Backing up to external drive not icloud.

Frosty5061 Said:

"Backing up to external drive not iCloud.: I have a 2 TB external drive as well as 2TB Apple Airport router. I need to know how to back up to those drives, rather than pay Apple $3.00 a month. If anyone can help I sure would appreciate it. Mark"

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Backing Up an iPhone:

Go Here: How to Back Up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Three Options are Provided:

• Back up with iCloud
• Back up with your Mac
• Back up with your PC

You can back up either to iCloud or to your computer. When you backup to your computer, the backup file will be on your Mac or PC. After backing up, you can move that file in tact to an external drive.

Frosty5061 Said:

"Backing up to external drive not iCloud.: Is there a way that I can back up my phone to my personal 2 TB external drive without taking it to a computer and back-and-forth. I would like to just be able to back up my iPad and my iPhone to that external drive. Thank you very much Mark.”

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You are welcome.

Backing Up an iPhone Using a Hardwired Hard Drive-to-iPhone Connection:

No. What you are looking to perform is not an option. Your only option is to connect a hard river to your Mac, and choose that hard drive as the backup-to location. If it doesn’t show up, then you’d likely have to mount it using Disk Utility. One mounted, choose the drive as the Backup-To location. Find out how to assign the connect-driver as the Backup-Bo location here: Locate Backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support