iPad owners currently cannot restore from iCloud backups created on iOS 12.1.2
There doesn’t seem to be any normal workaround for this unexpected situation. We’ll just need to wait until iOS 12.1.3 exits beta and officially releases for all users.
Backup
Transfer iPhone data with MacX MediaTrans: license + iPhone giveaway [sponsor]
For a limited time only, all iDB readers can grab a completely free license for MacX MediaTrans, a $59.95 value. Do it now before this deal expires on January 10, 2019.
DearMob iPhone Manager — back up & restore your iPhone data, no iTunes needed [sponsored]
Outsmart iTunes! This cool app makes it ridiculously easy to create, transfer and manage your iOS device backup files, backup and restore all or specific files with encryption, including your contacts, messages, photos and videos, and much more.
Review: SanDisk iXpand Base is an effortless way to backup your phone
The SanDisk iXpand Base is an offline, and effortless way to backup your photos, videos, contacts to prevent you from ever ending up like 1999 again.
How to delete old Apple Watch backups
This post will show you how to delete your old Apple Watch backups after locating them. Removing these backups can save storage space and make things less confusing.
Where are Apple Watch backups located?
Wondering where your Apple Watch backups are located? We will show you how to see your available Apple Watch backups and find out at what point in time they were created.
Some users are having issues with Apple’s iCloud Backup service
It’s not just you, Apple has noted that ongoing outage is preventing some people from creating new iOS device backups in iCloud or restore from previous backups.
Google prepping new app for backing up your Mac to Drive
Google is addressing the biggest pain point of its Drive desktop client—the inability to sync items outside of the app’s folder—with a whole new app coming later this month.
How to delete old Time Machine backups
If you use Time Machine to keep a copy of your Mac files and the backup disk is running out of space, here’s how to delete old Time Machine backups to help clean up your disk and regain storage space on it.
Synology NAS will take your media and file storage to the next level
In this information age, data is more prevalent than ever before. Even the average user tends to require more storage now than ever to keep their photos, videos, music, and documents in a safe and easily accessible location. The cloud is an increasingly popular solution for saving and sharing data, but security has been and will continue to be a concern with storing personal information on a third party’s servers. Additionally, users who deal with slow internet speeds or bandwidth caps have reasons for not fully relying on a cloud service that extend beyond privacy concerns.
iOS 10 found to store call logs for up to 4 months, Apple explains
iOS 10’s been found to upload missed call logs from apps like WhatsApp and Skype to servers, as well as near-real time FaceTime call logs—even if iCloud backup has been turned off, according to a Russian company called Elcomsoft which makes iPhone forensic tools aimed at law enforcement agencies.
Elcomsoft CEO Vladimir Katalov suspects in an interview with Forbes that this is most likely a result of iOS 10’s expanded scope of call logging due to the new CallKit framework which was designed to make VoIP calls from apps like Viber, WhatsApp and Skype behave like cellular calls and integrate with Phone’s Recents and Favorites.
According to Apple itself, call log syncing through iCloud is a convenient feature that elevates user experience by allowing customers to easily return calls from VoIP apps.
How to keep your iPhone or iPad from backing up with iCloud
Not everyone wants their data backed up in the cloud, so here we’ll show you how to keep your iPhone or iPad from automatically backing up with iCloud.