How to Backup iPhone

Backing up iPhone is a very important work in our daily life. You may want to back your iPhone up for all kinds of reasons, deleting important files by accident, iPhone being lost, iPhone being broken and so on, all these unpredictable situations may make you in need of backing up iPhone. So most of the iPhone users may have already formed a habit of backing up iPhone, and they've found couple of ways to backup iPhone.

The "iPhone backup" means transfer iPhone files to another place which people can easily find and will never be lost. This place may be a folder in computer, a flash disk, another phone or tablet. And the methods people have used are: 1. Using iTunes; 2. Using iCloud/Dropbox; 3. Using third-party software. For the former two methods, you can easily handle them.

iTunes has a "Back up" choice when you connect your iPhone to computer and launch iTunes. This method is the fastest way, you are allowed to backup the contacts, calendars, pictures and videos in the Camera Roll and so on. When the iPhone backup is finished, you are able to find the files in C: > Users > Administrator > AppData > Roaming > Apple Computer > MobileSync > Backup (On a Window 7 PC).

When you use iCloud, Dropbox or other cloud service, it's easy to upload the files into the cloud, but you need to pay attention to the free storage space for your account. iCloud gives you 5GB for backing up files, and Dropbox gives you 2GB for backing up files. Check the free storage space and choose certain files to back up.

When you are going to use software to backup iPhone, you'd better search on the Internet for the right one. The iPhone transfer software and iPhone data recovery software can be helpful on the iPhone backup issues. This post will recommend two pieces of useful software for backing up iPhone, and the following guidance will show you how to accomplish the iPhone backup work in detail.

The first software being recommended is an iTunes alternative, Leawo iTransfer. This easy-to-use software is powerful in transferring files (audio, video, images, apps ringtones, ebooks and files in Camera Roll included) among iOS devices, iTunes and PCs. Now let's check out how to backup iPhone with Leawo iTransfer.

Free download iPhone backup software - Leawo iTransfer


1. Run the iTransfer after installing. The software will automatically detect your iPhone Library and show all the files in your media Library in the software window.

All the files in iPhone are listed


2. Take music as an example: Choose "Music Library", select the files you want to backup. Click the "transfer button" (the dark-blue right-arrow button) to get to the transfer settings if you want to transfer all the music files in the Library. Or press "Ctrl" and click to choose certain files for backing up, then right click the chosen files and choose "Transfer to" > "My Computer".

Select the files that you want to backup


3. In the transfer settings, you are able to choose the location to put the iPhone backups. Click "Transfer Now" to start the backup.

Choose a location for the backup files


4. The backup starts with a progress bar which notices you the percentage of the transfer. When the backup is finished, you are able to find all the music files in your target folder.

Start to backup


In order to back up all the media files of your iPhone, you'll need to select every Library and repeat the steps above. What's more, you'd better make sure that the target folder is not often moved or edited, in that way, you can keep your iPhone backups safe.

The second software is Leawo iOS Data Recovery. It is a full-function recovery tool for iOS devices, but we are allowed to use the software to backup iPhone. Of course, if you lose important files (such as contacts, voice memos, calendars, call history, messages bookmarks and so on) of your iPhone, you are able to find them back with Leawo iOS Data Recovery. The following guidance is about to show you how to backup iPhone with Leawo iOS Data Recovery.

Free download iPhone backup software - Leawo iOS Data Recovery


1. Run the Data Recovery after installing. The starting image is for you to choose, "Recover from iOS Device" or "Recover from iTunes Backup". Choose the former one and click "Start", the software will start scanning your iPhone.

Start scanning iPhone


2. After scanning, your iPhone details will be shown in the software window. Choose one kind of files (Camera Roll as example) to backup, click it and the files in the Camera Roll will be shown. Choose the files you want to backup or just tick the Camera Roll by clicking the checkbox to the left side of the name.

Choose files that you want to backup


3. Click "Recover" and the software will ask you to choose the target folder for your backups. Click "Open" and choose the target folder. Click "Go" and the iPhone backup will begin.

Save the backups to your computer


The backup process is fast if you don't have too many files to backup. When the backup is finished, you are able to find a subfolder in your target folder named "Leawo iOS Data Recovery", the chosen files will be right there.

With Leawo iTransfer and Leawo iOS Data Recovery, you are able to backup iPhone with ease. If you use the two pieces of software together, you are allowed to backup almost all kinds of files in your iPhone, and then you don't have to worry about the iPhone backup problems anymore.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

How to Backup iPhone Photos

When it comes to backing up iPhone photos, Apple users can figure out all kinds of methods to solve that problem. As every iOS device has a Camera Roll, and the computer (Windows PC and Mac) can read the content in the Camera Roll, so users are able to backup iPhone photos in Camera Roll with ease.

When using a Windows PC, you can backup iPhone photos with following steps:

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to computer and make sure that iTunes doesn't open. The computer will show your device as an external hard disk.

Step 2. Double click the iPhone icon and open it on your computer. You will find a folder called “DCIM”, which contains the files in your Camera Roll.

Step 3. Choose the photos you want to backup and press "Ctrl + C" to copy them and "Ctrl + V" to paste them to your target folder.

When using a Mac, the following tips are for you:

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your MacBook and launch iPhoto on your Mac. The iPhoto will automatically detect your device. Choose “Import Selected” to backup iPhone photos only.

Step 2. The software will get access to your iPhone Library and you are allowed to select photos to backup.

Step 3. The software will import the photos you have taken with your iPhone onto your MacBook. After the importing, iPhoto will ask you whether you want to delete the original photos or not. It all depends on you.

These tips are easy enough, but here are still other methods to backup iPhone photos. If you are in need of backing up iPhone photos to anywhere you want, you can choose an easy-to-use iTunes alternative to help you. For Windows OS, the Leawo iTransfer is highly recommended. For Mac, maybe you would like to refer to SyncPod for Mac.

Leawo iTransfer is used for transfers among iOS devices, iTunes and PCs. Leawo iTransfer can transfer many files (apps, videos, audios, images, ebooks, ringtones and files in Camera Roll included) with ease, and it won’t erase anything from your iDevice. You can also make the device as a flash disk and save any files you want into it. The detailed guidance will show you how to backup iPhone photos with Leawo iTransfer.

1. Run Leawo iTransfer after installing. The software will automatically detect your iPhone and show the files of your iPhone in the software window.

Detect files on iPhone


2. Choose the Photo Library or the Camera, select the photos you want to back up and click the transfer button (Right Arrow in Dark Blue) to go to the transfer settings. Or press “Ctrl” and choose photos, right click the chosen photos and choose Transfer to > My Computer.

Select the photos you want to back up


3. In the transfer settings, you are able to choose locations to put the iPhone photo backups. Click “Transfer Now” to start the transfer.

Backup iPhone photos


4. When the transfer is ongoing, the last thing you want to disconnect your iPhone. When the transfer is finished, you are able to find your iPhone backups in the target folder.

iPhone photos have been backed up


Of course, you are allowed to make the transfer easy. Run Leawo iTransfer and choose the photos you want to backup, “Ctrl + a” and drag/drop all the photos to the target folder. All the photos will be duplicated to the folder within minutes.

SyncPod for Mac is also an iTunes alternative, it can transfer media files between iOS devices and a MacBook with ease. The following guidance will show you in detail.

1. Launch SyncPod on your MacBook after installing.

2. Drag/Drop the photos in your iPhone to the right side of the software window, and you can save your backups to any folders on the MacBook.

iPhone photos backup on Mac


These two pieces of software are helpful for backing up iPhone photos no matter where you get the photos. Backing up other files is also just a piece of cake.