What does a backup do?

The purpose of the backup is to create a copy of data that can be recovered in the event of a primary data failure. Primary data failures can be the result of hardware or software failure, data corruption, or a human-caused event, such as a malicious attack (virus or malware), or accidental deletion of data.
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What does an iCloud backup do?

iCloud Backup makes a copy of the information on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. When your device is backed up in iCloud, you can easily set up a new device or restore information on one you already have. To let iCloud automatically back up your device, here's what you need to do.
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What happens if I delete a backup?

If you delete iCloud backup, your photos, messages, and other app data will be permanently removed. Your music files, movies, and the apps themselves are not in iCloud backups.
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What does the iPhone backup do?

A backup allows you to copy and save the information from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. If you replace your device, you can use a backup to transfer your information to a new device.
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Do you need to backup your iPhone?

But it's also important to back up your iPhone or iPad. While you may not have a lot of documents on these devices that aren't stored on a cloud server—which you can easily retrieve if necessary—you are likely to have photos and videos which, if you haven't backed up, could be lost.
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What does iCloud back up and keep safe? — Apple Support



What happens if I don't backup my iPhone?

If I don't back it up, what will happen? Nothing, but if for some reason the device needs to be restored there will be a lot of data missing. The easy way around this is to either turn the Wi-Fi back on or plug the device into the computer it normally syncs with and backup the device to the computer.
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Does backing up iPhone save photos?

An iTunes backup will save nearly everything on the iPhone including pictures on the camera roll, just as long as the photos were not downloaded from the computer but taken directly from the iPhone's camera.
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Does iPhone backup include text messages?

Yes. Both iCloud and iTunes backups include messages. See About backups for iOS devices - Apple Support.
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Does iPhone backup save apps?

Apps are no longer transferred from devices back into the library, but a device backup will include the private data of each app and a reference to it so that it can be restored from either the local library or directly from the iTunes Store.
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What does backup your phone mean?

Built in to Android is a backup service, similar to Apple's iCloud, that automatically backs up things like your device settings, Wi-Fi networks and app data to Google Drive. The service is free and doesn't count against storage in your Google Drive account.
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Do I need backups on iCloud?

Many apps sync their data online like this anyway, so the iCloud backup isn't completely essential. It depends on the individual app. To customize the individual apps that back up on another device, you'll have to visit this screen on the other device.
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Will deleting old backup delete everything?

No it shouldn't, because the backups don't affect anything anyway.
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Is it OK to delete backup on iCloud?

You can delete old iCloud backups for the device you're currently using, or older devices you may not use anymore. iCloud backups are available for 180 days after you disable or stop using iCloud Backup. Backups that are currently being used to restore a device can't be deleted.
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What is backing up and why is it so important?

The purpose of the backup is to create a copy of data that can be recovered in the event of a primary data failure. Primary data failures can be the result of hardware or software failure, data corruption, or a human-caused event, such as a malicious attack (virus or malware), or accidental deletion of data.
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Does iCloud save text messages?

You can back them up using your phone's native apps or go with a third-party option. Your iCloud account is powerful. It holds your messages, photos, mail, contacts, notes, passwords, and much more. Messages in iCloud are updated automatically so that you can see them across all your devices.
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What is the difference between backup and iCloud?

iCloud is, of course, Apple's online storage service, but it's not a file-sharing service like Dropbox or Microsoft OneDrive. (That's where iCloud Drive comes in; see below.) Rather, it serves to back up much (but not all) of what's stored on your iDevice, while syncing some (but not all) of your data to other devices.
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Does iPhone backup include WhatsApp?

Technically, iCloud offers two options for you to back up WhatsApp messages. One is to do an iCloud backup of the entire iPhone/iPad, which includes your WhatsApp data. Another is to enable in-app chat backup in WhatsApp.
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Which apps should I backup?

What's in this article?
  • The best backup apps for Android.
  • Autosync.
  • Swift Backup.
  • Solid Explorer.
  • Super Backup and Restore.
  • Alpha Backup.
  • Resilio Sync.
  • Google Photos.
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How do I save everything on my iPhone to iCloud?

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  1. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup.
  2. Turn on iCloud Backup. iCloud automatically backs up your iPhone daily when iPhone is connected to power, locked, and connected to Wi-Fi. ...
  3. To perform a manual backup, tap Back Up Now.
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Do pictures in texts save to iCloud?

So if you like to snap or attach pictures when using Messages and sending those to someone, that picture is now saved automatically into photos app. Those pictures even auto-save to the camera roll before you send the message. When you tap the blue arrow to insert a photo into the message, iOS saves it.
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How long does it take to backup an iPhone?

Typically, it takes around 20 minutes to two hours to completely backup an iPhone, whether you are backing it up on iTunes or iCloud. However, the time might vary depending on the data, internet, and the phone's model. The time might even reduce to a few minutes if you have a habit of creating regular backups.
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How do I see what is stored in my iCloud?

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud. The bar graph shows your overall storage usage. Tap Manage Storage for more details. Below the graph, you see a list of apps and features and how much iCloud storage they use.
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Where do my photos go when I backup my iPhone?

On a Windows machine, they are typically imported to "My Pictures" folder. They should be there unless you specified a different path. Photos and videos in the iPhone's Camera Roll are just one part of the iPhone's backup. For devices without a camera, Camera Roll is called Saved Photos.
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How big should iPhone backup be?

What is the typical size of an iOS backup stored to iCloud? You are looking at about 100-150 MB and of course this varies depending on what kind and how many apps you have installed. Of course you can always selectively turn off various app data from being backed up to control the overall size.
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Where are my pictures after iPhone backup?

After you restore your device, check Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos. If iCloud Photos is turned on, then the photos were stored in iCloud Photos. If the photos and videos were included in the backup, they'll download to your iOS device in the background when you restore.
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