What Is The Best Way To Back Up & Restore iPhone?

[gemz4the1]

There are 2 options to back up the iPhone:

1) iCloud

2) On the computer

There are also 2 ways to restore an iPhone:

1) From the back up on the computer or the back up on iCloud

2) Set up as a new iPhone

Apart from iCloud backing up less, are there any other differences between the 2 types of back ups?

Which is the best back up option?

[Anonymous]

I prefer to create backups both to iCloud and my Mac just incase.

iCloud comes into play if you need to restore from back up on the fly.

For example when you buy a new iPhone and are at the shop.

[adamtemp64 · Accepted solution]

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5262 should explain the 2

I have asked for this to be moved to ios section

[gemz4the1]

Thank you adamtemp64 - I wasn't sure which thread to put it in

[davethorp]

iCloud backups will also happen automatically when the phone is on charge and connected to wifi which can be a plus as you can just set it up and then forget about it as the phone will do it itself.

I don't think it is possible to do the same with an iTunes backup

[Toby]

Moved guys

I'm still a little unsure though as this thread is asking for help (that is not an actual issue) but is also discursive.

We'll leave it here for now, but I'm torn

[adamtemp64]

@toby agreed but it is an ios only query / discussion

[gemz4the1]

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@Toby wrote:

We'll leave it here for now, but I'm torn

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Get the Natalie Imbruglia song out 

I was literally going ip dip dip on which thread to post it in.  Oh well the grass is greener on the other side - it's better in the Apple thread 

[Anonymous]

As long as your not lying naked on the floor Toby

[adamtemp64]

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@davethorp wrote:

iCloud backups will also happen automatically when the phone is on charge and connected to wifi which can be a plus as you can just set it up and then forget about it as the phone will do it itself.

I don't think it is possible to do the same with an iTunes backup

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You can tick a setting in itunes to do a wifi itunes sync