Best way to backup an iphone to icloud on Linux (that works)

[Dave Woyciesjes]

	Of course, I'm still curious as to what exactly MR ZenWiz's friend 
wants to accomplish, what is the end game....

On 03/10/2016 12:39 PM, Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
> On 03/10/2016 09:26 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:00:17 -0500, Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
>>>> and seemingly such a backup doesn't really backup the binaries, I
>>>> guess just the purchases and data gets stored..
>>>
>>>     If I'm understanding you correctly.... iTunes does backup the
>>>     binaries of the applications you have on your device.
>>
>> This was my thought too, but seemingly iTunes Windows/Vbox only stores
>> the binaries of applications that were downloaded by iTunes
>> Windows/Vbox. The binaries of apps that were downloaded by Wifi by the
>> iPad or by another Windows/Vbox are not backuped, just the
>> purchase information is backuped.
>
>      What you need to do there then, once the iOS device is connected,
> in the File menu (might be Edit) you should see Devices. In the sub-menu
> of that, you should see an option to Transfer Purchases. This should
> copy the downloaded apps to the computer.
>
>> First I used XP in Vbox and since I didn't own a router, I downloaded
>> the apps with iTunes XP/Vbox and synced with the iPad, for in-app
>> purchase I needed to visit a hot spot. I also updated iOS this way, it
>> this only worked with old versions of Vbox and failed when using newer
>> versions of VBox.
>>
>> When Apple dropped XP support I set up Win 7 in VBox and by a sync the
>> purchase information was synced, but definitively no binaries were
>> transmitted and stored. I have a router now and usually purchase by
>> Wifi.
>>
>> A "backup" seems not to be a complete backup as we know it when we
>> backup a complete Linux install.
>
>      Hmm, with all the backup/restores I've done with my iPhones, it's
> always been pretty much a full restore, aside form text messages. I also
> do have the option to encrypt the backup as well.
>
>> Regarding the other issue, that USB is a PITA when using Virtualbox, if
>> there wouldn't be an Apple protocol, we simply could mount the iPad and
>> copy using a terminal or file manger, but we need iTunes and the
>> version of iOS must fit to the version of the iOS on the iPhone/iPad.
>>
>> I suspect assumed you've got the purchase information of an app that
>> isn't available by iStore anymore and you want to sync with a new iOS
>> device, you are lost. If the app still is available, it will be
>> downloaded again, but assumed the app was updated, you would get the
>> current version and not necessarily the old version you used with your
>> old Apple device. Restoring without Internetaccess likely won't work,
>> if the app wasn't purchased by iTunes Windows/Vbox.
>>
>>
>
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