how to backup iphone to external usb drive

how to backup iPhone to external usb drive

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Posted on Dec 4, 2020 8:42 PM

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Posted on Dec 4, 2020 8:58 PM

You cannot directly backup an iPhone to an external USB drive.

What you can do is backup your iPhone on a computer and then transfer the backup file to a USB drive. After that, you still cannot restore your iPhone from a backup on a USB drive. You would then have put the file back on your computer to restore from.

In the end, backing up on a USB Drive is not actually worth it. I recommend that you backup on a computer and/or backup to iCloud.


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Dec 4, 2020 8:58 PM in response to baljeet257

You cannot directly backup an iPhone to an external USB drive.

What you can do is backup your iPhone on a computer and then transfer the backup file to a USB drive. After that, you still cannot restore your iPhone from a backup on a USB drive. You would then have put the file back on your computer to restore from.

In the end, backing up on a USB Drive is not actually worth it. I recommend that you backup on a computer and/or backup to iCloud.


Axel F.

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