Manual Backup Mac To Icloud

To learn how to backup Mac to iCloud, follow these simple steps. Step 1 To start with, go to the System Preferences on your Mac and launch iCloud. Step 2 If you are using iCloud for the first time, then you would be asked to provide your Apple ID and password to sign in.

Hello MaryPants,


It sounds like you are wanting to back up your iOS device to iTunes on your computer. I recommend the following article to help you get that accomplished:


iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes

Use iTunes

Backup With Icloud

Manual backup mac to icloud account

Download Icloud Backup To Pc


You can use iTunes to back up and restore your content on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Note that iTunes and iOS do not support installing backups of newer versions of iOS onto devices using earlier versions of iOS.

Back up

To back up the content on your iOS device, follow these steps:

  1. Make sure your computer has the latest version of iTunes.
  2. Connect your iOS device to your computer.
  3. Choose File > Devices > Back up.
    If you're using iTunes 10.7 or earlier, right-click the device from the list and choose Backup Now.

Backup Iphone To Icloud

You can also back up by syncing your iOS device with your computer. When you use iTunes to sync, backing up is the first step.

To verify that the backup finished successfully, open iTunes Preferences and select the Devices tab. You'll see the name of the device along with the date and time iTunes created the backup.


If this is not what you are trying to back up, would you mind ellaborating on what you are trying to back up?


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

All the very best,

Sterling

Mar 25, 2014 8:42 AM

You can back up iPhone using iCloud or iTunes. To decide which method is best for you, see About backups for iOS devices.

Tip: If you replace your iPhone, you can use its backup to transfer your information to the new device. See Restore iPhone.

Back up iPhone using iCloud

  1. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup.

  2. Turn on iCloud Backup.

  3. To perform a manual backup, tap Back Up Now.

To view your iCloud backups, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Storage > Backups. To delete a backup, choose a backup from the list, then tap Delete Backup.

Back up iPhone using iTunes

  1. Connect iPhone to your computer using USB.

  2. On your computer, open iTunes.

  3. Click the iPhone button, then click Summary in the sidebar.

  4. In the Summary pane, select “Encrypt iPhone backup” if you want to encrypt the backup stored on your computer.

    Encrypted backups are indicated by , and a password is required to restore them.

  5. Click one of the following:

    • Back Up Now: Starts a manual backup.

    • This computer: Turns on automatic backups that start whenever you connect iPhone to your computer.

Backup My Computer To Icloud

To view or delete iTunes backups, choose iTunes > Preferences, then click Devices.

How To View Icloud Backups

If you need more help deciding whether to back up iPhone using iCloud or iTunes, see the Apple Support article About backups for iOS devices.