How to Back Up an iPhone to a Computer (Mac or Windows)
A local backup costs nothing beyond disk space and restores quickly. Here is how to make one on a Mac or a Windows PC, and why the encryption box is worth ticking.
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A local backup costs nothing beyond disk space and restores quickly. Here is how to make one on a Mac or a Windows PC, and why the encryption box is worth ticking.
4 min read
A full erase takes a few minutes, but the order of the steps matters. Back up, sign out, wipe, then check that the phone greets the next owner with a clean setup screen.
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| 066 | How to Clear the Cache on an iPhoneCached files make apps and websites load faster, but they can also go stale or pile up. Here is how to clear them on an iPhone without losing anything you care about. | 4 min | |
| 012 | The Rising Popularity of Third-Party iPhone Repair ServicesA cracked screen or a battery that gives up by mid-afternoon used to leave iPhone owners with one obvious route: book an appointment with the manufacturer and wait. That route still exists,… | 2 min |