Backups

I have previously backup my iPhone up to my mac through iTunes, but switched to iCloud backup a couple months ago. Does my iCloud backup include and replace the old backups from iTunes? Can I delete the old iTunes backups from my computer since I am now using iCloud backup?

iPhone XR, iOS 12

Posted on May 10, 2019 3:03 PM

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Posted on May 10, 2019 3:52 PM

An iCloud Backup does not make a copy of a previous iTunes backup or vice versa. Each backup uses your device (e.g., iPhone) at the time of the backup as the source and each backup contains very similar information. See the following for a comparison: About backups for iOS devices - Apple Support

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