{"id":12165,"date":"2021-03-10T10:43:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T10:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/?page_id=12165"},"modified":"2023-07-10T14:23:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T14:23:46","slug":"how-to-backup-your-iphone-to-icloud","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/how-to-backup-your-iphone-to-icloud\/","title":{"rendered":"How to backup your iPhone to iCloud?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The process is actually very quick and easy, so don\u2019t panic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why backup to iCloud?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you backup your iPhone to iCloud, then when you\u2019ve got a new iPhone or if something goes wrong with your existing iPhone, you can quickly and easily restore the data.&nbsp; Having an iCloud Backup is particularly helpful if you\u2019ve bought a new iPhone as it makes transferring your data from your old iPhone to your new iPhone quick and easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What\u2019s backed up to iCloud?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you backup your phone to iCloud the following things are backed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>App data<\/li><li>Device settings<\/li><li>Home screen and app organization<\/li><li>iMessage, SMS and MMS<\/li><li>Photos and Videos<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to backup to iCloud?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1.) On your iPhone, go to Settings &gt; [ Your Name ] &gt; iCloud &gt; iCloud Backup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.) Turn on iCloud Backup<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0038-576x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-12169\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0038-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0038-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0038.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20288%20512%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-12169 lazyload\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20288%20512%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0038-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0038-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0038.jpg 750w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0038-576x1024.jpg\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>By turning on iCloud Backup, your phone will be automatically backed up on a daily basis whenever your iPhone is connected to power, locked and connected to a Wi-Fi network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.) To perform a manual backup, simply tap on \u201cBackup Now\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0039-576x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-12170\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0039-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0039-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0039.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20288%20512%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-12170 lazyload\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20288%20512%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0039-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0039-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0039.jpg 750w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0039-576x1024.jpg\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When you set up iCloud Backup, you automatically get 5GB of storage. This might sound like a lot, but when you\u2019ve got hundreds of photos and videos you\u2019ll find you\u2019ll use this allowance very quickly.&nbsp; You may have insufficient space, in which case you can either buy more storage or delete content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to manage your iCloud backups?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can review your iCloud Backups by going to Settings &gt; [ Your Name] &gt; iCloud &gt; Manage Storage &gt; Backups<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0040-576x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-12171\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0040-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0040-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0040.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20288%20512%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-12171 lazyload\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20288%20512%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0040-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0040-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0040.jpg 750w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0040-576x1024.jpg\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here you\u2019ll find a list of your completed backups.&nbsp; You\u2019ll be able to see incremental backups and you can delete backups by tapping on one of the backups in the list and then tap \u201cDelete Backup\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, these backups are in the cloud so when you wipe your phone, you&#8217;re not deleting the backup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process is actually very quick and easy, so don\u2019t panic! 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