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How to back up data on iPhone 13, mini, Pro and Pro Max

You can back up data you have stored on your iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

There are three methods as you can use cloud storage, Mac or PC (via iTunes). You can check out how to do all three in this step-by-step tutorial at Seeking Tech.

How to back up iPhone 13 on cloud storage

The easiest way to your back up your iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro or iPhone 13 Pro Max is by using cloud storage.

To find out how to do so, you need to take the following steps:

1. From the home screen of your phone, tap Settings.

2. Next, you have to tap your name.

3.. Afterwards, tap iCloud.

4. Finally, tap iCloud Backup.

5. In this menu, you can either enable iCloud Backup or Backup Over Cellular.

The iCloud Backup option will back up your iPhone 13 daily when your phone is charging, locked and connected online through Wi-Fi.

With the Backup Over Cellular option, you can back up your iPhone using your cellular network. This feature may not be supported by your carrier.

6. In the same menu as Step #5, you can also select the Back Up Now to manually start backing up the data on your phone.

Where to find your iPhone 13 backups on iCloud

To find your iPhone 13 iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro or iPhone 13 Pro Max, you need to do the following:

1. Go to Settings from the home screen.

2. Tap your name.

3. Tap iCloud.

4. Tap Manage Storage.

5. Tap Backups.

How to back up iPhone 13 on a Mac

In order to back up your iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro or iPhone 13 Pro Max on a Mac, you need to take the following steps:

1. Connect your smartphone to your Mac by using a USB cable.

2. Your phone should show up on the Finder sidebar on the Mac. Make sure to select it.

If the phone doesn’t show up, then you have an older operating system installed on your Mac. If that appears to be the case, then you will need to use iTunes. You can find out how to back up your phone over iTunes in the very last guide of this article.

3. With the iPhone 13 selected, click on General at the top of the Finder window.

4. Next, you need to click on “Back up all of the data on your iPhone to this Mac.”

5. If you want to add password protection to the backup data of your iPhone 13, then you need to click “Encrypt local backup.”

6. Lastly, click on Back Up Now.

How to back up iPhone 13 on iTunes

To back up your iPhone 13 on a PC or Mac with an operating system that is older than macOS 10.15, you will need to use iTunes.

You can find out how to do so below:

1. If you haven’t done so already, download and install the iTunes program on your PC or Mac.

2. Connect the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro or iPhone 13 Pro Max to the PC or Mac by using a USB cable.

3. Open iTunes on you PC or Mac.

4. Click on the iPhone symbol, which should appear on the top left corner.

If you have multiple Apple devices connected to your PC or Mac, make sure you select your iPhone 13.

5. Next, you need to click on Summary.

6. You then need to click on Back Up Now.

7. If you want to add password protection to the backup data of your iPhone 13, then you need to click on “Encrypt local backup.”