Here's how to back up your iPhone.
Use our clickable sections below
to keep track of what step you're on
during this tutorial.
To back up with iCloud,
tap the settings icon on your phone
and select your username.
Next, select "iCloud."
Then "iCloud Backup,"
and toggle it on if it is off.
Then select "Back Up Now."
If you leave iCloud Backup on,
your phone will back up your files daily,
as long as you're on WiFi
and connected to a battery source.
If you have run out of iCloud storage,
you will be prompted to upgrade your storage space.
To back up your iPhone on an external hard drive,
you'll need to make sure that your phone
is already backed up to your computer.
Here's how to back up the files on a Mac.
First, find the backup files.
Click the Spotlight search button,
which can be found on the upper right-hand corner
of the Finder window,
or press command + shift + G
together with the Finder window open
and copy in the following text.
We've also included this text in the description below,
so you can copy it.
That will take you to the folder
where your backups are stored.
Now that you've found where your backups are hidden,
you can copy them to an external drive
and delete the ones on your computer.
Make a copy of the folder
and drag that over to your external hard drive.
To prevent corrupted data,
Apple advises copying the entire folder.
Now you can delete your copy.