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How can I back up my iCloud content to an external hard drive on iOS devices?

I have gone 100% IOS, IPhone Six Plus and IPad Pro, (MacBook Pro died). How can I back up my ICloud content to a attached external hard drive to either the IPhone or IPad? If directly attaching by a dongle will not work, what will? I REALLY like the idea of having my data in my hands in addition to in the cloud. Thanks for any advice! Ricky 😎

Posted on Dec 11, 2017 5:55 PM

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Dec 11, 2017 6:40 PM in response to bobthegoatdude

How about getting a wifi external stick such as this:


http://shop.sandisk.com/store/sdiskus/en_US/list/parentCategoryID.66201200/categ oryID.70090100


I have one, but don't use it as a backup - I use it wirelessly with my iPad Pro and plug it into my Mac to transfer files. So, I do not know if these would be as reliable as a good quality hard drive. But it is very handy.

How can I back up my iCloud content to an external hard drive on iOS devices?

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