Can you backup your phone on someone else's computer?

If you need to go get a new phone are you able to backup your stuff on your phone and then after updating your new phone can the owner of the computer delete your stuff and plug there phone in and have their stuff on there after??

Hello Elena10
The best way to do that is to create a new user on a friend’s computer and then you can delete the user once you are done. 
How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495
Regards,
-Norm G.

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