Back up iPhone to computer

My iPhone backs up only via iTunes to iCloud. When changing the option to "this computer" message says :Your iphone has never been backed up to this computer..Manually back up and restore functions are greyed out and not available. Any ideas how to fix the problem ?

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    Install the latest version of iTunes on the computer (http://apple.com/itunes)
    Launch iTunes
    Connect the phone to your computer using a USB cable
    Click on the iPhone icon in iTunes
    Click the Back up iPhone button.

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    iOS: Syncing photos using iTunes

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    I banged my head on the wall with the same problem for two days.  Tried everything mentioned, and this worked, finally.  The problem is that the backup files are not where you think they are.
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    Fixed the problem.  Give it a try and good luck!

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    Hi,
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  • I recently updated my iPhone to IOS 8 and it said I need the latest version of iTunes to sync and back up however my computer won't allow it what do I do !??  Anything helps!!!

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    I kept getting this last week. Really annoying. I found this solution:
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    What does it mean that "my iphone will no longer back up to my computer automatically when I sync with itunes", if I turn my icloud backup to "on"? This doesnt sound like something that will make things smoother? I just recently lost all my calendar events and I am hoping to recover them.

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    You can either back up to iTunes or to iCloud, you you choose to back up to iCloud, back up to iTunes will be turned off. Personally, I'd always back up to iTunes unless there is a good reason not to you.

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