I can see my iPad backed up to the cloud. How do I access the actual files that it backed up?

I can see my iPad backed up to the cloud, how do I actually access the files that are included in the backup?


iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi

Posted on Jul 17, 2020 1:04 PM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2020 1:30 PM

You cannot. The backup is a closed package.


You can see what is set to backup by going to Settings->Account(top of settings)->iCloud->Manage Storage->Backups->Your device name. You'll get a list of content and apps that are being backed up up to iCloud. You can control what gets backed up there.

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Jul 17, 2020 1:30 PM in response to Goldwinger2017

You cannot. The backup is a closed package.


You can see what is set to backup by going to Settings->Account(top of settings)->iCloud->Manage Storage->Backups->Your device name. You'll get a list of content and apps that are being backed up up to iCloud. You can control what gets backed up there.

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I can see my iPad backed up to the cloud. How do I access the actual files that it backed up?

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