Most of us take our iPhones everywhere. They carry essential data like photos, videos, text messages, and app data. But iPhones can get lost or damaged, and while that can be terribly painful, you can ...

If you’re curious as to what exactly iCloud backs up on your iPhone or iPad, here’s what you need to know. When you go to back up your iPhone, you have a couple of choices. You can either back up your ...

With portable devices, there’s always a risk of losing or damaging your hardware when you’re out and about. As such, it makes sense to make regular backups of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, but in ...

Your iPhone's photos, contacts, messages and other data are precious commodities that shouldn't be siloed on a single device. Learn how to use iCloud Backup to protect your data from being deleted or ...

You should always have a current backup of your iPad so that if it's lost, stolen, or damaged, you can restore all of your data and apps to a fresh device. Backing up to Apple's iCloud is easy and ...

Thanks to Apple's iCloud, keeping an always up-to-date backup of your iPhone or iPad on Apple's servers is nearly effortless. Ditto for restoring an iOS device from an iCloud backup. If you're a Mac ...

Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Why would you bother to back up your iMessages? After all, they’re all stored in iCloud these days, right? Well, yes your messages are all stored in iCloud, but ...

Don't want to lose your precious data? We've got you covered, even if you're running out of iCloud space. Patrick Holland has been a phone reviewer for CNET since 2016. He is a former theater director ...

We all understand the importance of backing up our Mac, even if we aren’t already doing so. A backup protects your data if your Mac fails or is stolen, or if a software update breaks something you ...

Automatic backups of your iPad on iTunes or iCloud are nearly effortless, but so are manual backups that you create on demand. Manual backups only require a Wi-Fi connection, sufficient battery power ...