Anything you store in iCloud Drive is not normally held
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CONNECT TO YOUR MAC Unless
you’ve previously set up your device
to sync via Wi-Fi, connect it with a USB
cable. Previously, it would appear in
iTunes; in Catalina, look in the left sidebar
of a Finder window. Select Trust on
both devices.4
MAKE A LOCAL BACKUP The
right–hand pane shows the contents
of your device. You can sync media to it
from your Mac: see bit.ly/apple-
findersync. To back it up, select
the second option under Backups. Check
Encrypt and click Apply.5
RESTORE FROM BACKUP Switch
back to iCloud backup to keep that
going. To erase and restore a device from
your local backup later, connect it and
click Restore iPhone (or iPad). You’ll need
to turn off Find My, using your Apple ID
password.HOW TO Back up your device to iCloud (on a Mac)
What’s in my backup?
Neither iCloud backups nor backups to your Mac include everything.
For more details, see bit.ly/apple-backupsmob. When you enable
encryption for a local backup (to your Mac), more personal data
is included: see bit.ly/apple-encryptbackup. Note that if you forget the
password you set, nobody can decrypt your local backup. In contrast
to this, iCloud backups are encrypted on Apple’s servers, but Apple
can decrypt them. It will only do so at your specific request if you get
locked out of your stuff, or if it has received a valid order from law
enforcement or the security services.They’ll be erased completely, not just
from this device. You may also get a
recommendation to Review Large
Attachments in Messages. The same
options are available at any time simply
by tapping Messages in the list of
apps below.
Note, though, that none of the above
applies to the Mail app, which should
always optimise its use of on-device
storage so it takes up very little space,
mostly accessing your mailboxes live
from their servers.5
Use iCloud Drive
Anything you store in iCloud Drive
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Open Pages, Numbers or Keynote, for
example, and tap the chevron at the top
left of the screen until you reach the
Locations screen, then tap Browse. If
you tap iCloud Drive, then tap Create
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cloud and, except while you’re working
on it, takes up no space on your device. If
you instead tap On My iPhone (or iPad),
the document is created in your device
storage; it takes up space, but can be
edited even when you can’t get online.
To move a document between the
two locations later, long–press it and
choose Move. Remember that, as well
as browsing within relevant apps, you
can see and rearrange all your iCloud
Drive content in the Files app.