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[3 Ways] How to Backup iPhone on Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 PC
If you want to backup your iPhone 14, 13, 12, 11, X, 8, 7, SE on Windows PC or laptop to free up storage and avoid data loss, this article would show you 3 methods to transfer iPhone data to Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 computer.
By Dylan / Updated on August 28, 2023
Why backing up iPhone on Windows is important?
Backup iPhone is to copy iPhone data to another location. Generally, there are 3 reasons why people want a way of how to backup iPhone on Windows.
● Protect data from loss. It is the basic need of backing up iPhone. iPhone data are easy to get lost because of virus attacks, misoperations, and factory resets. Having a copy of iPhone data on Windows PC enables users to quickly get back data.
● Free up more space. Some iPhones don't have much space to store all our files, photos, videos, messages, and so on. If your iPhone is running out of space, you can transfer files from iPhone to external drive or a Windows PC to save some space.
● Transfer data from old iPhone to new iPhone. When have a brand-new iPhone, you can backup your current iPhone data to computer, then restore to the new iPhone.
Now, this article recommends you three methods of backing up your iPhone. You can select the one you prefer.
How to backup iPhone on Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 computer
Next, we will provide you with 3 most common ways to backup iPhone data to computer. You can choose one according to your need.
| Recovery Tool | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|
| Method 1 - FoneTool |
Easy to use, free, fast speed, backup without Internet, specify a backup location, restore to another iPhone / Apple ID, incremental backup, etc. |
USB is required |
| Method 2 - iCloud | Backup without USB cable, no need to install software | May be unstable and take a long time to complete, Only 5GB of free storage |
| Method 3 - iTunes | Official Tool, backup without Internet | USB is required, not support selective backup, not easy-to-use |
Method 1 - Fastest and easiest way to backup iPhone on Windows PC
When you need to back up your iPhone/iPad without iTunes and iCloud, FoneTool is a best choice. It is a popular iPhone data backup and management software. This tool helps you to easily backup data, such as photos, messages, videos, contacts, and other data and quickly restore data to your iPhone 14, 13, 12,11, X, 8, 7, 6, SE.
Here are 2 backup ways provided by FoneTool you can choose.
►Full Backup: To backup nearly all iPhone local data to your computer.
►Selective Backup: Partially backup data. You can choose backup photos, videos, contacts, messages, music, etc. from your iPhone.
Compared with other backup tools, it owns several unique advantages and features meeting different backup demands, such as,
✓ Intuitive and simple interface. This tool comes with an interactive and easy-to-use GUI making you complete the backup process within a few clicks.
✓ Specify a backup location: You can backup your data to any location from your computer. And you can back up iPhone to NAS, USB drive, and other external storage devices.
✓ Restore to another Apple ID/device: You can restore a FoneTool backup to another iPhone or Apple account. It's very helpful when you want to transfer data from Apple ID to another.
✓ Incremental Backup: FoneTool supports only backup newly added data since the last backup to save time and space.
✓ Wide compatibility. FoneTool supports most models from iPhone 4 to the latest iPhone 14, as well as iPhone 13, 12, 11, iPhone X models, iPhone 8, 7, 7P, 6, 6s, and 5.
Now you can click the button to see how to use FoneTool to selectively and fully backup your iPhone on Windows.
How to backup iPhone on Windows 10/11/8/7 with Selective Backup
☛Step 1. Connect your iPhone with a PC and "Trust" this computer on your iPhone.
☛Step 2. Install and open FoneTool. Click "Phone Backup" on the left side of the interface. Move the cursor to the "Selective Backup" and click "Get Started".
✍ Note: If you want to only backup photos to your computer, please click "Photos Backup".
☛Step 3. Click an icon to select files you want to backup.
☛Step 4. Select the files you want to back up and click the orange button OK.
☛Step 5. At the lower button, you can click Backup Storage Path to decide where to save the backup files. Then click the Start Backup button.
Then wait for the backup to get completed. You can easily find your backup files on Backup History.
How to fully backup iPhone data to Windows 10/11/8/7
☛Step 1. On the FoneTool, click "Phone Backup". Move the cursor to the "Full Backup" and click "Get Started" run it.
☛Step 2. If you want to backup private data, like Keychain, you can enable the "Backup Encryption". Then click "Start Backup".
Method 2. Backup iPhone to Windows PC with iCloud
iCloud is a cloud storage service provided by Apple. It can be another way to backup an iPhone without iTunes. Once enabling the iCloud service, your photos, videos, documents, and other files will be synced among your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
And now, after backing up data on your iPhone, you can view and download iCloud backup files on icloud.com on your Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 computer.
Here is how to backup iPhone to iCloud:
☛Step 1. Connect your iPhone to Wi-Fi or WLAN and make sure that iPhone has enough power.
☛Step 2. Go to “Settings” on your iPhone, select “[Your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup”.
☛Step 3. Click “Backup Now” to start to backup iPhone on iCloud.
☛Step 4. When the backup process is complete, open your browser on your computer and go to: www.icloud.com and sign in with your Apple ID.
☛Step 5. Choose data your want to backup.
☛Step 6. Select files you want to backup and click the "Download" button on the top of the site. If you are moving photos to your PC, you will be asked to choose an original or compatible format.
⚠️Note:
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Here’s one important thing it’s not totally free for you to support this service. You just have 5GB of free storage and have to pay for more iCloud storage.
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If your iCloud backup takes forever, you can check if your Internet/Wifi is working well. And you can disable some large apps in iCloud.
Method 3. Backup iPhone on Windows computer with iTunes
iTunes is another backup way. This software is free for you but supports only full backup and full recovery. That means you have to backup almost full iPhone data on Windows, and could only restore everything to your iPhone from iTunes backup without choice. iCloud could select the data which you want to restore.
Here is how to backup iPhone on Windows 11/10/8/7 computer with iTunes:
☛Step 1. Download, install iTunes for Windows.
☛Step 2. Launch iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone to Windows computer.
☛Step 3. Click the icon of your iPhone in the upper left, select “Summary > Back Up Now”.
☛Step 4. After the backup process has finished, you can go to “iTunes > Preferences > Devices” to check it.
► When the process is finished, you can go search "Apple" or "Apple Computer" > "MobileSync" > "Backup" to find and view the iPhone backup files created by iTunes.
► To restore a backup with iTunes, you can click the "Restore Backup" button on the "Summary", which is next to the Back Up Now.
► The default location of iTunes backup location is C:\Users\[PC name]\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\ MobileSync.
► If you want to backup your iPhone to an external disk, you need to open Command Prompt to run MkLink /J "C:\Users\UserName\Apple\MobileSync\Backup" "C:\MobileSync\Backup". To know more information, you can refer to this post: How to Backup iPhone to External Hard Drive on Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 PC.
FAQs about backup iPhone data
Here are some frequently asked questions about backup iPhones.
Does iTunes backup everything?
iTunes backup includes most data on an iPhone, but not includes everything. It will save most local data like photos, videos, contacts, music, etc. But the data synced to iCloud storage will not be included. And if you ever sync some photos from your PC to iPhone via iCloud, these synced pics via iTunes won't be included in an iTunes backup.
How to back up passwords?
To back up some private data with iTunes, like passwords, keychains, and Health data, you can perform a full iPhone backup with encryption. FoneTool and iTunes can help you. Just enable the backup encryption on FoneToo or iTunes before you execute a backup process.
Conclusion
Here we guide you on how to backup iPhone on Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 computer or laptop. You can use iTunes to backup iPhone to computer or iCloud to backup iPhone to the cloud.
But by contrast, we can see that FoneTool is more suitable for backup iPhone 14, 13, 12, 11, X, 8, 7, and SE to Windows 11/10/8/7 PC. It gives you more flexible selections with simple operations. You can easily backup your iOS device to computer or external hard drive. Besides, FoneTool also offers other features like converting HEIC to JPG or wiping an iPhone without iTunes before selling.
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