Icloud should i do it

Back up to your desktop Connect your phone to your computer using its charging cable. In iTunes, you should see a small iPhone icon in the upper left corner; select that. Look for the phone icon in iTunes. After that, the process for either iTunes or Finder is much the same, although the look of the pages and the language will be slightly different. First-timers may also be asked if you want to set your phone up as a new device or restore it from a previous backup.

In this case, select the first. Using Finder to set up a computer to back up your iPhone. To do this on your Mac: Click on the Apple icon in the top corner of your system. The Verge Guide to the iPhone. You can exclude lots of apps from your iCloud backup. This will not only save space, but it will make backups quicker.

However, think about not excluding apps where you have entered specific settings, such as a user name or other information: if so, you will have to re-enter the settings if you restore your device.

Backing up an iOS device to a computer — either via the Finder or via iTunes — is easy, and much quicker than backing up to iCloud, because the data just goes over the cable that connects your iOS device to your Mac. However, these backups only occur when you sync your device. If not, you should consider syncing at least once a week, or at least before any major iOS update. When your iOS device is connected to your Mac, click on it in the Finder sidebar or in iTunes, then click the Summary tab.

If you have checked This Computer, iTunes will back up your device every time you sync it. So which is better: backing up to iCloud or to your Mac? The functions of iTunes are being broken up and reassigned. Instead of backing up to the iTunes app, you'll just use a Finder window. Open a Finder window from the dock. Select your device from the sidebar under Devices.

Then on the right-hand side click on the General tab. Next, click Back Up Now. Depending on how much data you have, this could take a while. I highly recommend backing up your iPhone -- and really any iOS device you have. But it's up to you on how you go about doing that. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read.

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Enlarge Image. You can customize these settings for each device. You can also access information stored in iCloud on a Windows computer using iCloud for Windows and in a web browser at iCloud. Learn how to customize settings on each device and how to sign in to iCloud. When you use iCloud, you can access your photos, files, passwords, and other data on any device you choose. Because your data is stored in the cloud and not on a single device, it stays up to date everywhere.