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backing up

  1. Saturn007

    All iPads Do you recommend always backing up before an iOS or an iPad OS update AND upgrade?

    Curious what people's habits are — and what their general advice is about installing new versions of the iOS and iPad OS software. And, whether your approach differs between updating and upgrading. For example, updating, say from 17.6.1 to 17.7, seems straightforward, whereas upgrading, that...
    • Saturn007
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    • back up ipad back up iphone backing up update upgrade
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iPad
  2. Z

    iPhone 6(S)/Plus securing my personal data

    Im about to take my iPhone6S+ for a battery replacement but i wish to secure my personal data because i dont know what might happen, once its opened. What would you do in my case? Ive thought about making a backup in iTunes, delete everything on the iPhone and then restore it all back when the...
    • zoran
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    • backing up
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: iPhone
  3. R

    Backing up using firewire

    Can anyone please help. I back up on to two separate cloud servers but want the reassurance of using time machine to back up on to an external hard drive. Reasonable wish I think. I have a five year old G-technology 1tb mini external hard drive. This has fire wire ports. The macbook air does...
    • romanvass
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    • backing up external hard drive g-tech thunderbolt to firewire
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Air
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