HT203516: Get help creating an iCloud backup
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by Winston Churchill,Jul 21, 2012 4:32 AM in response to AshishUkani
Winston Churchill
Jul 21, 2012 4:32 AM
in response to AshishUkani
Level 10 (103,361 points)
Apple TVWelcome to the Apple Community.
If your back up continually fails, you might try turning off back up on your mobile device (settings > iCloud > storage & backup) and then deleting the backup file from iCloud by swiping the backup file on the mobile device (settings > iCloud > storage & backup > manage…) and then turning back up on again.
Being able to back up to the cloud can be very useful, especially if you don't have access to a computer or have infrequent access to one, however unless you specifically need to use iCloud for back up, you will find backing up to iTunes significantly more convenient and possibly more reliable.
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Jul 21, 2012 5:02 AM in response to Winston Churchillby AshishUkani,by deleting that profile will i be able to get it back? what if i loose everything?
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by Winston Churchill,Jul 21, 2012 5:43 AM in response to AshishUkani
Winston Churchill
Jul 21, 2012 5:43 AM
in response to AshishUkani
Level 10 (103,361 points)
Apple TVNo, if you delete the old backup, you will not get it back. You would need to create another backup to replace it.
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Sep 13, 2012 1:25 PM in response to Winston Churchillby hisham.massalmeh,Many thanks for your answer but the problem still the same, have you another solution?
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Sep 13, 2012 2:03 PM in response to hisham.massalmehby pvonk,Backup not successful: I had the same problem.
The solution was to turn off some apps (Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup>manage Storage, tap your device in the Backups section, then look under Backup options) and try a manual backup. If it didn't work, turn off a few more apps and try a backup. Keep doing that until the backup works. Then try adding in some of the last batch of apps that were previously turned off - the objective is to find the app that causes the backup to fail. For me, I suspect that the one app I found had a bad data file that, when included in the backup, caused the backup to quit.
This can be a long process if you have a lot of apps that you originally turned on for backups.
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Sep 13, 2012 4:16 PM in response to pvonkby hisham.massalmeh,Many thanks, I just tried to make off all my apps and I make a manual back up on I cloud only for my contacts, then it is solved, I am working now to know which apps cause such problem, many thanks in advance .
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Sep 1, 2013 11:13 AM in response to pvonkby P3BL3ei,pvonk - your "trick" solved my problem. I deleted my previous backup, turned off all apps, made a backup and am now backing up with individual apps turned on. Thanks!
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Dec 5, 2015 4:39 PM in response to AshishUkaniby Deana1102,I have deleted my back up, turned off ALL my apps and still getting same message, "Back up could not be completed". Any other suggestions? TIA