My iPhone is backing up to my iPad. How do I get it to back up to my phone only?

My iPhone is backing up to my iPad. How do I get it to back up to my phone only?

iPad Air 3, iPadOS 14

Posted on Jun 13, 2022 4:50 PM

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Posted on Jun 13, 2022 5:24 PM

iPhone does not back up to iPad, nor does iPad back up to iPhone.


Either can back up to a local Mac or Windows system, or to iCloud.


iPhone and iPad can share some information via iCloud when that’s configured and enabled, such as sharing contacts information. This might look like a backup from one to the other, but is not.

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Jun 13, 2022 5:24 PM in response to Idk2muchteck

iPhone does not back up to iPad, nor does iPad back up to iPhone.


Either can back up to a local Mac or Windows system, or to iCloud.


iPhone and iPad can share some information via iCloud when that’s configured and enabled, such as sharing contacts information. This might look like a backup from one to the other, but is not.

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