Hi Michael, here is a link to a discussion about backing up and syncing the iPhone and computer. Basically, when syncing your iPhone, its is backed up first. You have a choice of syncing music, photos, etc. You will be given these options when you attach your phone.
There are other discussion pages as well on this topic. I found them using Google. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2766292?tstart=0 cheers, Susan. > On 3 Jan 2016, at 4:57 PM, Michael Hawkins <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I'm a tad confused about the advantages and differences between backing up my > iPhone and syncing my iPhone. > > I avoid technological clouds of any description as much as I can, and so I > assume if I backup my iPhone I plug it in to my computer and save the entire > contents into iTunes. > > I also assume that if I lose or destroy or break my iPhone somehow, I can > download to the replacement iPhone the content saved on my MacBook Pro, > including photos and videos. > > I think that if I sync my iPhone to my computer, all I do is transfer from > the computer to the iPhone photos that aren't on the iPhone and content in > iTunes from he computer to the iPhone that isn't in the IPhone, and > vice-versa. > > Syncing: What happens to music I've got on my computer, that I didn't buy > through iTunes? By law I'm allowed to copy a cd I have bought. Does it get > transferred to my iPhone when I sync the phone with he computer or, if it's > music get is not on the iPhone, does syncing mean that it gets removed from > the computer? > > And how do photos fare? I've got hundreds of photos on the computer they > aren't on the iPhone, and dozens on the iPhone that aren't in the computer. > If I sync my iPhone with the computer does it mean that photos get removed > from my computer if they're not on the iPhone? > > Cheers, > > Michael > Sent from my iPhone > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
