Iphone back up issue

Hi
I hope someone can help. It looks like i am going to have to restore my laptop to factory settings but will lose my iphone back up, pictures, music etc. What options do i have to avoid this happening?
Any help would be greatfully received.
Thanks
Chris

CWB40 wrote:
i am going to have to restore my laptop to factory settings but will lose my iphone back up
Restore to Factory Settings will not affect any Backup made with iTunes or iCloud.
Once you have Recovered your Device...
Re-Sync your Content or Restore from the most recent Backup...
Restore from Backup > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

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