My iPhone has largely replaced my ancient laptop (and I rarely use an iPad anymore!). I realize iCloud is supposed to act as a backup for my phone, but I’ve already ran into issues when trying to access a resume I had saved to the cloud.
I know, back before iCloud was what it is, I used to use my laptop to back up my phone.
I’m curious what you all do now? Do you just trust the cloud? Or do you have a computer that you backup your phone to?
(Just curious as I consider whether or not it’s time to buy an iMac)
For me, iPhone backups serve only as a quick way to restore general content between phone upgrades.
I don't keep all of my eggs in one basket. Dropbox for photos, Google for contacts and calendars (which lets me use any device for that). And I never use my iCloud email addresses except for iMessage on devices that have no cellular connection. I've got multiple web domains and long time established email accounts, both free and with my ISP. All of those accounts use IMAP, so they sync to all my devices.
My entire iTunes library is stored on my Windows laptop and Google Play Music monitors it for changes. Hence, I can access over 10GB of music on any device without it being on that device.
I have multiple computers and devices for specific purposes. Any important content on my iPhone is only stored temporarily before it's pulled off and backed up elsewhere (not iCloud). Anything that is personally important is discussed in person instead of iMessage/SMS/MMS.
In this manner, I could lose everything on my iPhone and not be out anything. Originally, I was going to be all-in to Apple's ecosystem, but finding out that they cut off my PowerMacs with the introduction of the iPhone 5 meant I had to find alternatives. Which led to not having any reliance on Apple at all. If I use a service it's because I want to and not because I need it.
So, all of that means I don't have to depend on a backup, whether it's in iCloud or on my Mac/PC.
