Re: iTunes and iCloud backup question

2014-11-26 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I would assume they are. I can't speak to an iCloud backup, but I've restored from an encrypted backup on my PC and my old text messages showed up. I'd assume this would also work for iCloud backups as well. You might want to Google the web for discussions on exactly what's stored in an iCloud

Re: iTunes and iCloud backup question

2014-11-26 Thread Wayne Merritt
I've restored from iCloud backups with new iPhones a couple of times before and got all of my previous text and iMessages. If you open a message thread and don't see all of the messages in that thread, keep flicking through and you will find an item to show hidden messages. I think iTunes also

iTunes and iCloud backup question

2014-11-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
Does anyone know for sure if iMessages and text messages are saved as part of an iCloud or iTunes backup? We are getting new phones tomorrow but my wife has lots of text messages she doesn't want to lose. Appreciate any responses. -- The following information is important for all

Re: iTunes and iCloud backup question

2014-11-25 Thread Kate Andrekson
iMessages can be saved for sure Thanks Kate Sent from my iPhone On Nov 25, 2014, at 7:22 PM, Rick Alfaro rick.alf...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone know for sure if iMessages and text messages are saved as part of an iCloud or iTunes backup? We are getting new phones tomorrow but my

iCloud backup question

2014-09-09 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Hi, When one does an iCloud backup, does it overwrite the earlier backup, or does it keep the earlier backup? If the latter, I presume one must go in and remove earlier backups no longer necessary to keep iCloud storage well-managed? How does one delete earlier iCloud backups (if any exist)?

RE: iCloud backup question

2014-06-08 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 7:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iCloud backup question No, leave that on. It should be a button; double tapping it should open a screen where you can control exactly which apps get backed up, it should

Re: iCloud backup question

2014-06-08 Thread Alex Hall
Calendar, Contacts, Reminders, etc. Thanks for any help. Keith From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 7:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iCloud backup question No, leave

RE: iCloud backup question

2014-06-08 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
: iCloud backup question If you really don't want app data backed up, than go ahead and turn it off. That means that, were you to restore an iCloud backup, you wouldn't get any of your apps - books and files in Voice Dream, locally stored documents in a word processor, and so on. Some apps now store

iCloud backup question

2014-06-07 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Hi, Trying to do my first backup to iCloud. I still have the 5.0GB available. It tells me I need an additional 8.5GB of storage. I don't want to back up documents and data at this point, just the basics. I did get a screen that said something like, after I unchecked Documents and Data, that

Re: iCloud backup question

2014-06-07 Thread Alex Hall
You can just turn off certain apps. Go to your iCloud settings, then Storage and Backup, then Manage Backups. Double tap the name of the device to manage, and turn off any apps you don't want stored in iCloud. You can save a lot of space this way, with apps that either rely on other storage

RE: iCloud backup question

2014-06-07 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
: Re: iCloud backup question You can just turn off certain apps. Go to your iCloud settings, then Storage and Backup, then Manage Backups. Double tap the name of the device to manage, and turn off any apps you don't want stored in iCloud. You can save a lot of space this way, with apps that either

Re: iCloud backup question

2014-06-07 Thread Alex Hall
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 6:06 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iCloud backup question You can just turn off certain apps. Go to your iCloud settings, then Storage and Backup, then Manage Backups. Double tap the name