Switched to iCloud Backup - Can I Delete iTunes Backup?

[PTVMan]

Just yesterday I purchased additional iCloud storage and switched to backing up my iPhone 5 to iCloud. Can I now delete the backup in iTunes?

 

[davidra]

You can. Personally I keep an extra backup on iTunes which I do intermittently when I connect to the computer. Never can tell with the cloud, and backing up via iTunes is much faster. I believe in redundancy of systems.

 

[lelisa13p]

You can. Personally I keep an extra backup on iTunes which I do intermittently when I connect to the computer. Never can tell with the cloud, and backing up via iTunes is much faster. I believe in redundancy of systems.

Whole heartedly agree with this approach. It is your best solution for dealing with potential restoration problems going forward.

 

[erichess22]

Just yesterday I purchased additional iCloud storage and switched to backing up my iPhone 5 to iCloud. Can I now delete the backup in iTunes?

Yup. Everything backed up on iTunes is also backed up on iCloud. It is backed up every time you have your phone sleeping on a wifi network.