App Data: If enabled, Apple will back up app data for the particular app. When you restore your i. Phone or i. Pad from an i. Cloud backup, the app along with app data will be restored.
When you perform a backup to i. Cloud, Apple, behind the scenes, collects all that app data that’s on your device, a batch of d Apps that use i. Cloud are in a state where you are able to actively use them, and while doing so, they keep track of the data they create in i. Cloud moment to moment that is essential to their use.
What happens to purchased content in iCloud backup?
, your i Cloud Backup includes information about the content you buy, but not the content itself. When you restore from an i. Cloud backup, your purchased content is automatically redownloaded from the i. Tunes Store, App Store, or i, and books store. Some types of content aren’t downloaded automatically in all countries.
What is iCloud backup and how does it work?
When your device is backed up in i. Cloud, you can easily set up a new device or restore information on one you already have.
, it’s i Cloud that syncs your Notes and Calendar appointments between your i, phone, i Pad, and Mac. It does this for many stock Apple apps and even third-party apps that you have connected to i, and cloud. Now that we have a clear understanding of i. Cloud, let’s take a look at what it backs up.
Purchase History: i. Cloud also keeps tally of all your purchases from the App Store and i. Tunes Store so you can go back at any time and redownload an app, book, movie, music, or TV shows. Apple Watch Backups: If you have i. Cloud backup enabled for your i. Phone, it will automatically back up your Apple Watch as well.
What data should be backed up on iCloud?
For the most part, your i. Cloud (and i. Tunes) backups should include all of your important app data, provided the app has been designed to back up this data. See What i. Cloud Backs Up under Apple’s i. Cloud storage and backup overview article for specific details of what gets backed up to i, and cloud.
What can I do with my iCloud backup space?
You can use that storage space for your i. Cloud backups, to keep your photos and videos stored in i. Cloud Photos, and your documents up to date in i, and cloud drive. Depending on the size of your backup and amount of content you keep in i. Cloud, you might run out of free space. You can buy more i. Cloud storage or delete content.
How do I back up my iPhone to iCloud?
In the “i. Cloud” panel, scroll down and tap on “Backup”. Make sure “i. Cloud Backup” is toggled on. Click “Back Up Now” at the bottom until you finish i, and phone backups.
To let i. Cloud automatically back up your device, here’s what you need to do. If you disable or stop using i. Cloud Backup, your last backup is stored for 180 days. Make sure that i. Cloud Backup is turned on in Settings > [your name] > i. Cloud > i, and cloud backup.
Should you back up to iCloud instead of iTunes?
If you want to avoid the monthly fee but keep backing up to i. Cloud instead of to i. Tunes, we have a few tricks for you. Most people will hit their device storage limit due to i. Cloud Photo Library automatically backing up photos, while backups from old i. Phones and i. Pads can also consume a large amount of storage space if you never delete them.