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0 pointsjedberg3y ago0 comments

You don't need the internet to backup an iPhone. But you do need a ~Mac~ Computer.

Edit: Mac -> computer

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frosted-flakes3y ago

Itunes on Windows supports device backups just fine.

giobox3y ago

Exactly! You can still backup/restore an iPhone locally offline just like the PDA example, even with a Windows PC:

> https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/back-up-iphone-iph3ec....

I don't understand OPs problem with cloud backups being charged for? Many people (myself included) are storing terabytes of images/videos in their cloud backups. While I think the free tier could offer more than 5gb, its not unreasonable to charge for larger cloud backups, Android does the same thing.

causi3y ago

Itunes backups don't get everything. No media files originating from the itunes store are backed up. Some apps are not backed up. Anything that's backed up to iCloud is not backed up with itunes. You essentially have to pick one: online or offline backups. If you keep your phone backed up to iCloud your offline backups are useless without an internet connection.

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