User Guide Part 3

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Appendix C Safety, Handling, & Support 144
When you connect iPhone to the computer you normally sync with, iTunes creates a backup
each time you:
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Sync with iTunes: iTunes syncs iPhone each time you connect iPhone to your computer. iTunes
won’t automatically back up an iPhone that isn’t congured to sync with that computer. See
Syncing with iTunes on page 17.
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Update or restore iPhone: iTunes always backs up iPhone before updating and restoring.
iTunes can also encrypt iPhone backups to secure your data.
Encrypt iPhone backups: Select “Encrypt iPhone backup” in the iTunes Summary pane.
Restore iPhone les and settings: Connect iPhone to the computer you normally sync with,
select iPhone in the iTunes window, and click Restore in the Summary pane.
For more information about backups, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT1766.
Removing an iTunes backup
You can remove an iPhone backup from the list of backups in iTunes. You may want to do this,
for example, if a backup was created on someone else’s computer.
Remove a backup:
1 In iTunes, open iTunes Preferences.
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Mac: Choose iTunes > Preferences.
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Windows: Choose Edit > Preferences.
2 Click Devices (iPhone doesn’t need to be connected).
3 Select the backup you want to remove, then click Delete Backup.
4 Click Delete, to conrm you wish to remove the selected backup, then click OK.
Updating and restoring iPhone software
You can update iPhone software in Settings, or by using iTunes. You can also erase or restore
iPhone, and then use iCloud or iTunes to restore from a backup.
Deleted data is no longer accessible through the iPhone user interface, but it isn’t erased from
iPhone. For information about erasing all content and settings, see Reset on page 133.
Updating iPhone
You can update software in iPhone Settings or by using iTunes.
Update wirelessly on iPhone: Go to Settings > General > Software Update. iPhone checks for
available software updates.
Update software in iTunes: iTunes checks for available software updates each time you sync
iPhone using iTunes. See Syncing with iTunes on page 17.
For more information about updating iPhone software, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT4623.
Restoring iPhone
You can use iCloud or iTunes to restore iPhone from a backup.
Restore from an iCloud backup: Reset iPhone to erase all settings and information. Sign in to
iCloud and choose Restore from a Backup in the Setup Assistant. See Reset on page 133.
Restore from an iTunes backup: Connect iPhone to the computer you normally sync with, select
iPhone in the iTunes window, and click Restore in the Summary pane.
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