If that doesn’t sound appealing to you, or you’re running out of iCloud storage space, then you’ll want to learn how to backup an iPhone to an external hard drive. Although Apple’s own iCloud backup service is great - and we have a guide on how to backup iPhone to iCloud - it means putting all of your data under the control of Apple (see our iCloud review).
Last Updated: 13 Jul'20 T08:08:48+00:00īacking up your iPhone is a smart move because it can protect you if you lose your iPhone or if it becomes damaged at some point.