My question is - back-up what exactly? The only thing I have on my iPhone is a small collection of reference photos which get copied ( that’s a verb I actually understand) to my MBP and deleted off the phone. The rest is a series of partly finished crossword puzzles and a partly read novel. Bill
> On 4 Jan 2016, at 00:14, Susan Hastings <shasti...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > Hi Michael, I also found another article which takes you through all of it. > > > https://deciphertools.com/blog/2015_01_27_itunes_sync_vs_backup_ensure_data/ > > > It is a step by step guide similar to what Ronni would give you. > > If neither of these threads make sense to you its possible to just do your > own Google search. > > cheers, Susan. > >> On 3 Jan 2016, at 4:57 PM, Michael Hawkins >> <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> 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> Dr Bill Parker ren...@westnet.com.au -- 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>
