How do I back-up and restore my iPhone4 so I don't lose my folders, etc.

[akal575]

I have heard there are 2 different methods to backing up your phone for when you restore it. Reason I am asking is because last iOS upgrade I didn't back up my phone properly I guess and all my texts/recent calls were restored however all my folders were no longer there and I had some applications on my phone from before the restore, some were missing, and some apps were on my phone that I had deleted awhile ago.

Needless to say, I was so frusterated with all the effort I put in to organizing my folders that I didn't bother doing it again for fear of just losing them all again.

Anyone know the proper way to do this so my phone looks exactly the same as before when I restore from a backup? Thanks much appreciated

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need help, does anyone know?

 

[jabingla2810]

Just back it up in iTunes

And when your new phone arrives, restore from backup.

I've done it plenty of times and it has lost nothing in translation.

 

[saving107]

You can either just Sync with iTunes (iTunes will backup your device automatically) or you can manually create a backup.

For Manual, right click over your device and click on Backup.