3 Methods | How to Backup iPhone to Windows 10

Compatible with: PC running Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7

Applies To: iPhone XS/XS Max/XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8/8 Plus, iPhone 7/7 Plus, iPhone 6/6s/6s Plus (in iOS 8 and later)

Creating a regular backup of your iPhone's data is the best solution to avoid data loss, also, a good way to free more storage space for new data. In this article, we will list some practical ways to backup your device.

Method 1--How to backup iPhone to Windows 10 using EaseUS MobiMover

As one of the best iPhone backup software, EaseUS MobiMover allows you to backup the entire device or only selected data to your PC in seconds. Here are some key features that you can gain from EaseUS MobiMover:

• Create complete iPhone/iPad backup
• Restore backups directly from EaseUS MobiMover
• Transfer data from one iOS device to another
• Mange WhatsApp messages

To create an iPhone backup with this program, just click the button to download and install EaseUS MobiMover on your computer, then follow the steps below.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to the computer and run EaseUS MobiMover. From its main interface, select the "Backup Manager" mode. Then, click "Backup" to proceed to the next stage.

Step 2. You will see all files that are available for backing up. Simply check the box next to the "Select All" to back up all files to computer without iTunes or iCloud. Then, click on the "One-Click Backup" to start the process.

Step 3. Wait for a while and let the software finish data transfer. When it's done, you can restore it to your device whenever you want. But note that this will ease all stuff on your device and replace everything with what's in the backup. 

Why this method is recommended--the advantages over iTunes when using MobiMover

√ You can access and view your iPhone backup on your Windows 10 PC whenever you like

√ You can transfer the backups to your iPhone/iPad without data syncing

√ You can manually manage your iPhone files by deleting, editing, or adding items from PC

√ You can download videos from websites, including YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, Facebook, Break, Dailymotion, and more, to your computer or iPhone/iPad

Method 2--How to backup iPhone to Windows 10 with iTunes

iTunes is the default application for managing your iPhone files. You can surely use iTunes to backup your iPhone to Windows 10. However, although you can know your iPhone backup location on Windows, you cannot view the details of it. To get the files back to your iPhone, you need to restore your iPhone from iTunes backup, which is the only way to do it. If you still prefer this way, follow the steps below to manually create a backup on Windows 10 using iTunes. (To make the backup process smooth, you should install the latest version of iTunes on your PC.)

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to your Windows 10 PC and launch iTunes.

Step 2. Click the Device button, go to Summary > Back Up Now.

Step 3. When the backup process has finished, go to iTunes > Preferences > Devices to check the backup.

If you want to encrypt your data backup with a password, just check the Encrypt iPhone backup box. This backup will allow you to recover your iPhone data in the future. This method works on both Windows and macOS.

Method 3--Alternative Way--How to backup iPhone to iCloud

Other than backing up your iPhone to the computer, you can also make a backup of your iPhone files in cloud storage using iCloud. Like iTunes, the iCloud backup can only be accessed when you restore your iPhone from iCloud backup. Thus, if you want your iPhone backup available to you, using EaseUS MobiMover introduced in Method 1 is the best choice for you. Here are the steps to backup iPhone with iCloud. (Make sure your iPhone is connected to power and on WLAN)

Step 1. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud on your iPhone.

Step 2. Scroll down to choose iCloud Backup.

Step 3. Turn on iCloud Backup and click Back Up Now.

All the three methods detailed above can be applied to backup your iPhone, choose the one that fulfills your demands best.