Backing up iPhone 7 to iCloud is necessary. This passage just guides you to use iCloud to backup iPhone 7/7 Plus to iCloud and make you know more about iCloud backup.
Not enough storage on your iPhone 7? You are going to learn about using iCloud to backup iPhone 7. Before that, it would be better to learn more about your iPhone 7 and iCloud.
iPhone 7 is released on September 16, 2016, which is the 10th generation of iPhone. It is the first time that Apple has used dual cameras on the iPhone. The upgraded camera increases the quality of photos taken by the iPhone. Another new feature of the iPhone 7 is water resistance but that doesn’t mean you can dive with it for it could only resist the splash.
The storage of the iPhone 7 could be 32, 128, or 256 GB. When you are running out of storage on your iPhone, you might need to clear the redundant files. If there is still not enough storage on it, you should back up it to release storage. iCloud is a built-in application on iPhone 7. You could use it to upload data on your iPhone to the cloud.
Before using iCloud to backup iPhone 7, you should know that Apple just gives every user 5GB of free iCloud storage. Yet using iCloud to backup iPhone 7 doesn’t mean transferring everything to the cloud. Usually, it would be enough if you don’t have many local files.
If you want to know what the size of your iCloud would be, go to Settings > [your name] > Manage Storage > Backups > [your device]. You could see the size of your last backup and the estimated size of your next backup.
Deleting the existing backup could release iCloud storage. If it’s still not enough, you might need to change your storage plan in the iCloud setting. It’s $0.99 per month for 50GB, $2.99 for 200GB, and $9.99 for 1TB. You could also choose not to back up the whole iPhone 7. For example, you could backup iPhone messages to iCloud.
You must see the apps on your iPhone 7 are shown below. The estimated size of files on every app has been calculated. iCloud would backup the local files in the apps including your creations with them. If the data like the apps themselves and media files could be downloaded from the App Store or other servers, it would not be included in iCloud backup. You could toggle off the button if you don’t want to back up any apps.
Apart from the app data, iCloud backup also includes all the settings, messages, photos, videos, purchase history, etc. on iPhone 7 but you need to know that if you have uploaded messages, photos, or other data to iCloud, your iCloud would not backup them again to avoid wasting space.
It would be very easy to backup iPhone 7/7 Plus to iCloud if there is enough storage in the cloud and your iPhone could be connected to the Internet. You can follow the steps below to backup your iPhone 7/7 Plus.
Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup.
You could toggle on iCloud Backup to let your iPhone 7/7 Plus automatically upload the data to the cloud you should know that iCloud would backup iPhone when it connects to power and the network with the screen locked at night so you need to make sure your Wi-Fi is available at night. You could also choose to create an iPhone backup immediately by tapping Back Up Now.
iCloud would be very convenient when there is enough storage and a stable network but it won’t back up your media files which would take a long time to download and you are not allowed to view your backup. Sometimes, you may find your photos are missing from iCloud backup after the process.
If you want to break the limitation, you could try to back up your iPhone 7 to a computer with unlimited storage without a network.
AOMEI FoneBackup is a free professional iPhone backup tool. You could use it to export photos, videos, messages, contacts, and songs to a computer. You can view them on a computer or restore them to your iPhone 7 anytime without the internet.
How to Backup iPhone 7 to Computer? You just need 3 steps to create a backup of your iPhone 7 to your computer.
Step 1. Download AOMEI FoneBackup. Connect the iPhone 7 to a computer with a USB cable and tap Trust on it.
Step 2. Click Phone Backup and go to Selective Backup. Click an icon to enter Selection. After selecting the wanted files, click on OK to return.
Step 3. Click Start Backup and the files will be transferred from the iPhone 7 to the computer in seconds.
When you restore your phone, you just connect your iPhone to your computer, select the task in Backup History, and click Restore.
When it comes to clogging up your iCloud with tons of unwanted files, it’s time to optimize your iCloud storage by transferring them to your PC or organizing them by deleting excess files such as photos, videos, and more. In this case, you can also use AOMEI FoneBackup to help you manage your iCloud files. Follow these steps:
Step 1: Download and install AOMEI FoneBackup on your PC > After installation, launch the app, navigate to My iCloud, sign in with your Apple ID, and access Manage iCloud.
Step 2: Within the intuitive interface, locate and click each icon to preview and select files to download or delete.
iPhone 7 is a creative design and its storage would be also easily used up. You could backup content like app data and settings to iCloud in Settings while you need to prepare enough iCloud storage and available network. If you would like to backup iPhone 7 to PC, you could use AOMEI FoneBackup to easily export and view data.
