remind you to do it. Click “Start” button to begin.
Choose Data to Preview. Then it will ask you to choose the data you want to preview and backup. Click on the icon of the data you need to start the scanning.
Tip: If you do not want to preview data before backup and hope to backup up all of the data in your iPhone totally, just click on the “Recover All” button.
Backup Data. After the scanning is finished, You can preview and select these data you need in the interface of the software, then click “Recover to PC” button to backup them from iPhone/iPad to computer.
Method 2: How to Backup iPhone/iPad Before Updating to iOS 12 with iTunes
iTunes backup is the traditional way to back up your iPhone including Camera roll, contacts, calendars, call history and more.
Steps on how to backup iPhone by iTunes
Step 1. Connect your iPhone to computer via a USB cable.
Step 2. Open iTunes.
Step 3. On the left sidebar of iTunes, click your iPhone under DEVICES. This brings up the iPhone control panel on the right.
Step 4. In the Summary tab, go to the Backups section. Click Back Up Now.
Step 5. The backup process starts. Please wait until it's completed.
Where to find iPhone location
For some reasons, you may want to know where the iPhone backup is. iTunes backup will be saves on your computer and the location depends on your computer OS.
Mac OS: /Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
Windows 8: Users(username)/AppData/Roaming/Apple Computer/MobileSync/Backup
Windows 7: Users(username)/AppData/Roaming/Apple Computer/MobileSyncBackup
Windows Vista: Users(username)AppData/Roaming/Apple Computer/MobileSync/Backup
Windows XP: Documents and Settings(username)/Application Data/Apple Computer/MobileSync/Backup
Method 3: How to Backup iPhone/iPad Before Updating to iOS 12 with iCloud
iCloud backup allows you to backup iPhone data without connecting to computer. Apple provides you free 5GB storage for you backup your iPhone data. Just like iTunes backup, you are also not allowed to access iCloud backup files and view them.
Steps on how to backup iPhone by iCloud
Step 1. Make sure WiFi network is turned on your iPhone.
Step 2. Go to Settings > iCloud.
Step 3. If you haven't sign in iCloud account, sign in it.
Step 4. Tap Storage & Backup > Backup Now.
Tip: How to Restore iPhone from iCloud/iTunes backup without overwriting data
When we are going to restore our iPhone from the iTunes backup or iCloud backup, our previous data on iPhone will be overwritten. It is a big loss for us since we may forgot to backup part of the precious data. So, many users may wonder whether there is a tool to restore iPhone selectively without overwrting the original data. Yes, there is a tool, iRefone - iPhone Data Recovery, can help us to selectively restore from iTunes backup and iCloud backup without data loss. In this case, it is much better than iTunes restore. In fact, it is a data recovery tool, which can extract your data from iTunes and iCloud backup and then restore to your device.
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