I have not backed up my iCloud in over a year. Now I remember why. My phone says it has "15 hours remaining" (to complete). Over four hours ago, it originally stated "3 hours remaining". Why does it keep extending the iCloud backup time?
Does anyone know how long it should take to complete this process with the iCloud backup?
I truly appreciate anyone who could fill me in.
Thank you!!
Estimations for data transfer will change if the network connection speed alters.
If you have other devices on the network they can alter performance. Many internet connections use 'shared fabric' e.g. your ISP may provide services to other users in your area. If they all start using a service at the same time performance can suffer. You may see this when everyone gets home & starts streaming video in the evening - the internet is normally slower than in the early hours of the morning. It depends on your provider & your service plan.
If you use the device to do other tasks (like watch video, download other data etc) that may also use the network connection.
Wifi interference can also cause your data transfer to take longer as it progresses. Keep your iPhone away from other devices (they can affect each other).
Leave the device connected to power and see if it completes. If it does not then I strongly suggest you forget about using iCloud backup - it may not work well with poor/ unreliable connections. iTunes backups would be a better option, use USB to make that faster than Wifi.
Frank__C wrote:
Why does it keep extending the iCloud backup time?
Backup time is recalculated periodically based on the amount of data left to be communicated, and the speed with which previous data has been communicated. The time may be extended or compressed, as there is no history involved. Each time, the updates occur with more recent statistics, but again, previous time estimates do not enter into the calculation.
How long should it take? The time is much too variable based on what you're backing up and over how efficient a Wi-Fi to answer this.
Estimated iCloud backup time to complete
