How To Back Up An iPhone To A Computer For Its Messages
On a Mac, connect the iPhone by cable, open Finder, select the iPhone and click Back Up Now. On a Windows PC, open the Apple Devices app, select the device, click General, then Back Up Now. A backup on a computer can be read later.
How do I back up my iPhone to a computer so the messages can be read later?
On a Mac with macOS 10.15 or later, connect the iPhone by cable, open Finder, select the iPhone, and click Back Up Now. On a Windows PC, open the Apple Devices app, select the device, click General, and click Back Up Now. Either backup can be read later, without the phone.
Can I read my messages in the backup myself?
Apple's pages do not say the backup lets you read messages. Our Mac app and our Windows helper do that part. The backup guide says how a conversation gets from the backup into a book.
Should I encrypt the backup?
Encrypting the backup is optional. If you set a password, keep it, because you will need it to have the backup read. read receipts is not affiliated with Apple or Microsoft.
Is an iCloud backup good enough?
No, not for this: we do not read iCloud. The backup has to be one stored on a computer. A Mac or a Windows PC both work.
What leaves my computer when the backup is read?
On a Windows PC, our helper reads the one conversation you pick from the backup and sends only that, as text. On a Mac, a book made in our Mac app is laid out on your Mac, and we receive only the finished pages when you order it.
Why back up now if the phone still works?
A phone that will not turn on and was never backed up to a computer cannot be read. A backup made today is there if the phone is lost, broken or traded in. The old or broken iPhone guide covers what to do when it is already failing.
What does a book from an iPhone backup cost?
The paperback is $49 and the hardcover is $89, at any length up to the 700 pages included. The digital edition by itself is $19. US shipping is free.
Related Guides
- How To Print Texts From An iPhone BackupAn old backup on a computer still holds the messages. iCloud is not read.
- How To Get Messages Off An Old Or Broken iPhoneWhat a computer backup can recover, and where it stops.
- How To Save Texts Before An iPhone Trade-InTransfer or back up first, erase last. And a second copy on a computer.
- How To Export iMessages Without A MacA backup on a Windows PC with Apple's own app, and a helper that reads it.
If You Want It As A Book
read receipts reads one conversation from an iPhone backup on a Mac or a Windows PC and sets it as a book. Make the backup while the phone still turns on. Or start with the free receipt.