I want to have more than my latest iPhone backup stored on my MacBook Pro. It seems now that every time I back up my iPhone, the previous backup gets overwritten. So, it saves only the latest backup. Is there a way to have more than one iPhone backup saved to my Mac?
iPhone 4S, iOS 9.3.5, null
The iTunes backup is incremental; it only updates content that has changed (except after an iOS update). So it appears that there is only one backup, the latest.
However, as you have a Mac, go to iTunes Preferences, Devices panel. Right click on the latest backup and choose Archive. This will save that backup indefinitely, and the next time you back up it will create a completely new backup.
Don't try this with Windows, however.
The iTunes backup is incremental; it only updates content that has changed (except after an iOS update). So it appears that there is only one backup, the latest.
However, as you have a Mac, go to iTunes Preferences, Devices panel. Right click on the latest backup and choose Archive. This will save that backup indefinitely, and the next time you back up it will create a completely new backup.
Don't try this with Windows, however.
I don't see why not. I have 2 iPhones, and 2 backups, so............
Anyone else want to chime in?
I'm backing up my iPhone to my MacBook Pro through iTunes. Every time I backup my iPhone, the previous backup is overwritten. So, it only seems to save the latest backup for my iPhone.
Thanks for the info! I can now do exactly what I want.
Can I save more than the latest backup from my iPhone to my MacBook Pro?
