My phone says I can’t do a backup

Czlegs Said:

"My phone says I can’t backup how can I do it without paying for space"

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Backing Up an iPhone:

A. Back Up to a Mac or PC:

What are you backing up to? Try backing up to an external drive. Do to though use of a Mac or a PC,

• Mac: How to Back Up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with your Mac - Apple Support
• PC: How to back Ip your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes on your PC - Apple Support

B. Clearing Unnecessary Items:

Clear "Other":

Clear the storage named "Other". It basically contains unnecessary files such as caches that are used for system ease of use - all of which gather over time: How to Clear "Other" in your iPhone's Storage - Use Backup - User Tip. Caches would be being used for remembrance of application use. So, clearing other may be the way to go about this, as it would be performs through use of a computer. Depending on your iOS, it may read "System Data", rather than "Other"