how do i back up my iphone 5s with a blacked out screen

how do I back up my old iPhone 5s with the screen blacked out?

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Posted on Oct 17, 2020 1:19 PM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2020 1:21 PM

If you have previously synced the phone with iTunes on your computer (and thus established a “trust” relationship) you should be able to plug it in and click on its icon in iTunes, where you can then click Back Up.


If you haven’t done that there is no way to back it up now.

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Oct 17, 2020 1:21 PM in response to laquorya

If you have previously synced the phone with iTunes on your computer (and thus established a “trust” relationship) you should be able to plug it in and click on its icon in iTunes, where you can then click Back Up.


If you haven’t done that there is no way to back it up now.

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