Back up iPhone using iCloud
- Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup.
- Turn on iCloud Backup. iCloud automatically backs up your iPhone daily when iPhone is connected to power, locked, and on Wi-Fi.
- To perform a manual backup, tap Back Up Now.
To view your iCloud backups, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Storage > Backups. To delete a backup, choose a backup from the list, then tap Delete Backup.
Back up iPhone using your Mac
- Connect iPhone and your computer using USB.
- In the Finder sidebar on your Mac, select your iPhone.
Note: To use the Finder to back up iPhone, macOS 10.15 or later is required. With earlier versions of macOS, use iTunes to back up iPhone. - At the top of the Finder window, click General.
- Select “Back up all of the data on your iPhone to this Mac.”
- To encrypt your backup data and protect it with a password, select “Encrypt local backup.”
- Click Back Up Now.
Note: You can also connect iPhone to your computer wirelessly if you set up Wi-Fi syncing.
Back up iPhone using your Windows PC
- Connect iPhone and your computer using USB.
- In the iTunes app on your PC, click the iPhone button near the top left of the iTunes window.
- Click Summary.
- Click Back Up Now (below Backups).
- To encrypt your backups, select “Encrypt local backup,” type a password, then click Set Password.
- To see the backups stored on your computer, choose Edit > Preferences, then click Devices. Encrypted backups have a lock icon in the list of backups.
Note: You can also connect iPhone to your computer wirelessly if you set up Wi-Fi syncing.