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Save an iCloud backup to computer

Is there a way to save a recent iPhone back up stored on the iCloud to my computer. The phone stopped working right after the back up, so I want to make sure no new backups are saved over that one when I reboot an old (temporary) phone. I just do not want to lose that last back up in case my old phone, while turned on, backs up to the cloud.


Thank you.

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 18, 2020 2:02 PM

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Posted on Jul 18, 2020 4:39 PM

Just make sure to give that old device a unique device name. Backup files are based on the device name of each device backing up to your iCloud account. I have five devices, each with a unique name, so I have five backups in iCloud. None has anything to do with any of the others.

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Save an iCloud backup to computer

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