iTunes and iCloud are the most widely used way for iPhone, iPad or iPod users to back up and secure data. But there are still some people who have not the habit of backing up files. Today I’ll introduce how to use the iTunes and iCloud to back up data and recover files.
How to back up iPhone with iCloud?
To back up the data on iPhone to iCloud, you need to connect your device to Wi-Fi network.
Tap Settings>iCloud in your phone, type your iCloud address and the password. Then type Backup to turn on the iCloud Backup.
Tap Storage>Manage Storage, select your device. The backup details will appear, you can see the backup time and size.
How to back up iPhone with iTunes?
Run iTunes and connect the iPhone with computer. After it detect the iPhone, you can find a Phone icon on the left side.
Click File>Devices>Back up to back up your iPhone. It will take a long time to back up all the data to iTunes for the first time. Please wait with patience. Next time you connect the iPhone to computer, iTunes will automatically to back up the new data.
Click the phone icon on the left side, you will find all the detailed information about your iPhone and more backup choices. You can choose to automatically back up your data on your iPhone to iCloud, this computer or encrypt the iPhone backup. Also, you can choose to manually back up your iPhone to this computer or restore a backup stored on this computer.
You should check if the backup is successfully or not in the iTunes Devices Preferences. It display the device name, backup date and time, also the encrypt icon if you have encrypted it.
The backup free you from data loss. Whenever you lost data, you can easily recover them from the backup. However, if you have no backups, you should run the high risk of data loss. Data recovery software may help you as long as your data have not been overwritten.
If the iCloud and iTunes backup does not include your lost files, you need to try the professional iPhone data recovery software. H Data iPhone recovery software is an useful program to help you retrieve lost contacts, photos, notes,messages, and files on apps like Wechat and QQ.
First, you should backup your iPhone to iTunes. If you have made backup on this computer, the backup will not take you a long time.
Second, run the H Data iPhone Recovery software.
Third, select your iPhone to scan. Depends on the file size, the scan need one or two minutes.
Fourth, check the results of all contents, preview them.
Fifth, check the files you need and save them on your computer.
Then the software tell you that Export successfully.