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“I want to backup iPhone to Windows 10 PC but the iTunes cannot read the contents of my iPhone. How can I backup iPhone to Windows 10 without iTunes?”
Many people wonder whether there are ways to back up iPhone to PC without iTunes or iCloud. Yes, you can find an effective way to do it—with the third-party tool iSunshare iSyncGenius. But what's the difference to back up iPhone via iTunes, iCloud and iSyncGenius? You can get the answer in this article. Also, the specific tutorials are listed here to showcase how to backup iPhone to Windows computer with iTunes or iSyncGenius.
iTunes backup: You can back up iPhone to PC or Mac via iTunes. The destination of the backup file lies in your computer. And you can attach encryption to the backup files. But you cannot selectively backup iPhone data.
iCoud backup: It is the wireless method to back up iPhone. All backups are stored in iCloud, which is with the limited free space for users. You can make use of the backups when the iPhone is connected to network. But if you forgot the Apple ID and password, it is impossible to access iCloud and take advantage of the backup. If you want to back up iPhone to computer, iCloud is not the right choice.
iSyncGenius backup: iSyncGenius is the third-party software for iPhone backup and restore, which allows users to backup iPhone fully or selectively to Windows computer. You are able to select the destination of the backup files. What's more, you can add the encryption to iPhone backup with this software.
iTunes is commonly used to backup and restore iPhone data. You can easily back up your iPhone to the Windows computer or Mac with iTunes. Here just take Windows computer as an example.
Step 1: Run iTunes on your Windows computer and then connect the iPhone to your computer. If your iPhone asks to trust this computer, just go to tap the Trust option.
Step 2: Choose your device in iTunes and then go to the Summary tab on the left menu.
You may have to scroll down the screen to see the Select tab.
Step 3: Click on the Back Up Now button and it will start creating the backup of your iPhone now.
Step 4: After iTunes finishes your iPhone backup. The old backup file would be overwritten by the new one. You can see the date and time of the latest backup to this Windows computer.
If your iTunes fails to read the content of your iPhone or cannot backup your iPhone, how could you create a copy of your iPhone data on the Windows computer? You can use iSunshare iSyncGenius to backup iPhone to Windows PC. iSunshare iSyncGenius is the iTunes alternative for iPhone backup and restore. Moreover, you can save multiple iPhone backups without overwriting the old ones on your Windows computer. Also, you can selectively back up iPhone data with this software.
Step 1: Get your iPhone connected to the Windows computer.
First of all, you should download and install iSunshare iSyncGenius on your computer. Then connect the iPhone to your computer via the USB cable. With these done, you can launch iSyncGenius to begin the backup process.
Step 2: Select your iPhone.
You can choose your iPhone in the Device model part and then click the Next button. If you have set the iTunes backup password, this software will detect it and asks you to enter the backup passwords.
Step 3: Define the iPhone backup save folder and start exporting.
There are two options for you to backup iPhone data: All Backups and Classified backup. To backup all the data in iPhone, All Backups should be chosen. Then go to click the Choose button and set the output folder on your PC to save the backup file. After that, press the Start and all data will be copying to your computer.
Step 4: The backup is finished.
This backup process will be finished in a short time. When you get the successful reminding, you can go to the destination folder to have a check.
Summary:
Both two ways are useful in backing up iPhone data to Windows computer.. But if you want to backup iPhone to Windows computer within iTunes, you can choose iSyncGenius to make it done. In addition, you can also backup iPhone via iCloud.
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