iPhone backup without iTunes

Create an iPhone Backup without iTunes

If the iDevice Manager is not installed yet, download the program from here.
Start the iDevice Manager, click the tab "Device Storage" and after then click the button "Backup".
The iDevice Manager is checking at first whether the iPhone or iPad backup is up-to-date. If the latest backup date older then 3 days, should it be renewed.
The information message should confirmed with Yes.
This ensures that the backup is frequently renewed.
iDevice Manager data backup can be used by iTunes for a recovery case. The iDevice Manager stores the backup in the same folder like iTunes.
Click the green button "Create new backup" to start the backup process.
That's all.

Information!

                    The backup may not be encrypted with iTunes, otherwise is it not readable.

                    

                    Depending on the iPhone or iPad version, the speed of the PC, the USB port speed and the timeliness of data backup, takes the process to be completing several minutes. Do not worry, the process will be terminate, even if it takes longer.

Search files in the iPhone backup and copy on the Windows computer

The iDevice Manager can read and show the backup files from all supported Apple devices, which are available on the Windows computer.
Select the preferred device in the Drop Down. The preselecting is always the current connected device.
Type in search field the search term or file name or App name.
During the input can you see the filtered search result list.
To show all folders of Apps, Photos, Music etc., remove the search term.
If you want to download one or many files, select the entries in the right list view and click the button "Download" below the list.
Choose the destination folder and confirm the dialog with Save.
An alternate process is the using of the context menu. That contains also an entry "Download".
To download the whole folders or App data, select the folder in the left tree view and click with the right mouse key on the selection.
Select in the context menu "Download" and to subsequently select the destination folder on your computer.
During the download of a backup folder, will the iDevice Manager download also all sub directories and there files.

Factory-Reset of iPhone and iPad

If the iDevice Manager is not installed yet, download the program from here.
Start the iDevice Manager, click the tab "Device Storage" and after then click the button "Erase iPhone".
If you are sure to erase the iPhone completely and reset it to factory defaults, confirm the message with Yes.
The iPhone will restart and erase all data and Apps.
At the end of this process, is it possible to reinstall the iPhone with a backup and install the lost Apps and settings.
This function is useful, e.g. if the iPhone is to be sold.
The same works with the iPad.

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                The reset process can not be stopped. If there is no backup in the iCloud or on the computer, all data will be lost irrevocably.

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