Backing up to external harddrive

[iSabifi]

I am about to jailbreak my iPhone and just incase anything goes wrong I want to backup my iPhone, I already know how to back it up but I just need the backup to go into my external harddrive. Any newbie help?

 

[TriJetHero]

* Mac: (user)/library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
* Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(user name)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
* Windows Vista en Windows 7: \Users\(user name)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\


THat is the location of yoru backup files

 

[iSabifi]

When I go there do I just copy it and put it in the external harddrive? And when I wanna restore my phone to it just option click?

 

[TriJetHero]

When I go there do I just copy it and put it in the external harddrive? And when I wanna restore my phone to it just option click?

making a backup is by right clicking on your iphone in the left pane of itunes.

from there you can restore from a backup as well.

 

[aliensarecool]

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Where in there are thencontacts? That's Lll I want

 

[dhlizard]

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Where in there are thencontacts? That's Lll I want

Why not just let iTunes handle the contacts backup.
Always available to restore to your device with one click.

And with a PC or Mac, you can always make a copy of your contacts as a failsafe (from whatever contacts app you use). And of course you can move that copy anywhere you want (thumb drive, CD, whatever)

 

[aliensarecool]

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Just in case something happened to my iTunes or computer. I'd like to have them on an external. Just not sure how to do that

 

[dhlizard]

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Just in case something happened to my iTunes or computer. I'd like to have them on an external. Just not sure how to do that

Make a backup of the contacts file in whatever app your computer is storing your contacts in. Every Mac or PC contacts/address book app allows this with a couple of clicks

 

[heyyitzmelissa]

iDrive