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iPhone question

Postby pondman » Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:54 pm

To start I am not technologically inclined. Please remember this in any responses.

I was looking at my iPhone yesterday and realized I have a ton of information on my phone and very little is backed up. I do not have any Mac based computers at home. Is there a way to copy all of my information (pictures, videos, contacts) to a windows based computer with minimal effort and aggravation?

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Re: iPhone question

Postby kb7722 » Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:02 pm

You can plug the usb cable into your pc and drag and drop photos and videos to a folder on your pc. There are several ways to backup your contacts. One way is a free app "My contacts backup". This will save the contacts to an excel file. You can then drag and drop the file using the usb connection or email it to yourself.

All of the above can be accomplished using the cloud, but I am not familiar with this method.
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Re: iPhone question

Postby DeltaCotton12 » Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:10 pm

Will an iPhone allow you to drag and drop without itunes? I was under the impression everything went through iTunes.
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Re: iPhone question

Postby Deltaquack » Mon Dec 08, 2014 8:09 pm

Yes.....use iTunes. Do you use outlook for email? It'll sync everything. It'll save all pictures to your computer, all music, contacts, etc. Backup to computer, and sync. You need to be doing this at least monthly. If anything ever happens to your phone, plug in the new one and hit sync and it'll be identical to the last time you synced.

It gets pretty advanced with calendars, email, and such.
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Re: iPhone question

Postby pondman » Tue Dec 09, 2014 8:55 am

Yes, I am in the world of pictures texts. I need to see some big straps of green that you have been killing at camp.

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