I have a 4S, and I'm going to be getting my 5 on Friday.
My question is... am I supposed to backup to my 5 from iCloud, or from iTunes?
My question is... am I supposed to backup to my 5 from iCloud, or from iTunes?
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Confused whether to backup from iTunes or iCloud
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Backup to iTunes for now. Restoring from iCloud on Friday might be problematic since bunches of other people will be doing the same thing.
I guess my reasoning for this post mainly comes from the fact that one of my friends once told me back a back up from iCloud is only for a specific device… Meaning you shouldn't use an iCloud backup from a 4S on a 5?
Is this true? I definitely did this last year, and he told me thats why I had some problems (stock apps freezing etc)?
Is this true? I definitely did this last year, and he told me thats why I had some problems (stock apps freezing etc)?
Use both.
I keep iCloud backup turned on so when I get home and put my phone in the dock it will automatically backup. Every once in a while I will open iTunes and manually backup by right-clicking on my phone.
This might seem a little excessive, but they serve different purposes. If I ever have to restore my phone and I am away from my computer, I can just restore from iCloud. However, if I am at home I can just restore from iTunes.
Remember that restoring from iCloud backups can take a long time if you do not have a fast wireless connection.
I keep iCloud backup turned on so when I get home and put my phone in the dock it will automatically backup. Every once in a while I will open iTunes and manually backup by right-clicking on my phone.
This might seem a little excessive, but they serve different purposes. If I ever have to restore my phone and I am away from my computer, I can just restore from iCloud. However, if I am at home I can just restore from iTunes.
Remember that restoring from iCloud backups can take a long time if you do not have a fast wireless connection.
As slow as iTunes is, doing the reinstall via iCloud will be even slower because of the congestion. Also, you only get 5GB of free data.
Personally I use iTunes. I like to maintain my own data and I don't really see the benefit of wireless syncing right now based on current speed and cost.
Personally I use iTunes. I like to maintain my own data and I don't really see the benefit of wireless syncing right now based on current speed and cost.
No, it's not true. Restoring a backup from 4S to an iPhone 5 will work just fine. Some people like to start from scratch and setup the phone as new but that means you will need to redo all of your settings. Personally, I have never done that. As a matter of fact, I'm still running a backup dating back to the original iPhone 1 and have not had any issues at all.
This. I insist on having both. It's very seldom I use the iCloud backup, as it's slower to install apps (I have A LOT) even over our fast WIFI connection... It's a good rule of thumb to have both, at least in my eyes.