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9.1 iCloud Backup

luckydcxx

luckydcxx

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I have never backed up to iCloud before, I always backed up locally.
I bought 200GB of iCloud storage and when I try to backup it says "the last backup could not be completed". It seems to go about half way then fails.

I tried rebooting signing in and out of iCloud ... nothing works. Does anyone have any ideas to fix this?
 
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thanks everyone ... it seems that it works for some people and not for others. Hopefully on the 16th this will be fixed.
 
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BasicGreatGuy said:
When using beta / GM candidates, it is best to backup locally. And when iCloud backup returns, use both methods of backup.
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one thing I have learned about using beta software is to never rely on iCloud backups.
I'm connecting to Mac Book Pro itunes at least once a week and using Time Capsule.
Plus an 'off site' hard drive backup so it will be four backups (when icloud works).
 
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dhlizard said:
iCloud backups for beta versions of iOS 9 are disabled by Apple, perhaps after Wednesday they will work (other threads here about this if you had browsed)

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/cant-back-up-to-icloud.1914114/
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ps-between-june-september-9th-erased.1915402/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/on-public-beta-9-1-all-icloud-backups-disappeared.1915372/
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thanks ... i did see some other threads but it seemed like some people were saying it was working. I thought maybe someone had a trick or workaround that I could try on 9.1
 
iOS 9 broke my iCloud backup too. Now even my iOS 8 device can't backup. And iTunes backup doesn't work too. I am waiting for Wednesday release. I will never ever ever use beta again on my personal device. I spent 3 days trying to fix this.
 
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Update: iCloud backup started working about an hour ago for me. I'm all set.
 
ax.r said:
What methods did you use? Or it just suddenly went well.
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I turned the iCloud backup switch off then on as I tried in the past but this time when I clicked backup now it worked. It seems like the problem is on Apples side.
 
Wasn't working for me until today I had to delete my iPhone cloud backup and then try it again and it worked.
 
I've been able to backup to iCloud just fine since being on the iOS 9 Beta. Initially, it wouldn't automatically backup when plugged in, locked, and on wi-fi but that small glitch resolved itself. It backs up on 9.1 fine, too.
 
iCloud backups started working again when I installed 9.1, but now the phone is making multiple backups. Like this:

EJ8's iPhone (This Device) - 9.8 GB
EJ8's iPhone (This iPhone) - 9.6 GB

So with 20GB iCloud space it now says it's out of space - because it's trying to make a 3rd backup. And it won't let me delete either of them! "Cannot delete backup". Ergg.
 
Update: my problem wasn't related to iOS 9, on my iOS 8 iPhone I had 2 corrupted apps. I had to re-download them and delete from the Settings app, I identified them by the version number.
 
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