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You can still backup iPhones to your desktop instead of iCloud. At least for now.
by darren_ 3y ago
You can still backup iPhones to your desktop instead of iCloud. At least for now.
- r00fus 3y agoUnless you simply don't trust Apple's security promises (in which case why are you using Apple devices), iCloud backup is now E2EE encrypted [1]. A bit of wringing to turn it on, but totally worthwhile. [1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303
- zorrotorro 3y agoWhy would one even bother with that when you have like... a cable at hand and disk space. Though recently simple things as copying files have been a challenge.
- pertymcpert 3y agoYou still need to back up your disk somewhere right? Disks age and fail.
- Aerbil313 3y agoRelated, but why phone disks don’t age and fail? Simply because of low r/w?
- pertymcpert 3y agoI think they do, but my guess is that most people don't keep their phones long enough for that to be the reason to stop using the phone. Usually the phones get damaged/lost/too slow to run modern apps etc.
- zorrotorro 3y agoYou backup the disk to more disks. Isn't that how it's done?
- brantonb 3y agoThere are differences between iCloud and local backup. For example, iCloud backup doesn’t backup your Notes or Health data but local backup can. Sync != backup — without a backup, if you sync a bad change you’ve lost the data. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204136 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204136
- r00fus 3y agoBoth of these are stored in iCloud (if you enable) and are backed up in the cloud (and E2EE). All other large repositories of data are not sourced from my Apple devices
- 58028641 3y agoIt is only E2EE if advanced Advanced Data Protection for iCloud is enabled.