HT203977 Is there a way to do a complete backup of an iphone on an external hdd?

I want to backup my iphone and my ipad on an external hdd.
That target external hdd also has my itunes media folder in it.
Is there a way? or any expected updates for this?

IOS devices use iTunes to perform backups.
The backups are stored in the iTunes folder.
Create and delete iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch backups in iTunes - Apple Support
Icloud backups are not stored locally.
It is an off-site backup stored on servers in the cloud. There is no way to change this.
This is a user to user forum, there is no way for us to know anything Apple has planned.

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