To keep your iPhone data secure, this guide gives you detailed steps about how to check last iCloud backup on iPhone or computer. An easy way to view iPhone backup files is also available for you.
How can I check my last iCloud backup?
How can I find out the date of my last iCloud backup? My contacts and photos are backed up to the cloud. I also want to check whether they have been backed up or not.
- Question from Apple Community
Once you enabled iCloud and manually backed up your iPhone to iCloud for the first time, iCloud will automatically schedule daily iPhone backup in the background as long as it has enough storage space.
The automatic backup process is quite convenient, however, you may have no idea about the date of your last backup. Here comes this guide, providing you with complete steps about how to check last backup on iPhone or computer.
You can check the date and the size of your last iCloud backup on iPhone. If you want to view iPhone backup files, the method in Part 2 may be more suitable for you. Follow the simple steps below to check it.
Go to the Settings app > Tap your profile > iCloud > Tap Manage Storage and select your device. From here, you will know when your iPhone was last backed up and the backup file size.
Although you can check last iCloud backup on iPhone, it may not enough if you want to check whether certain files have been backed up or not. In such circumstance, you can check the backup on computer.
Please be noted that the prerequisite to check iCloud backup on computer is that you have synced the data to iCloud. Navigate Settings on your iPhone > [your name] > iCloud to turn on the switch for those you’d like to sync. Then, follow the steps below to check iCloud backup on computer.
Step 1. Open a web browser on your computer > Go to iCloud.com and sign in with your iCloud account and password.
Step 2. Tap on each icon to view the iCloud backup files.
Optionally, you can also download and install the tool iCloud for Windows on your computer to view iCloud backups.
It’s kind of complicated to check the iCloud backup files. The other shortcomings of iCloud may also put you off. For example, you have no option to backup specific files, which result in that the 5 GB of free storage space in iCloud run out quickly.
AOMEI FoneBackup is highly recommended to you, enabling you to selectively backup iPhone files and browse these backup files with no effort.
Compared with iCloud, AOMEI FoneBackup has got these pros: โ Backup and restore iPhone files selectively. You’re free to preview and choose the wanted files to backup to PC. You’re also able to restore selective files without erasing the previous data on your iPhone. โ Simple and fast backup process. It doesn’t take you much time to finish the backup task. โ Unlimited storage space. Besides local folders on computer, you can backup your iPhone to Synology or any other NAS, external hard drive, etc.
Click the icon below to get AOMEI FoneBackup on your computer. Let’s create and check iPhone backup on PC with the tool.
Step 1. Connect your iPhone to computer with USB > Launch AOMEI FoneBackup and click Phone Backup > Loacte Selective Backup and click Get Started.
Step 2. Click each icon to preview and select the files that you want to backup to computer > Click OK to confirm.
Step 3. Choose a destination to save the backup files > Click Start Backup to begin the task.
When it is finished, you can go to the My Backups page > Click the search icon to browse your backup files. You can also locate, restore, and delete the backup files here.
Now, you have known how to check backup on iPhone and computer so that you will see when and what have been backed up on your iPhone. To make things simpler and clearer, you can choose to backup selective data to computer regularly using AOMEI FoneBackup. For more queries, suggestions, and feedback, please feel free to contact us.
