Help with laptop back up please

Hi, I am trying to back up my daughters phone for the first time.

The USB connects to my laptop, the iPhone battery sign turns green on the laptop & the charging sign shows on the phone. But.....as I try to back it up it keeps saying that the phone has been disconnected.

Any ideas please?

iPhone XR, iOS 13

Posted on Jan 28, 2020 2:11 PM

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Posted on Jan 28, 2020 2:25 PM

It's possible that the phone is already backing up to iCloud, in which case it won't back up to the computer. You can check on the phone:


  1. Tap Settings
  2. Tap the owner's name (at the top)
  3. Tap iCloud
  4. Tap iCloud Backup


If you want to back up the phone to the computer, you'll need to switch off iCloud Backup. However, there are advantages to backing up to iCloud:


  • You don't have to remember to connect the phone to the computer
  • The backups don't take up space on the computer
  • The backups are available even if the computer is lost or damaged
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Jan 28, 2020 2:25 PM in response to DeeMistyPeggy

It's possible that the phone is already backing up to iCloud, in which case it won't back up to the computer. You can check on the phone:


  1. Tap Settings
  2. Tap the owner's name (at the top)
  3. Tap iCloud
  4. Tap iCloud Backup


If you want to back up the phone to the computer, you'll need to switch off iCloud Backup. However, there are advantages to backing up to iCloud:


  • You don't have to remember to connect the phone to the computer
  • The backups don't take up space on the computer
  • The backups are available even if the computer is lost or damaged

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