How to save files to icloud. How to save data from iOS and not lose anything

iCloud backup for iPhone stores information such as contacts, SMS, photos, videos, phone settings and other information. If you lose your phone, or do not update it correctly and all the data is lost, you can return all this information to your iPhone or transfer it to another Apple phone.

To save a copy of your iPhone in iCloud you need to:

Wi-Fi ( mandatory requirement, it will not be possible to make a copy via 3G Internet)
iPhone 3g, 3gs, 4, 4s, 5

Backing up iPhone to iCloud - step-by-step instructions

Go to “Settings”:
Scroll down to “iCloud” and click on it:

Enter “Apple ID”, its password and click “Login”:

In the page that opens, scroll to the very bottom and click the “Accept” button:

We are logged into iCloud, and in the window that opens, click “Merge”:

By agreeing to the request, you will save all contacts in the cloud service.

Another window will open, click “OK”:

You can refuse the offer to use your iPhone's location, but it's better to agree. If you lose your iPhone or it gets stolen, you can block access to your phone and data. In some cases, you can even find your phone.

We choose what data you want to save in the cloud. After you have chosen which groups to save, scroll down and click the “Storage and copies” button:

Enable “Copy to iCloud”:

Once you've manually backed up all your data, you can turn off Backup to iCloud. If you leave this feature enabled, then every time your iPhone is charging, connected to Wi-Fi and in lock mode, iCloud will backup, but not more than once a day.

Also note that your storage is limited to 5 GB free space. It can be increased, but it will be narrower paid service. To change the volume of your cloud, go to the “Storage” tab.

Click “Create a copy”:

When the backup is created, you will see the creation date under the “Create a copy” button:

Now, if you have Internet access, you will have access to saved data on any Apple device, be it iPhone, iPad or MacBook. You can also transfer all this information to new phone or restore to an existing one.

There is another way to create a copy of iPhone data:
— follow the link if you want to make a copy of your iPhone on your computer.

In order to restore a copy from iCloud, we recommend reading the article - “How to restore an iPhone backup from iCloud”

For modern user mobile phone- not just a means of communication, but almost a whole life - a lot of valuable data, important contacts, useful applications, what we don’t store in our pocket assistants. And, of course, the loss of all this data, if not a catastrophe, is certainly a great nuisance.

However, manufacturers of current gadgets understand this and, not wanting to upset consumers, have come up with such a great thing as cloud storage. By backing up data in the cloud, the user does not have to worry about losing it. Information from the storage is easily transferred to a new device if the previous one was stolen, lost, broken, etc.

There are a lot of cloud storage options today, but in this article we want to talk about iCloud - Apple’s proprietary “cloud”, as well as how to backup an iPhone to iCloud.

Here we will also provide instructions on how to make a copy in a special Apple iTunes program, and will help you decide where it is better to store an iPhone backup - in iCloud or iTunes.

It is worth noting that creating a copy in iCloud is very simple - you don’t even need a computer, we’ll just get by with a smartphone connected to a fast Wi-Fi networks. So, here is the sequence of actions:

1 Turn on Wi-Fi on your iPhone and connect to a high-quality, proven network. 2 Go to the “Settings” menu, look for the “iCloud” item, then “Backup” and tap on it. 3 In the window that opens, move the “Backup to iCloud” slider to the active position and click on the “Create a backup” link.

4 The process of copying data will begin - our main task at this stage is not to disconnect the device from Wi-Fi. 5 When the information transfer process is completed, we recommend that you see how successful it was; to do this, go to the “Settings” menu again, tap “iCloud”, then “Storage”, “Management” - here we should see information about the copy being created, indicating its size, as well as the time when it was made.

Setting up automatic copying

Understanding that user data is updated daily, Apple has equipped its cloud storage with such a cool feature as automatic copying.

Yes, the creation process backup copy is not complicated, but it is much more convenient for the user to perform the entire procedure once and then “switch to automatic” than to manually follow the above instructions every time after updating the data.

It’s especially nice that setting up automatic backup is incredibly simple - you just need to leave the “Backup” slider in iCloud in the active position and the copy will be automatically performed every time the three conditions below “meet”

smartphone connected to Wi-Fi and power source
the device screen is locked - when the user uses the smartphone, a copy is not created
iCloud has enough memory

Did the last point surprise you? Did you think cloud space was unlimited? That's how it is, but unfortunately free space In the cloud, the user has 5 GB, which is not enough for many. You, of course, can buy additional space, or you can create a copy on your computer instead of iCloud. How? Remember at the beginning of the article we talked about the iTunes program? So she will come to help!

How to Backup iPhone to iTunes?

If you've never used the program before, there's a little preparation required - you'll have to download it, but it won't take long - iTunes is completely free to download from Apple's website. Have you downloaded it? Then quickly install it and start creating a backup copy:

You can see information about the created copy in iTunes settings, "Devices" tab.

Where is the best place to store a backup?

So, any iPhone user has two options for backing up their data. But which one is better? In fact, there are advantages and disadvantages in both cases.

The main advantage of iCloud is the ease of creating a copy - the mechanism is simple and no improvised means are needed. The main disadvantage is the small amount of free storage space.

But the fact that files stored in iCloud are transferred to Apple servers can be considered both as an advantage - thanks to this, you can restore data from a copy via any PC, and as a disadvantage - all the information from your smartphone is available to a third party, and let it dear face Apple company, which is obliged to painstakingly take care of it, if only for the sake of its reputation, but everyone knows the saying - “even an old woman can get screwed.”

As for iTunes, in this case you do not transfer information to third parties, because the data is stored directly on your PC, and, in addition, you can store as much information as you like. But on the other hand. - being tied to a specific PC is, to some extent, also a disadvantage, because if something happens to it, the copy will sink into oblivion.

And one more thing. When comparing these two methods of storing a backup, one cannot help but mention that iCloud stores slightly less information than iTunes. In this section of the Apple website you can find out in detail what type of data is stored in the cloud and what in iTunes.

Let's summarize

So where is the best place to create a copy? Of course, it’s up to you to decide, but our opinion is that an additional backup never hurts! Do you understand what we mean? Besides, why not store a copy in both iTunes and iCloud - in the end, it’s much more reliable, and you don’t need to make “agonizing” decisions.

But! If you are very afraid that the data in iCloud no longer belongs only to you, but also to a third party, then why waste your nerves - store the data only in iTunes.

A copy has already been made in iCloud, and now you are wondering how to delete it? It's very simple! To delete a backup you have made from iCloud, you just need to go to “Settings” of your iPhone, then “iCloud”, “Storage” and click on “Delete copy”. Removal will take place in a matter of seconds. That's it! Now you can live in peace! But! We strongly recommend that as soon as you delete the data from iCloud, immediately create a copy in iTunes!

If you have never lost personal data along with your iPhone or when it breaks down, you are lucky! It's time to play it safe.

Many, including me, have at least once experienced the loss of personal data: notes, calendar and reminders - when the device fails, is lost, or, most unpleasantly, . It’s quite easy to protect yourself from such troubles by backing up your iPhone/iPad.

There are several issues on the agenda:

iPhone/iPad Backup

An iPhone/iPad backup is a multi-file archive with encrypted user data stored in the device’s memory.

The backup method determines:

Content: iTunes and iCloud backups are different from each other. Looking ahead, I will say that it is more complete.
Location: either , or in the cloud.

Unfortunately or partly, the backup does not include all the contents iOS devices— imagine how long it would take to backup everyone and the video, and how much such a copy would weigh! Apple, as always, did not leave us a choice and therefore an iPhone backup contains a fixed set of data.

iPhone/iPad Backup Contents

Camera Roll: Photos, screenshots, saved images, and captured videos;
Notes;
Settings ;
Contacts and call history;
Calendar Events;
Safari bookmarks, cookies, history, data battery life and currently open pages;
Autocomplete for web pages;
Cache/offline database of web programs;
iMessages, as well as SMS and MMS with attachments (images and videos);
Audio recordings made using a voice recorder;
Network settings: saved points Wi-Fi access, settings , network settings;
Keychain: Account Passwords email, Wi-Fi passwords and passwords entered into websites and certain programs;
Information about applications installed on iPhone/iPad and from App Store;
Parameters, settings and program data, including documents;
In-app purchases;
Accounting entry Game Center;
Wallpaper;
Maps bookmarks, search history and current location;
Bluetooth devices paired (if this data is restored to the same phone that was used to create the backup).

The list of what is not included in the iPhone/iPad copy is shorter and depends on the type of backup: iTunes or iCloud.

iTunes backup not included

from iTunes Store;
Games and programs and App Store;
Music, photos, videos and books, ;
Previously saved in iCloud Photos, for example, files from My Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Library;
Touch ID settings;
Data from Activity, Health, and Keychain Access (to back up this data, you must use iTunes Backup Encryption).

iCloud backup isn't as complete as iTunes, but it has everything most of us need.

What's Not Included in iCloud Backup

Previously stored data in the cloud (for example, contacts, calendars, notes, files from the My Photo Stream album and iCloud photo libraries);
Data stored in other cloud services (such as Gmail or Exchange);
Apple Pay information and settings;
Touch ID settings;
Content downloaded from sources other than the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store (such as imported MP3s, videos, or CDs);
Content downloaded using iTunes in the cloud and App Store content (if previously purchased content is still available in the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store, it can be downloaded again).

Ways to Backup iPhone/iPad

I am sure that you know no more than 2 ways to create iPhone backups, but there are at least 3 of them:

On your computer using iTunes.
On iPhone/iPad using iCloud.
On a computer using third-party software, for example, .

iTunes Backup

Created on local computer Windows or Mac in iTunes.
Can be encrypted with a password (data from the Activity, Health and Keychain Access programs is saved in an encrypted copy).
Created automatically when updating iOS.
Only one copy is created for each device within the same iOS generation. For example, when creating a backup copy of an iPhone with iOS 9.3.1, the previous copy is replaced with a new one. The trick with changing the device name no longer works.
This requires connecting the device to a computer.
You can restore data from a copy at any time.

How to backup iPhone/iPad using iTunes?

Please remember that this is a local backup (saved on your hard drive). Windows computer or Mac).

iCloud backup

Created directly on iPhone and iPad.
Saved in cloud storage (on Apple servers).
Created automatically or manually.
Automatically created daily if:
- with Internet access,
- device screen.
To restore data from an iCloud backup, you don't need to connect your device to your computer.
Data recovery from an iCloud copy is performed after restoring in iTunes and.

How to create an iCloud backup on iPhone/iPad?

The Backup button is grayed out if your device is not connected to a Wi-Fi network with Internet access.

How to backup iPhone/iPad using iMazing and similar?

iTunes isn't the only one computer program with the iPhone/iPad backup function, in my work I use iMazing - almost a complete analogue of iTunes, only without the function of restoring and updating the device.

The interesting thing is that iMazing and iTunes backups are fully compatible: copy of iTunes is recognized in iMazing and vice versa - a copy of iMazing is compatible with iTunes.

Also in iMazing you can create a single-file backup of your iPhone/iPad, unlike iTunes, the backup of which consists of dozens of files encrypted using the cryptographic hashing algorithm (SHA-1). You can create as many such backups as you like for each version.

To backup iPhone/iPad using iMazing:

Automatic iPhone/iPad backup

If your iPhone/iPad is connected to a power source and to a Wi-Fi network with Internet access, and its screen is locked, iCloud backups are created automatically daily without your intervention.

On the one hand, this is great because it saves you and me time, on the other hand, it can lead to the loss of contacts, calendar events or Safari bookmarks. For example, your iPhone is charging and connected to a Wi-Fi network, you delete a contact, and then lock the device by pressing the “Power” button. iCloud automatically creates a new backup without the contact you deleted, replacing the old one BEFORE deleting the data. As a result, you were left without contact, and, if not for , your data would have been permanently deleted. Luckily, your iCloud Drive files, contacts, calendar, and Safari bookmarks can be recovered.

How to manage iTunes and iCloud backups?

Find out where your iTunes backup is stored by default and how to move it to another partition hard drive we already . Let's take a closer look at setting up iCloud backup.

Let's assume that you already have a backup of your iOS device in iCloud. Information about the latest copy is located in the menu “Settings -> iCloud -> Storage -> Manage -> Section “Backups” -> Name of your device.”

iCloud backup properties contain the following information:

The date and time the last copy was created.
Copy size in megabytes.
Options for backing up apps installed on your device.

How to disable backup of a program/game on iPhone/iPad?

If you change your mind and want to enable data backup installed applications, turn on the corresponding switches in “Settings -> iCloud -> Storage -> Manage -> Section “Backups” -> Name of your device -> List of “Backup options”.

This way, you can flexibly configure data backup for individual programs and reduce the size of the iCloud copy.

How to delete an iTunes backup?

If you sold your iPhone/iPad, then you no longer need a backup copy of it saved on your local computer and can use it.

If the value of your personal data is many times greater than the cost of the device on which it is stored, or even priceless, you should set up backup immediately after.
If you forget to create backups manually, create conditions where iOS will create them automatically without your participation.

Create 2 backup copies of one device at once (if you don’t have money for iMazing): locally in iTunes and remotely in iCloud. Why?

An iTunes backup may become corrupted, for example, if the backup had errors or did not complete.
You can, and with it, a copy of iCloud.

According to the Theory of Probability, the probability of a coincidence of two events is always less than the probability of each of these events separately, which means there is less chance of losing data when creating two copies.

How can I transfer photos and other data from iCloud to my computer to free up space on cloud storage? Using a web interface and a client on Windows to manage information on iCloud.

Saving photos to iCloud

To transfer photos, you first need to configure their saving to iCloud:

Open settings.
Click on account iCloud.
Go to the "iCloud" section.
Open the Photos submenu and turn on iCloud Photo Library.

When this option is activated, the phone will transfer photos and videos to the storage; you cannot split the Media Library. As an alternative, you can use the “My Photo Stream” option - only photos will be sent to iCloud, but they are stored for only 30 days, and you cannot upload more than 1000 photos per month.

In iCloud settings, you can also enable synchronization of contacts, notes, reminders, calendar, etc. If there is not enough space and you cannot transfer data to your computer, you will have to increase the storage capacity:

Open the "iCloud" section.
Click on the "Storage" button.
Select "Buy a seat"
Specify the required volume and pay for capacity expansion And.

If you don't want to pay, periodically clear your storage of large files. Transferring photos to your computer is a great way to free up space on iCloud.

Using the web interface

The easiest way to transfer photos to your computer is to download them from the iCloud website:

The main inconvenience in the web interface is the absence of a “Select all” button. If you want to download all the photos, select the first file with the mouse, then go down to the last photo, hold down the Shift key and click on it. This will select all the files on the page.

If you want to figure out how to transfer contacts, then there is nothing complicated here either. The iCloud website has a “Contacts” section, which displays records synchronized with the iPhone.

You can download them all or individually as vCard files and then open them in Windows Contacts.

iCloud Drive

Another convenient way to upload photos to cloud storage and download them to your computer is to use the iCloud Drive application. Its advantage is that you can upload pictures separately. This is also a disadvantage: mass uploading of files is not provided.

On your iPhone, open the photo you want to save to the cloud.
Click on the arrow button in the bottom corner.
Select Add to iCloud Drive.

You will have to repeat the operation for each photo you want to send to iCloud. Next, you can use the instructions on how to transfer data from iCloud to your computer via the web interface, or install the iCloud program for Windows on your PC. Mac owners do not need to install additional software - the iCloud management program is built into the system.

iCloud cloud storage is one of Apple's outstanding developments. However, access to iCloud backup is limited for users. But did you know that it is still possible to open and view data in iCloud on your PC or Mac? In general, there are several ways to view storage data; in this article we will look at two of them. Using our instructions, you can view your backup data in iCloud, even if it was made for the latest iOS versions 12.

3 Ways to Open iCloud Backup

View iCloud backup via restoring it on an iOS device

The first method involves restoring an iCloud backup to an iOS device, including iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This method is official - it is offered by Apple itself. However, all current data on your iPhone will be replaced by the restored backup copy. If you still decide to use this method, follow the instructions below.

Step 1. Go to Settings -> General -> Reset. Select the "Erase content and settings" option.

Step 2: The Programs and Data window will open. Click on "Recover from iCloud backup". Sign in to your account.

Step 3. Go to the “Select copy” function and mark the backup you want to view.

Step 4. Wait until the data from the iCloud backup is downloaded, after which you can view the files in this copy.

Is it possible to view iCloud backup data without restoring it? How to view iCloud backup without losing data? A third-party application for viewing iCloud backup will help with this - more on this later in our article.

Method 2: Open and view up to 25 types of data in iCloud backup

The program allows you to go in and view up to 25 different types of files saved in your iCloud backup. You can view and export data from backup iCloud copies or iTunes, as well as the current data of your iOS device. The application works with both Windows and Mac and is highly efficient and responsive.

Step 1.Download the program, install and run it on your PC.

Step 2. Select the recovery mode "Recover files from iCloud". Sign in to your iCloud account. Here you can choose either of two login options: 1) sign in with your Apple ID; 2) if your PC is already logged into the cloud storage, go to the option “ Programmatic access" and you will be logged in automatically.

Step 3. After logging into your account, a list of available backups will appear on the screen. Here you can check the details (name, date, version, size) of any backup file. Select the backup that contains the data you need and click “Forward.”

Step 4. In the window that opens, select the type of files to download and scan. To speed up the process, you can upload only the types of files that you need. Click "Forward" to start downloading the selected objects from the cloud.

Step 5. Once the download is complete, the program will automatically start scanning the data and provide you with the details of the objects for preview. In the left panel you can select the required file category. The scan results contain both information existing on your device and information deleted from the backup copy. At the bottom of the window you can enable the “Show only deleted” function.

Step 6: Check the items you want to restore and click “Recover.” You can restore files selectively or all at once. In addition, the program allows you to select the desired format for saving files. Media content (photos, videos) will be saved in their original formats. There are two recovery options for contacts, messages and notes: “Recover to device” and “Recover to computer”. When choosing the first option, make sure that your iPhone, iPad or iPod is connected to your PC using a USB cable.

You can also restore via UltData

Method 3. Life hack: How to check saved data in iCloud Online

If you have not created a backup in iCloud, but save your data in cloud storage using the following path: Settings -> (Name) -> iCloud -> Applications using iCloud; then you can easily get a backup via iCloud.com.

Step 2: The available data types will be displayed on the screen. Click on a data type to see its contents.

This method is quite effective for viewing data in iCloud, but its disadvantage is limited access to content. For example, MMS, text messages, iMessages, third party applications and some other data types.

To ensure efficient viewing of iCloud backup data without any data loss, you can use various third-party applications designed specifically for the convenience of users, such as the Tenorshare UltData application. With its efficient operation, user-friendly interface and ease of use, the program has gained popularity among users of Apple products. Her main feature– operational efficiency and safety of all your data – you will undoubtedly like it too!

How to save files to icloud. How to save data from iOS and not lose anything

To save a copy of your iPhone in iCloud you need to: