How to Backup and Restore IPhone SE/6S/6/5S

Losing data on your iPhone or iPad can happen for lots of reasons, such as, accidental delete, formatting, factory resetting, iOS upgrade, jailbreak, or iDevice is lost, stolen or broken, etc. Therefore, making regular backups for your iPhone/iPad is important to keep your data safe. Here this tutorial demonstrates three simple methods to make iPhone backup and restore on computer. Select what you would like to do:

Backup and Restore iPhone/iPad Using iTunes
Backup and Restore iPhone/iPad Using iCloud
Backup and Restore iPhone/iPad with Jihosoft iPhone Manager

Step 1: Backup and Restore IPhone/iPad Using ITunes

How to Backup iPhone iPad with iTunes:

Connect your iPhone or iPad to computer via USB cable and open iTunes.
Click the iOS device icon and tap "This Computer" > "Back Up Now".

Note: You can check "Encrypt iPhone Backup" to add a password to protect your iPhone/iPad backup; You can go to iTunes "Preferences" > "Devices" to verify the backup. Here you should see the name of your device with the date and time that iTunes created the backup.

How to Restore iPhone iPad from iTunes:

Connect your iPhone or iPad to the computer that you have made an iTunes backup.
Open iTunes and click the iDevice icon, then click "Restore Backup...".
Choose a backup that you would like to restore from, then tap "Restore".

Note: Please make sure that the destination device is newer than the backup device. Besides, the "Find My iPhone" feature must be turned off before restore.

Step 2: Backup and Restore IPhone/iPad Using ICloud

How to Backup iPhone iPad with iCloud:

Connect your iPhone or iPad to a Wi-Fi network.
On your iPhone/iPad, tap "Settings" > "iCloud" > "Backup" and make sure that "iCloud Backup" is turned on.
Tap "Back Up Now". Stay connected to Wi-Fi network until the backup process completes.

Note: You can tap "Settings" > "iCloud" > "Storage" > "Manage Storage" and select your device to verify the backup. The backup you just made should appear in the details with the time and backup size.

How to Restore iPhone iPad from iCloud:

Erase all the content on your iPhone or iPad and turn it on again.
Follow the steps in the iOS Setup Assistant until you see the "Set Up Device" screen.
Tap "Restore from an iCloud Backup" and sign in to iCloud. Then choose a backup and begin the restore.

Note: If your iDevice is new and never setup, you can skip the first step; Please make sure your iPhone or iPad join a Wi-Fi networking during the setup process.

Step 3: Backup and Restore IPhone/iPad With IPhone Manager

Jihosoft iPhone Manager provides an easy solution to backup and restore data on iPhone se, 6s, 6s plus, 6, 6 plus, 5s, 5, iPad Pro, iPad Air 3/2, iPad mini 4/3/2, etc. With it, you can easily backup contacts, SMS, photos, videos, music, etc. on iPhone or iPad to your computer. Also, you can restore the backup to the same iPhone or a new one.

How to Backup iPhone or iPad to Computer:

In the primary window, click "Backup Your Phone" and connect your iPhone or iPad to computer via USB cable.
Select the contents you would like to backup and tap "Start Copy", then choose the location to save the backup.

How to Restore iPhone or iPad from Backup:

In the primary window, go to "Restore Data" and select "From Phone Transfer", then connect your iPhone or iPad to computer.
Choose the backup entry and contents that you would like to restore, than tap "Start Copy" to begin restoring iPhone/iPad from backup.

Recommended Reading:

How to Backup Contacts from iPhone to PC with or without iTunes

How to Backup SMS Messages from iPhone to Computer