Backup iPhone Data Before Upgrading to iOS 9 or Erase Data Permanently

Before selling your old iPhone you must to erase all data on iPhone permanently,however,you may need to backup iPhone data to computer before erase them,including contacts, text messages, photos, videos,call history, notes,ect.

Why we backup iPhone data?
Backup iPhone in case that the device get lost or stolen; Before updating to newer iOS, you will need to backup iPhone data; Water damage or other physical damages will lead to permanent data loss, so you'd better backup iPhone before it happens; Before jailbreaking your iPhone, you will want to back up the data from your iPhone to computer to keep them safe;Transfering to a new iPhone is great, but don’t forget to back up the old iPhone so that you can move the data to new iPhone easily.

Backup Data from iPhone to computer or iTunes

Backup iPhone to computer seems to be a very simple issue. The user only needs to plug their iPhone into computer and launch iTunes, then hit “Back Up” in the File option to kick off the backup process. Or they only need to get Wi-Fi, and connect iPhone to charger with the screen closed, then the iPhone data will be uploaded to the cloud. Both ways are easy to be done, and have their own unique advantages. As a matter of fact, iPhone backup issues occasionally come up along the iPhone users, and different problems may have different solutions. So let’s take a look at the solutions of how to backup SMS, Contacts, Photos, Videos, Muisc and other data from iPhone to computer/Mac?

Well, iPhone Data Manager (Windows) or iPhone Data Manager (Mac) can perfectly meet your needs, which can transfer your iPhone, iPod & iPad data to iTunes & Computer Effortlessly.With the help of iOS Data Manager,you can backup everything from iPhone, iPad to comptuer or iTunes directly.

      

Transfer Your iPhone, iPod & iPad data to iTunes & Computer Effortlessly

-Two-way data transferring to iTunes and PC: It can not only transfer data to iTunes and PC, but also export contents from iTunes and PC to your portable devices.
-Convert audio files and videos into other formats: During transfer, it is able to convert songs and videos into iDevices friendly formats. Plus, batch conversion is supported.
-Sync files between any two Apple devices directly: With it, you can freely switch contacts, music, photos and more from one Apple device to another.
-Share photos between two iDevices or Apple device and Computer: Directly drag photos to your Apple device or to the PC for further printing or sharing.
Manage iPhone contacts with ease: No matter importing, exporting, editing contacts or even removing duplicates, none is a big deal for iOS Data Manager.
-Backup Music from iPod iPhone iPad to computer

Part 1: Backup Data from iPhone to Computer Directly

Step 1. Open up TunesGo Retro for iPhone 6 Plus and connect your computer with iPhone 6+

Open up TunesGo on your computer and connect your iPhone 6+ to computer with a USB cable. Your computer will soon sense the connection.

Step 2. Tidy the contacts stored on your iPhone 6 Plus

On your left hand, click the option of Contacts. Then it will show all the information of contacts that stored on your iPhone 6 Plus. There you can add/export/import/delete your contacts easily.

If you want to add a new contact to iPhone 6+, click the “plus” button that noted New. There will be a window pop up and you can edit the phone number, name, photo and email of your contact. You can also edit more information if you want. You need to click the option of Add Field and then organization, data, IM, address, web site and even the middle name can all be edited.

If you want to import contacts to iPhone 6 / iPhone 6+, click the option of “Import contacts from computer”. This option can be found after you click “Import/Export”. Then there will be vCard file, Windows Live Mail, Outlook, and Windows Address Book for you to choose to import contacts.

TunesGo Retro for iPhone 6+ also allows you export contacts which stored on Yahoo!, iCloud, Exchange, iPhone memory to computer or anywhere else. Click “Import/Export”. Find the option of “Export Selected Contacts” or “Export All Contacts” and click it. There will be five choices for you to choose: Windows Address Book, Outlook 2003/2007/2010/2013, vCard file(s), Windows Live Mail and Outlook Express. You need to select one of them to export contacts to.

Tips: If you want to export contacts to your Exchange, Yahoo!, iCloud, and other accounts, you need to sign in them first.

To delete the contacts on your iPhone 6 Plus, you can select those contacts and click “Delete”>”Yes” to delete them in batch.

Sometimes we have many duplicate contacts stored on our iPhone 6 Plus or iPhone 6. To solve the problem, TunesGo Retro provided the De-duplicate function. Click the option of “De-duplicate” and then the application will detect the duplicate contacts. On the default mode, it will tick off all the duplicate contacts. You can choose to uncheck some of the contacts which you do not want to merge. After that, you need to click “Selected merge” which can be found on the right of the option “Select a match type”.

Part 2: Use the build-in function of iPhone 6 Plus to manage contacts

As we known, iPhone 6 Plus & iPhone 6 allows you edit the information of contacts itself. But you have to manage them one by one. If there are hundreds of contacts, it may waste you a lot of time and makes you tired. So we strongly recommend the readers using the application we introduced in part 1. With the help of it, we light-hearted can do it.

Free download the iPhone/iPad Data Manager:

      

Tips: The iOS Data Manager is one multifunctional iPhone transfer software developed by Wondershare Software Co., Ltd. The software is used for transferring files among iOS devices, iTunes and computers without the sync of iTunes, and both Windows and Mac versions are available for free download. The simplified user interface of this software enables users to handle it within seconds. The software allows users to backup various kinds of iPhone data to computer, including apps, music, movies, TV shows, ebooks, ringtones, photos, Camera Roll and contacts.

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