Should I backup iphone on itunes and cloud BOTH? Upgrading from 4 to a 5. thx
Upgraded to 5. Do I backup my 4 on iTunes AND Cloud both? Normally backup on itunes but, should I switch over to Cloud & backup as well to have backup in both? Thank you.
Coupled with Time Machine backing up the iTunes backup automatically, great. As long as iCloud doesn't have a problem, and my external disk holds up...
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If someone could please explain to me why this is happening and what I can do to fix it, I'd be extremely grateful.
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i backed up my iphone to itunes and tried restoring the info on to a new iphone and for some reason it used an old back up from last may. I know that the recent back up worked as I used it to set up another phone a week ago (a phone whihc also had problems and hence I needed to use that same back up again on my second new phone. Is there anyway I can get the most recent back up information back?
1. Create a backup of your iPad to iTunes on your computer or to iCloud
2. Transfer any and all photos & videos on your iPad to your computer.
3. Erase the iPad and restore the iPhone's iCloud backup to the device.
4. Transfer any and all photos & videos on your iPad to your computer.
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I have recently done the update to my iphone and then tried to backup my iphone to itunes and an error meesage has occured and now my phone isn't responding to anything and is stating that it needs to be restored back to manufacturers settings, Can anyone help?
Hi d_diotte,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. If you're unable to update your iPhone and keep seeing the "Connect to iTunes" image, this article has some steps you can try:
iOS: Unable to update or restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
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I just syned my new iphone through itunes and it deleted all of my new pictures. is there anyway to get them back?
Do you sync your iPhone with iTunes every once in a while? If yes, there are chances that iTunes has taken last backup of your photos, contacts, etc. that you want back.
Connect your iPhone with your PC. launch iTunes, right click on your device and click on "Restore from Backup". Choose the latest backup to proceed.
If you configured iCloud for backup before you restored your iPhone. Go to Settings -> iCloud - > and login using your Apple ID. Once you've logged in, all the photos, contacts, mail, messages should be back on your iPhone. This may take a while (depending on your network).
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Hi i have a question, I'm trying to back up my iPhone to iTunes but it says restore from backup or setup up as new device. if i setup as new device will everything be deleted? if yes then how would i back it up without anything being deleted
Following is a link to instructions on how to backup (either via iTunes and via iCloud) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
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SO I BACKED UP MY IPHONE ON ITUNES AND I NEED TO ERASE EVERYTHING AND RESTART IT TPO FACTORY DEFAULTS. IF I ERASE EVERYTHING ON MY PHONE THEN CLICK RESTORE BACKUP ON ITUNES WILL THAT WORK?
Thank you so much! I was really hesitant because I did not want to lose everything on my phone.
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Unable to backup iphone after itunes 10.7 update in windows 7
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Okay so, i had the same problem too. i reinstalled my windows and i was unable to get my itunes to backup my iphone. Luckily, before reinstalling the windows, i had saved the backup files of my iphone.
1.You can do this by going to: C drive/users/user/appdata/roaming/applecomputer/mobilesync/backup.
2.Note: windows computer do not show hidden files by default and appdata files are hidden.
to see the hidden files, visit http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Show-hidden-files
3. so next time you format and reinstall the windows, make sure you have backed up the iphone backup files.
4.so now after installing windows again and after reinstalling all the essential softwares, reinstall itunes and connect your iphone to itunes and authorise the computer.
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C drive/users/user/appdata/roaming/applecomputer/mobilesync/backup.
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7.so now, you have the backup and restore fully functional. for a safer side, make a new backup and transfer all the purchases to your new itunes. -
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To minimise loss... Connect to iTunes on the computer you Usually Sync with and Restore from the most recent Backup...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
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