Your iPhone backup holds essential information- Messages, Contacts, Calendars, and more. Protecting this sensitive data is crucial, and the key is Backup Encryption. With an encrypted backup, your data stays securely encoded behind a password.
You can make an encrypted backup of your iPhone using one of the four methods covered in this guide:
TouchCopy offers the most flexibility and control over your device data and backups. You can choose from different types of backups including a full backup that you can restore, or a reduced backup that saves space on your computer. TouchCopy doesn't compromise on security, either, so you can easily encrypt your backups to keep them safe.
Additionally, unlike other methods in this guide, you can actually access the contents of your backups with TouchCopy, and save files to your computer.
Follow the steps below to create an encrypted backup with TouchCopy:
Tip: If you've previously enabled encrypted backups (in TouchCopy, iTunes, Apple Devices or Finder), TouchCopy will detect this and encrypt your new backup automatically. It will use the same encryption password you originally set.
Did you know? Encryption is required to back up sensitive data like Passwords, Health data, Wi-Fi settings, website history and Call History.
Did you know? If you have previously created an encrypted backup on your computer, the "Encrypt local backup" option will already be checked. In this case, you can simply click "Back Up Now" to create a new encrypted backup using your existing password.
Keep your backup encryption password safe. Without it, you'll be unable to access, modify, or decrypt your backup.
If you want to change your password for a backup in Apple Devices, iTunes or Finder, click "Change Password..." before backing up. Here, you'll need to enter your existing password, and then create a new password for any new backups you make.
Forgot your iPhone backup password? Check out our guide on how to remove iPhone backup encryption.
Backups keep your device data safe and can be restored if something happens to your device. However, you can't normally browse through a backup on your computer to pull out favorite photos or print important messages — at least, not without the right tools.
As seen in this guide, TouchCopy lets you access the content of your backups directly.
You can browse and export messages, call history, contacts and more, to your computer in convenient formats - giving you more control than the standard Apple backup methods. TouchCopy can also copy data which isn't included in a device backup, like music and playlists, straight from your connected device,
If you no longer have your iPhone, iPad or iPod but still want to access the data stored in your backups, iBackup Extractor is the ideal solution.
With iBackup Extractor, you can browse the backups stored on your computer and export data in human-readable formats for safekeeping or sharing. Unlike TouchCopy, iBackup Extractor can only access data that exists in your backups — it can't copy content directly from the device, such as music.
For more information, check out our guide on how to recover iPhone Call History using iBackup Extractor.
