You will need to back up your iPhone to a flash drive when you want to free up more storage space on your iPhone or import new files to your iPhone. When it comes to backing up the iPhone to a USB drive, iTunes occurs to your mind first. There are also other ways to complete iPhone backup to flash drive. Follow this guide to learn how to back up the iPhone to memory stick in a few minutes.
Strictly speaking, the iPhone cannot directly back up data to a flash drive. Apple's iOS system does not provide the functionality to transfer data directly to external storage devices. However, you can back up your iPhone on a computer and then transfer the backup file to a USB drive. The following sections will introduce several effective methods to help you back up iPhone data to a flash drive.
If you wish to access iPhone content when using a flash drive to back up your iPhone, Coolmuster iOS Assistant won't disappoint you. You can preview and back up the wanted files to the USB drive selectively. Besides, you can also back up everything on iPhone to the flash drive in one click.
The highlights of Coolmuster iOS Assistant:
01Download, install, and run the program on your computer.
02Connect your iPhone to the computer using a USB cable and tap "Trust" on your iPhone if asked. Then, also plug the flash drive into the computer. When connected, it will display the iPhone information on the interface.
03Select one data type from the left window, for example, Contacts. Later, preview all the contact information and tick the ones you want to back up. After that, hit the "Export" button, select one output format, and define the flash drive as the storage position to save files.
01Once it successfully recognizes your iPhone, click on the "Super Toolkit" > "iTunes Backup and Restore" > "Backup" button. Then, select your device for backup from the drop-down menu.
02Select the location where you want to save the new backup files. You can choose either the default iTunes backup location or any place on your computer by clicking the "Browse" option. Then, click the "OK" button to start backing up your iOS data.
03Insert your thumb drive into the computer. Next, navigate to the iTunes backup location on your PC. Finally, copy and paste the backup files to the connected USB drive.
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If you prefer a free way to back up your iPhone to a thumb drive, iTunes is a good choice. Regardless of the invisibility of files during backup, it is still a reliable and safe way.
How to save iPhone backup to a flash drive via iTunes?
Step 1. Install the latest version of iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone to the PC via a USB cable.
Step 2. When the iPhone icon appears in the iTunes window, tap it and click "Summary" > "Back Up Now" to sync the iPhone data to the default iTunes backup location on your PC.
Step 3. Disconnect your iPhone from the computer and plug the USB drive into your PC or Mac.
Step 4. Transfer iTunes backups to the flash drive.
On Windows PC:
For a PC Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista: Go to the path: "\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\" and copy & paste the backups to the flash drive.
For a PC Windows XP: Go to the path: "\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\" and copy & paste the backups to the flash drive.
On Mac:
Click the "Search" icon > copy & paste this: "~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/" and press the "Return" key on the keyboard.
Or, open iTunes > tap "iTunes" on the menu bar > select "Preferences" > "Devices" > right-click the backup file > choose "Show in Finder".
Next, copy the files you want to back up and paste them to the flash drive.
By using the methods mentioned above, we can effectively back up iPhone data to a flash drive. Which way is the best to back up the iPhone to a flash drive? Well, I recommend you select Coolmuster iOS Assistant for two reasons. First, it allows you to preview and select the files you wish to backup, very user-friendly to use; Second, you can back up the whole iPhone to flash drive in one click, omitting complex steps. So, why not give it a try?
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