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How to back up iPhone and iPad using iCloud

• Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup.
• Under Backup, turn on the switch for iCloud Backup.

• Go back one screen and turn on or off the data you want backed up from the selections. Youll notice that not all your apps appear here, only the pre-installed Apple apps. At this stage, you can consider yourself finished with the backup if dont want to back up anything else on your phone. If youre finished, skip ahead to the final step in this section (“Connect your iPhone or iPad to a Wi-Fi signal”). If you do want to back up more of your non-Apple apps, continue through the rest of the following steps.

• Scroll all the way down to Storage & Backup, and tap it.
• Choose the third choice shown, Manage Storage.
• Under the heading Backups, select the entry for your phone. Mine is simply named "Jills Phone." The resulting page may take a moment or two to load.
• You should now be on a page called Info. Under the heading Backup Options, youll see a list of the top five storage-using apps, plus another button labelled "Show All Apps." Press Show All Apps, and you can now choose which items you want to back up. You should back up apps that contain important information or files, as well as apps that you have taken a lot of time to customise. I personally wouldnt back up most apps that use a cloud service because all the app data you care about is already being hosted by the provider – not locally on your phone.

• As you decide which of your apps you dont want to back up, toggle those to "off." A red button reading "Turn Off & Delete" will appear. If you click it, youll still have the app and its data locally on your iPhone. All youre "deleting" is the data from iClouds backup. At the bottom of the screen, youll see how much space you have available. Apple gives you 5GB of iCloud storage free. Of course, if you want to back up more, you can pay Apple for extra storage space, starting at £14 a year for an additional 10GB.
• Connect your iPhone or iPad to a Wi-Fi signal, plug it into a power outlet, and leave the screen locked (in other words, dont use the device). Your iPhone or iPad will automatically backup once a day when it meets these three conditions. You can also manually initiate a backup to iCloud by connecting your iPhone or iPad to a Wi-Fi signal, and selecting Back Up Now under Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup.

How to restore iPhone and iPad using iCloud

• When launching a new (or newly wiped) iOS device, a Setup Assistant will automatically ask if you want to "Restore from iCloud Backup." Choose this option to restore your old iPhone or iPads data, apps and settings.
• Enter your iCloud username and password.
• Youll see the three most recent backups to choose from. In most cases, youll want the latest one.
• From this point, the iPhone or iPad will pretty much do the rest. Enter passwords when prompted, and dont mess with your phone while that progress bar is still doing its thing. iCloud will restore your apps to the version you had rather than the most up-to-date version, unless the previously stored version is no longer available, in which case it defaults to the most recent.

What will be backed up

• Music purchased through iTunes (but not in all countries).
• Apps.
• Books purchased through iTunes.
• Photos in the Camera Roll.
• Videos in the Camera Roll.
• Notes in the Notes app.
• Device settings (for example, Phone Favourites, Wallpaper, and Mail, Contacts, Calendar accounts).
• App data.
• Home screen and app organisation.
• Messages (iMessage, SMS, and MMS).
• Ringtones.

What wont be backed up

• Media files synced from your computer arent backed up, but can be restored by syncing with iTunes.
• Apps, books, and music that have subsequently been removed from the App Store, iTunes Store, and iBookstore since you downloaded or purchased them

From: iCloud <noreply@icloud.com>
Date: October 5, 2012, 3:38:18 PM PDT
To: 9to5mac
Subject:Your complimentary iCloud storage upgrade has been extended at no charge
Reply-To:no-reply@apple.com

When you moved your MobileMe account to iCloud, we provided you with a complimentary storage upgrade beyond the standard 5GB that comes with an iCloud account to help you with the transition. Originally, this storage upgrade was set to expire on September 30, 2012.
As a thank you to our former MobileMe members, we will continue to provide you with this complimentary storage upgrade at no charge, for an additional year, until September 30, 2013. No action is required on your part. For complete details, please read this article.

iCloud Team