How to Backup iPhone 7/6/5/4 to iCloud

Apple provides two tools to help you backup all types of files on iPhone/iPad/iPod, iTunes and iCloud. It's very necessary to make a iTunes or iCloud backup regularly. You will still have a copy of important iOS data even your iOS device is crashed or damaged. The truth is, iCloud offers an easier way to backup iPhone.

However, there are still lots of iPhone users don't know how to backup iPhone to iCloud. Many of them ask that, "How do I backup my iPhone to iCloud?" or "I can see a backup file on my iPhone X/8/7/6/5/4, but how to check the details of this iCloud backup?". Don't worry, this guide will show you how to backup iPhone on iCloud. Just keep reading to make and check your iCloud backup file.

• Part 1. How to backup iPhone to iCloud
• Part 2. Professional way to backup iPhone to iCloud
• Part 3. How to backup iPhone without iCloud/iTunes
• Part 4. What data iCloud can backup for iPhone

Part 1. How to backup iPhone to iCloud (directly on Apple iOS device)

iCloud makes it very simple to make an iPhone backup. Moreover, it enables you to back up iPhone data automatically and manually. Now you can take the following guide to backup your iPhone on iCloud.

Backup iPhone with iCloud automatically

iCloud has the capability to let your iPhone data automatically be synced to iCloud as long as there is a Wi-Fi connection with your device.

Step 1 Turn on your iPhone and make sure it is under a good Wi-Fi network connection.

Step 2 Turn on your iPhone and make sure it is under a good Wi-Fi network connection.

Step 3 Turn on your iPhone and make sure it is under a good Wi-Fi network connection.

Backup iPhone to iCloud manually

Step 1 Connect your iPhone to a good Wi-Fi network.

Step 2 Tap "Settings" > Login Apple account > "iCloud" > "iCloud Backup".

Step 3 Tap "Back Up Now" to backup your iPhone on iCloud.

Part 2. Professional way to backup iPhone to iCloud

As you have already known, whether you backup iPhone to iCloud or iTunes, you can't easily check the backup files. You may wonder, is there any way to check all kinds of files on iPhone then backup them? Here comes our second method to backup iCloud files. To do that, you need to rely on the powerful iPhone Data Recovery. Just free download it and have a try.

Step 1 Launch iPhone Data Recovery

After downloading, install and run this iPhone backup tool on your computer. Three ways are offered to back up your iOS data. Here you need to choose "Recover from iCloud Backup File". You need to sign in your iCloud account.

Step 2 Download and scan iCloud backup

When you login your Apple account, you can see all iCloud backup files you ever made. Select a suitable iCloud backup and click on "Download" button. Then the tool will scan the detailed information of iCloud backup automatically.

Step 3 Access iPhone iCloud backup

After scanning, all types of iPhone data will be listed in categories on the left control. Click the data type and you can check the details of each data on the preview window. Choose the data you want to back up, then click on "Recover" button to back up these iPhone files on iCloud backup to your computer.

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Part 3. How to backup iPhone without iCloud/iTunes

Surely, iTunes and iCloud can help you make an iPhone backup file with ease. But they just back up your iPhone to a place that you can't access, and you even don't know what exactly the iTunes or iCloud backup consists of. Do you want to backup specific iPhone data? You can also rely on the recommended iPhone Data Recovery.

Step 1 Download, install and launch iPhone Data Recovery on your PC/Mac. Connect your iPhone to it with USB cable and choose "Recover from iOS Device".

Step 2 Click "Start Scan" button to analyze all your iPhone files. After scanning, you can see all kinds of iOS files are displayed in the interface.

Step 3 You are allowed to check each iPhone data with details. Choose the data you want to back up. then click on "Recover" button to backup iPhone file to computer.

Part 4. What data iCloud can backup for iPhone

Though you know you can backup iPhone to iCloud, but you definitely don't know which kind of iPhone data iCloud will backup for you. If you are interested in this, you can read the following part.

What iPhone data iCloud will back up

◆ Text Messages(SMS), MMS messages, iMessages (It needs SIM card to be in use during backup process)

◆ Visual Voicemail password (It needs SIM card to be in use during backup process)

◆ Purchase history for movies, music, TV shows, books and apps

◆ Photos and videos in the Camera Roll

◆ Device settings (Contacts, Mail, Calendar, Notes, Reminder, etc.)

◆ App data

◆ Ringtones

◆ Health data

◆ HomeKit configuration

What won't be backed up

◆ Media files synced from your PC or Mac won't be backed up, but these can be restored by syncing with iTunes.

◆ Items like Music/Movies/TV shows from iTunes Store, apps from App Store, or Books/Audiobooks from iBooks Store that have later removed after you purchase or download them.

We talk about how to backup iPhone to iCloud in this post. We show you how to backup iPhone on iCloud automatically and manually. What's more, we introduce you with a powerful iPhone Data Recovery to help you check and backup all types of iOS data on iPhone. Hope you can better manage your iOS files after reading this article.