How to Backup iPhone to External Hard Drive
Summary
Want to backup iPhone to external hard drive but do not know how? This iMobie guide will show you one easy and quick method to transfer selected iPhone contents to external hard drive as per your needs.
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Through our survey, over 79% iPhone users rely iPhone / iTunes / iCloud to store their important personal data. In order to help you extract useful photos, messages, notes and more from your backup, we composed this 2016 iPhone Backup Extractor Software Review for your reference.
The multiple backups created by your iPhone, iPad or iPod via iTunes can eat up considerable space on your computer. That’s because iOS backup files can take up multiple gigabytes your start up disk, so you may want to backup your iPhone to an external hard drive instead of the original location.
In this tip, we will show you how to backup your iPhone to external drive by transferring your photos, videos, songs, contacts, notes, and more from iPhone to external hard drive.
How to Backup Your iPhone to External Drive
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The Tool You Need
AnyTrans is designed for all iPhone, iPad and iPod models to transfer, backup, and manage iOS data on PC/Mac.
1. It helps you backup iPhone to external hard drive including photos, videos, songs, contacts, messages, calendar, etc.
2. It allows you to transfer these backup files to your iPhone without wiping the existing data.
3. You can also backup your iPhone to computer directly and view the specific files anytime you want.
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How to Backup iPhone to External Hard Drive with AnyTrans
Step 1. Run AnyTrans on your PC or Mac, and plugin with your iPhone. AnyTrans will show you the device info and the iOS data it supported. Connect your external hard drive to the computer.
Step 2. Click the Content to PC/Mac shortcut button. This will allow you to transfer kinds of iPhone data to computer or an external drive.
Backup iPhone to External Hard Drive with AnyTrans
Step 3. Select the file type you want to backup from iPhone to external drive, and then click the green Select button to set your external as the destination. Click Start Transfer button.
Backup iPhone to External Drive with AnyTrans
The Bottom Line
AnyTrans is your best backup program for iPhone/iPad/iPod by allowing you to transfer data to computer or external hard drive. Moreover, it also manages to transfer data between two iDevices, so you can move data to the new iPhone 6s (Plus) with ease. Start Taking a Tour >
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