How to: Manually back up your iOS Device to iTunes

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We all know you can make iTunes automatically back up your iOS device when you plug it into your computer.

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But did you know you can also tell iTunes to back up your device manually?  Here’s how:

1.  Make sure your device is plugged in and is showing in iTunes.
2.  Put your mouse on the device’s icon and right click on it.
3.  A drop down command window appears.
4.  Select BACKUP.

That’s it.  The above can be used to restore a device as well.

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