How to Backup iPhone to Computer: 4 Safe & Easy Ways 2024

An estimated project shows that 30% of iPhones can be lost, or stolen, and get an issue like a white screen throughout their lifetime, if you haven't backed up your iPhone, once a data disaster occurs, you will lose your iPhone data such as photos, videos, files, music, and contacts forever.

so it's important to create a copy of the device in a safe place such as your PC, external drive, or cloud drive. In this post, we will introduce 4 useful ways to help you backup iPhone to PC, Mac or iCloud.

Comparison	FoneTool >> Go	iTunes >> Go	iCloud >> Go	Finder >> Go
Backup/Restore Speed	Superfast	Fast	Medium	Fast
Backup Method	Flexible	Fully	Fully	Fully
Storage Path	PC, HDD, External drive, etc.	C drive on PC ~/Library/ on Mac	iCloud server	~/Library/ on Mac
View Backup Files	√	×	×	x
Universal Restore	√	Possible Incompatibility	Possible Incompatibility	Possible Incompatibility

Method 1. How to backup iPhone to computer with USB (Best & Safe)

For Windows 11/10/8/7 users, to back up an iPhone without iTunes and iCloud, FoneTool can be your best choice.

Now just follow the guidance below to get how to fully or selectively back up iPhone to PC.

Part 1. How to backup your iPhone fully

For people who wonder "How do I backup my entire iPhone to my computer?" This way is useful. If you want to selectively back up part of iPhone data, skip to Part 2 to make it.

Step 1. Connect iPhone to a computer with a USB cable. Tap Trust on the iPhone to continue.

Step 2.  Launch and open FoneTool on the connected computer. Click Phone Backup. Move the cursor to Full Backup. Click Get Started.

Step 3. Here, you can enable the backup encryption and select the backup path. Then click Start Backup to begin.

Then wait for the process to be finished. Next time if you need to restore backup, you can go to the My Backups page to make it. This feature allows you to restore your iPhone backups to any iOS device even if they are using different Apple IDs.

Part 2. How to backup iPhone data selectively

You can click Selective Backup to selectively backup iPhone contacts, videos, pictures, messages, etc. 

Step 1. On the Fonetool, choose Phone Backup > Selective Backup > Click Get Started > Select the data you want to back up > Click OK to continue. 

Step 2. You can click the Backup Storage Path to specify a backup location. Click "Start Backup".

Once the process is completed, you can go to My Backups to view, manage or restore your backups.

Method 2. How to backup iPhone to iTunes

iTunes is an official tool. It was initially designed to manage the purchased music and videos. Now, it also provides a way for Windows/macOS Mojave and earlier users to back up most data including settings on your iPhone in one folder.  

Step 1. Connect iPhone with your computer using a USB cable.

Step 2. Run iTunes, and make sure it detects your iPhone. Then click the phone-shape button.

Step 3. Click Summary on the sidebar. You can view some basic information about the connected iPhone.

Step 4. Choose This computer and click the Back Up Now button to begin the task.

Method 3. How to backup iPhone to iCloud

iCloud is another official tool for Apple users. It is able to store content on your iPhone and keeps your data up to date across all Apple devices. And it just provides 5GB of free storage. Make sure you have enough space to complete an iPhone backup. If your iCloud storage is full you can delete some data on iCloud or buy upgrade your iCloud plan.

Step 1. Go to "Settings", tap the name banner, select "iCloud", and then "iCloud Backup".

Step 2. Toggle on "iCloud Backup". 

Step 3. When your iPhone is connected to Wi-Fi, it will automatically run a backup. And you can also tap "Back Up Now" to manually backup the iPhone to iCloud right away.

You can view the storage of iCloud backups by repeating step 1, tapping Manage Storage, and then selecting Backups. To delete a backup, choose a backup from the list, then tap Delete Backup.

Method 4. How to backup iPhone to Mac with USB

For macOS Catalina or later users, Finder is useful to back up your iPhone data.

Step 1. Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable. If asked, enter your passcode or tap Trust on your iPhone to continue.

Step 2. Open the Finder window > Select your device on your computer.

Step 3. If you want to save Health and Activity data from your device or Apple Watch, you can select the Encrypt local backup checkbox and create a password to protect your private data.

Step 4. Click Back Up Now to begin the task.

Conclusion

Now you can know how to backup iPhone to computer. You can perform an iOS backup with iTunes, iCloud, Finder or FoneTool. For Windows users, compared with iTunes and iCloud, FoneTool is a free professional iPhone backup application with easy operation and a simple interface.

you can back up camera roll photos, videos, and other files like contacts, messages, and music within a few steps. And you will not be interrupted by ads using this software. Anyway, it’s not bad to choose these applications as your iPhone backup tool.