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fmulderme

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Q: Is there a way to do a complete backup of an iphone on an external hdd?

I want to backup my iphone and my ipad on an external hdd.

That target external hdd also has my itunes media folder in it.

Is there a way? or any expected updates for this?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Apr 5, 2015 11:02 PM

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by Johnathan Burger,

Johnathan Burger Apr 5, 2015 11:16 PM in response to fmulderme
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Apr 5, 2015 11:16 PM in response to fmulderme

IOS devices use iTunes to perform backups.
The backups are stored in the iTunes folder.
Create and delete iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch backups in iTunes - Apple Support

Icloud backups are not stored locally.
It is an off-site backup stored on servers in the cloud. There is no way to change this.

This is a user to user forum, there is no way for us to know anything Apple has planned.
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