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I want to download my iPhone iCloud backup to store it in my Mac, how do I do this?

I have my phone back-up to iCloud, but I want to save the backup in my Mac. I can't seem to figure it out.

Posted on Jul 31, 2022 10:00 PM

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Posted on Jul 31, 2022 10:18 PM

Sorry, this can't be done. You'll have to create a separate backup on your Mac, check this article about how to do that:

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with your Mac - Apple Support


However, you can copy data from iCloud to your Mac:

Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support


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Jul 31, 2022 10:18 PM in response to almoatasim146

Sorry, this can't be done. You'll have to create a separate backup on your Mac, check this article about how to do that:

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with your Mac - Apple Support


However, you can copy data from iCloud to your Mac:

Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud - Apple Support


I want to download my iPhone iCloud backup to store it in my Mac, how do I do this?

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