Are there any advantages to backing up iPhone to PC?

ClarkPam wrote:

Are there advantages to backing up iPhone to PC? My cell is regularly backed up to iCloud. I wonder if also backing up to PC would be a good idea in case something severe happens to my iPhone and iPad.

About backups for iOS devices - Apple Support explains the differences between iCloud/iTunes backups.

IMHO, two is better than one. 😉

ClarkPam wrote:

Okay, thanks. Read it. If I backed up my iPhone to my PC, would that contain more than the backup on iCloud? I agree, 2 are better than 1.

These are the reasons, I prefer the iTunes Backup:

1. It includes..."Activity, Health, and Keychain data (To back up this content, you'll need to use Encrypted Backup in iTunes.)"

2. "The iCloud backup may take longer...Content like your apps, photos, music, and other information will continue to restore in the background for the next several hours or days, depending on the amount of information there is. Try to connect often to Wi-Fi and power to let the process complete."

A consideration for using the iCloud backup is: "Lets you create and use backups from anywhere with Wi-Fi."

An encrypted iTunes backup is equivalent to an iCloud backup (iCloud is encrypted and uses end to end encryption when sending or receiving data). I do both, just for redundancy.

But, remember your iTunes encryption password (use a password manager if you have one)!

I would back up to a PC just incase you don't have access to iCloud to restore.

Well, you are much more likely to have access to iCloud, as all it requires is an Internet connection. iTunes backups require you to have the computer physically with you.

You can automate iCloud backups if you leave your phone connected to power and Wi-Fi overnight. It will back up unattended when the phone is locked.