How to Backup Contacts for iPhone
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16 October 2017 Specialist of Customer Service Dept.
Summary
Best way to prevent from data lost is to backup important data regularly. Here we introduce on how to backup iPhone contact with 3 different methods.
Saving contact information of friends, family, stores, workmate, etc in mobile phone is very common in our daily life. Sometimes. we may delete the information for some reason or even delete all the contacts. The when we need this information, we may be regret not to make the backup in advanced.
For iPhone, Apple provides 2 free and simple methods to make backup and store data. They are iCloud and iTunes. Actually, Renee iPhone Recovery can also do you a favor. All of them have their own advantages and disadvantages.
But what if you lost or delete some files before making backup, you may wonder whether they can be rescued. Get more about how to recover videos with iOS data recovery software and recover other data.
Introduction of Different Backup Methods
Backup with iCloud
Backup with iTunes
With other software
Backup with iCloud
Features of Backup with iCloud
- Saves backup in iCloud
- Offers up to 2TB of storage (first 5GB are free)
- Always encrypts your backups
- Creates/updates backup anywhere with WI-FI
- Support selecting certain types of files to backup and restore (Restore only support the data types which has been backed up)
Step 1: Connect your device to Wi-Fi network.
Step 2: Go to Settings > Your Name > iCloud. Then please select the items you need to backup.
If you’re using iOS 10.2 or previous version, please go to Settings, then scroll down and click iCloud.
Step 3: Click iCloud Backup to check whether the backup has been turned on.
Once you process the iCloud backup, your phone or tablet will automatically upload the items you select without any need for you to get involved.
Backup with iTunes
Features of Backup with iCloud
- Saves backup in PC
- Storage space depends on the available storage of your PC
- Encrypted backup is available
- Need to create and use backup files with the PC
- Unable to select the types of data you want to backup
- Restore with iTunes backup will bring your whole device backup to the status when you make the backup
Step 1: Launch iTunes and then connect target device to your computer.
Step 2: Follow the onscreen steps if you get message for device passcode or to Trust the computer.
Step 3: Select your device when it appears in iTunes.
Please select the backup destination and then you can encrypt the backup file if you need it.
Step 4: You can also make other settings in Options.
Step 5: Process the backup.
>>Create the backup but do not know how to restore? Click for more about how to restore iPhone with backup.
Backup with Renee iPhone Recovery
Features of Backup with Renee iPhone Recovery
- Saves backup in PC
- Storage space depends on the available storage of your PC
- Support to select the types of data you want to backup
- Able to backup specific files
- Support restore the data even you did not backup
Step 1: Download and install Renee iPhone Recovery on target PC.
Step 2: Launch Renee iPhone Recovery and then select the target device. Click “Recover Lost Data”.
Step 3: Click “Start Scan” in “Recover From iOS Device”.
Step 4: Click “Show Existing Files” in “Contacts”. Select the videos you want to backup for and click “Recover”.
Please select the backup destination and then you can process the backup. The selected contacts will be save in xls, CSV and HTML formats.
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