How much space is required to backup an iPhone with 121.15GB of data on it to a macbook air?

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How much space is required to backup an iPhone with 121.15GB of data on it to a macbook air?

I've tried several times to backup my iPhone SE to my macbook air. First I was told the iPhone was disconnected and then I was told that there was not enough storage space on my laptop which has 254.48 of 494.38 GB of storage available. That leaves 240GB available 2x the total data on the iPhone. Don't the latest backups take the place of the previous back-up? Please help. The only other posts are from 2016 and it gives solutions for iTunes, but that's no longer how the iPhones are backed up. I cannot find any current information. Thank you.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Oct 9, 2023 7:51 PM

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danakayw

Community Specialist

Oct 10, 2023 3:07 PM in response to concernded_macbook_air_user

Hey there concernded_macbook_air_user,

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We'll be happy to help with your backup. The amount of space required with vary from user to user, because it's based on how much data you have stored, and how much space is available.

Let's focus on troubleshooting the back up errors you ran into. Check out the following guide: If you can't back up your iOS or iPadOS device to a computer or restore it from a backup - Apple Support

Take care.

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