Is there a way to do a complete backup of an iphone on an external hdd?

I want to backup my iphone and my ipad on an external hdd.

That target external hdd also has my itunes media folder in it.


Is there a way? or any expected updates for this?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Apr 5, 2015 11:02 PM

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Apr 5, 2015 11:16 PM in response to fmulderme

IOS devices use iTunes to perform backups.

The backups are stored in the iTunes folder.

Create and delete iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch backups in iTunes - Apple Support


Icloud backups are not stored locally.

It is an off-site backup stored on servers in the cloud. There is no way to change this.


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Is there a way to do a complete backup of an iphone on an external hdd?

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