User Guide

Appendix C Safety, Handling, & Support 155
iCloud backs up your:
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Purchased music, movies, TV shows, apps, and books
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Photos and videos taken with iPod touch (if you use iCloud Photo Library beta, your photos
and videos are already stored in iCloud, so they won’t also be part of an iCloud backup)
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iPod touch settings
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App data
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Home screen, folders, and app layout
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Messages
Note: Purchased content is not backed up in all areas.
Turn on iCloud backups. Go to Settings > iCloud, then log in with your Apple ID and password
if required. Go to Backup, then turn on iCloud Backup. To turn on backups in iTunes on your
computer, go to File > Devices > Back Up.
Back up immediately. Go to Settings > iCloud > Backup, then tap Back Up Now.
Encrypt your backup. iCloud backups are encrypted automatically so that your data is protected
from unauthorized access both while it’s transmitted to your devices and when it’s stored in iCloud.
If you’re using iTunes for your backup, select “Encrypt iPod backup” in the iTunes Summary pane.
Manage your backups. Go to Settings > iCloud. You can manage which apps are backed up
to iCloud by tapping them on or o. Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage > Manage Storage to
remove existing backups and manage iCloud Drive or Documents & Data. In iTunes, remove
backups in iTunes Preferences.
View the devices being backed up. Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage > Manage Storage.
Stop iCloud backups. Go to Settings > iCloud > Backup, then turn o iCloud Backup.
Music not purchased in iTunes isn’t backed up in iCloud. Use iTunes to back up and restore that
content. See Sync with iTunes on page 17.
Important: Backups for music, movies, or TV show purchases are not available in all countries.
Previous purchases may not be restored if they are no longer in the iTunes Store, App Store, or
iBooks Store.
Purchased content, iCloud Photo Sharing, and My Photo Stream content don’t count against your
5 GB of free iCloud storage.
For more information about backing up iPod touch, see support.apple.com/kb/HT5262.
Update and restore iPod touch software
About update and restore
You can update iPod touch software in Settings, or by using iTunes. You can also erase or restore
iPod touch, and then use iCloud or iTunes to restore from a backup.
Update iPod touch
You can update software in iPod touch Settings or by using iTunes.
Update wirelessly on iPod touch. Go to Settings > General > Software Update. iPod touch
checks for available software updates.
Update software in iTunes. iTunes checks for available software updates each time you sync
iPod touch using iTunes. See Sync with iTunes on page 17.
For more information about updating iPod touch software, see support.apple.com/kb/HT4623.