

Learn More About Backing Up Your PC or Mac If you don't have a lot of time to learn much more about backing up, consider backing up only the files that are most important to you, such as photos or work files. In iTunes, right-click (or Ctrl-click) on your device, which appears in the leftmost pane under Devices.Īdditional information backed up varies by which version of iOS you have see the section Additional Information on Apple's support page about iOS backups. You should be able to move through the following instructions for backing up using iTunes in less than five minutes. The benefit of backing up using iCloud is that it's largely automated and can happen wirelessly. If you own an Apple mobile device, you have no excuse for not backing it up, because Apple gives you two very simple and free ways for duplicating and storing a copy of your information. I keep getting an error stating that Itunes can't back up my phone because of the backup is corrupt or not compatible with the iPhone. Alternatively, you can always go directly to the directory locations of the backup files and copy them that way too, but the approach from iTunes is much quicker and more user friendly for most individuals.
