Can I backup computer to icloud

I have a Toshiba computer and want to use Icloud for to back up photos, music, etc. How is that done?

Yes, if you purchase enough storage space. But it's far better and less expensive to buy an external hard drive and back up to it. Windows has plenty of backup utilities to use.

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Can't add computer to iCloud or add iMatch

I've had iMatch since it rolled out a few months ago. Lately, the songs in my library have been greyed out when I go to iTunes. In the past, I would just turn off iMatch, then turn it on again, and my songs would be available in the cloud (black again). But this time, I get error code 5002. It says there is a problem connecting to the iTunes store. What's going on? I checked my internet connection and all is fine.

Thanks. I tried all that, and none of it worked, but a couple hours later, everything was back to normal again. A hiccup in the system? Since this appears to happen so regularly (my music library being greyed out, having to turn stuff on and off again to get it working), I've been thinking of just storing my whole music library on my hard drive. So, here's my question - is there any easy way to download my whole music library from the cloud, or do I have to click on the cloud icon of each track individually? On the iPod Touch (4th gen) you can download an entire album at a time, but I don't see any easy way to do it on the Mac...

Can't backup device to iCloud after updating to iOS 8.1

I've never had an issue with backing up any of my devices to iCloud, however yesterday I updated to iOS 8.1 OTA. When I tried to back up last night, it says I'm out of storage space. Nothing has changed though. Anyone have any ideas as to what's going on?

Use Dropbox for that. Easier.

Can you backup on icloud and also sync to your computer?

Can you backup an iPhone 4s to icloud and also sync to a computer if you wanted to?

Yes.

Can't backup to computer

Can't backup to computer, the backup now button is greay!

The iCloud backup is via wifi to an Apple server.
Is this your syning computer?
What happens when you right click on the the iPiod under Devices in iTunes and select Back Up?

HT4873 How do I backup my windows 7 computer to iCloud?

How do I backup my windows 7 computer to iCloud?

You can only back up iOS devices (iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches) to iCloud, not computers.

Where can I see my camera roll's photos which already backup into the icloud on my win7 pc ? I tried open in icloud control panel but only can see my photo's stream

Where can I see my camera roll's photos which already backup into the icloud on my win7 pc ? I tried open in icloud control panel but only can see my photo's stream

leonsee94 wrote:
Where can I see my camera roll's photos which already backup into the icloud on my win7 pc ?
You cannot see photos backed up in iCloud on your computer.
Camera Roll photos backed up to iCloud are still in your Camera Roll on your iPhone.
You need to regularly sync the photos to your computer. (then you can see them on your computer).
-> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1296
then delete them from your Camera Roll.
You can sync the photos you want on your iPhone back to your iPhone using iTunes.
-> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236

TS4036 how do i backup photos and music from my computer to icloud

How do I backup photos and music to icloud to download to my iphone4s or ipad. Not having any luck transferring by direct connect

You can redownload music purchased from iTunes as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519. Music from other sources can only be accessed from iCloud if you subscribe to iTunes Match.
Photos can be transferred by putting them in a folder, then selecting the folder on the Photos tab of your iTunes sync settings and syncing. Or, you can transfer them over wifi by using an app like PhotoSync. To stream them with iCloud, you have to set up iCloud on your computer as explained here: http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/pc.html, enable photo stream, then add photos as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2606.

TS3992 I can't back up to icloud on my iphone. I have 25 GB of icloud backup storage, but it won't give me access to backup to it. How do you fix. My phone is almost full.

I can't back up to icloud on my iphone. I have 25 GB of icloud backup storage, but it won't give me access to backup to it. How do you fix. My phone is almost full. How can I start using the icloud storage?

If your back up continually fails, you might try turning off back up on your mobile device (settings > iCloud > storage & backup) and then deleting the backup file from iCloud by swiping the backup file on the mobile device (settings > iCloud > storage & backup > manage…) and then turning back up on again.
Being able to back up to the cloud can be very useful, especially if you don't have access to a computer or have infrequent access to one, however unless you specifically need to use iCloud for back up, you will find backing up to iTunes significantly more convenient and possibly more reliable.

HELP! I wanted to sync with Wi-Fi with iTunes. Then all my apps were deleted! How can I get the Backup from my iCloud now?

As already described I started a WiFi Sync with iTunes. In about 3 seconds all apps were deleted. So all apps that were installed. Some apps waited for download. They are still on...
Now how can I backup to before the sync. The newest datas are in iCloud, maybe that will help! Otherwise I would also try to get it from iTunes. How is that possible?
I really hope someone can help me!

I would check and see if the apps are still in iTunes on your computer and sync with the computer again. Just because we now have WiFi sync at our disposal does not mean that you can't sync with the computer again.
If you have a backup on your computer, you can restore from the backup first and sync any apps that are still missing. I think you can only restore from iCloud if you restore your iPad to factory settings using iTunes on the computer anyway. I see no way to restore from iCloud simply by using the device itself. I'm pretty sure that is how you must do it. Perhaps you have to erase all content and settings on the device and then restore with iCloud and I assume that would work as well. I see no setting in iCloud on the iPad that lets you restore from the backup, so you still have to restore to factory settings some way.
So while we are free from the computer in some ways, IMHO - it still handy to be reliant on your computer. I may be missing something - but after watching a couple of videos about restoring from the cloud, that is the way I think it works.

HT1212 my screen is broke and cant type my passcode in. plus i never plugged my phone up to this computer. how can i backup my phone so i keep all my information before i buy a new one?

my screen is broke and can't type my passcode in. plus i never plugged my phone into my computer. how can i backup my phone so i keep all my information before i buy a new phone?

It's too late for that. Maybe you should consider setting up your next iPhone to backup to iCloud... it happens automatically without user intervention once it's set up. All that's required is a power source for the phone and a WiFi internet connection.

I can not back up my iphone to my computer or icloud!

I can not back up my iphone to my computer or icloud through itunes. I just upgraded from a Iphone4 to a Iphone4s and I was told I could back up my Iphone4 to my computer and restore the back up onto the Iphone4s. Whenever I try to back up my IPhone4 I get a message from itunes that says " Cannot back up "iphone" to computer because back up is corrupt". Helpa?

Delete the existing backup and create a new one.

Can I back up my entire computer to iCloud?

I'm going to be away for 2 or 3 months, and I don't want to take my hard drives along. Can I back up my entire computer to iCloud using Time Machine?

... and if you do opt for crashplan or a similar service, be aware that it will take one or more weeks to back up the entire mac. These services only back up a little at a time. They do have a service (CrashPlan does) where you can perform a backup to CD and mail those disks to them.
Since you are using Time Machine, you could use a second external drive to back up to (TM can back up to multiple locations). I have an ext drive at work and at home and back up to each. In your case, do a TM backup to the second drive and then place it in a different location, if security is your concern.
If, on the other hand your intent is to have your data available in the cloud for access from other computers, then CrashPlan is not your solution - it is only a backup service. You could look into Google Drive or DropBox and then copy the critical files to either of these cloud services. You can access the files from anywhere. But I would not put the entire mac files there, it would be quite costly - assuming your mac uses up a lot of disk space.

HT4910 my friend backup my iphone omy friend backup my iphone on his computer in icloud will i be able to pull it out of icloud from my n his computer in icloud will i be able to pull it out of icloud from my computer

my friend backed up my iphone on his computer in icloud. I want to know if i can restore it to my phone if i have i cloud on my computer?

You can't save or download an iCloud backup from a computer. You create an iCloud backup from your phone using wifi, not a computer. You also restore from an iCloud backup using wifi on your phone, not a computer.
If you backed up your phone to your friend's computer using iTunes, the backup is on your friend's computer, not in iCloud, and can only be restored to your phone from his computer.

How (and why) would one backup both to iCloud and computer?

First iPhone 4s; I use Windows 7 computer. While it is very convenient to have phone automatically backup to iCloud - given my early experiences with Apple and the sync of iPhone via iTunes hanging on the last step and never completing and I had to restore phone to factory settings - I am reluctant to trust backup only to iCloud. iCloud backup would come in very handy a) when traveling and perhaps not having the external drives I use for backups; and especially b) in case disaster hits iPhone and I need to restore.
Backup to computer is under my control, and it is easier to make multiple copies and store as much history of backups as I choose. In addition, I believe that iCloud does not backup everything. In additon to it NOT backing up music unless it was purchased from iStore, what else does it NOT back up?
So for the above reasons I am planning on automatically backing up to iCloud, AND backing up to computer weekly as well as prior to any software update, or other major thing I might do to phone. I'd rather have too many backups as insurance than not enough. It seems that it is less convenient to backup to computer, unless there is something I am missing. It seems that the steps are:
1) Open iTunes; connect iPhone via USB.
2) When it is recognized, on Summary tab move check mark from backup to iCloud to backup to Computer; click apply.
3) Eject iPhone; unplug USB.
4) Close and restart iTunes; connect iPhone via USB
5) Now iTunes will create backup file.
6) In my case I make copy of this backup file from C:\Users\Name\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup to where I want to keep history.
7) In iPhone now must turn back on backup to iCloud
Is there an easier way (set of steps) to backup automatically to iCloud, AND also make manual backup to computer?
Can I "force" iTunes to store computer backups to a different location than is shown in step 6?
Does iTunes automatically delete/over write earlier backups to computer? How much history does it keep? Am I correct that if I rename the backup file by pre-pending it with say "iPhone_" that iTunes would never delete/overwrite it?
Are there other reasons for taking the time to backup to both iCloud and to computer?
Thanks for cutting my learning curve on the important though often neglected issue of backup protection.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4620
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
The above links are for Home Sharing. That should do what you want.
HTH

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