How to Back Up Your iPhone to Mac

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Open your iPhone's Settings .. Tap your Apple ID at the top.. Tap iCloud .

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Steps

1

Open your iPhone's Settings .

Step 1

Open your iPhone's Settings .

2

Tap your Apple ID at the top.

Step 2

Tap your Apple ID at the top.

3

Tap iCloud .

Step 3

Tap iCloud .

4

Tap the switch 'ON' for every app you want to back up.

Step 4

Tap the switch 'ON' for every app you want to back up.

5

Tap iCloud Backup.

Step 5

Tap iCloud Backup.

6

Tap Back Up Now.

Step 6

Tap Back Up Now.

7

Connect your device via USB.

Step 7

Connect your device via USB.

8

Select your device in Finder.

Step 8

Select your device in Finder.

9

Select "Back up to this Mac".

Step 9

Select "Back up to this Mac".

10

Encrypt the backup.

Step 10

Encrypt the backup.

11

Press Back Up Now button to start the backup.

Step 11

Press Back Up Now button to start the backup.

12

Open iTunes.

Step 12

Open iTunes.

13

Connect your iPhone to the computer.

Step 13

Connect your iPhone to the computer.

14

Click your iPhone.

Step 14

Click your iPhone.

15

Click the radio button next to "This computer".

Step 15

Click the radio button next to "This computer".

16

Click Back Up.

Step 16

Click Back Up.

17

Click .

Step 17

Click .

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