Can I directly backup an iPhone to an external SDD (without a Mac)

I see on the web a way to redirect IPhone backups from the internal Mac SSD to an external drive.


My question is: why do we need the Mac? Can the iPhone directly backup to the external SSD

Posted on Sep 23, 2023 09:39 AM

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Posted on Sep 27, 2023 11:15 AM

Hello Dan Connors,


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We see you have some questions about backing up your iPhone, and we'd like to help. While you're not able to back up this way, the following link can help explain why: Back up iPhone - Apple Support


Regards.

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