How to Backup iPhone to External Hard Drive

The multiple backups created by your iPhone, iPad or iPod via iTunes can eat up considerable space on your computer. That’s because iOS backup files can take up multiple gigabytes your start up disk, so you may want to backup your iPhone to an external hard drive instead of the original location.

In this tip, we will show you how to backup your iPhone to external drive by transferring your photos, videos, songs, contacts, notes, and more from iPhone to external hard drive.

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The Program We’ll Use

AnyTrans is designed for all iPhone, iPad and iPod models to transfer, backup, and manage iOS data on PC/Mac. It allows you to backup iPhone to external hard drive including photos, videos, songs, contacts, messages, calendar, etc. You can also backup your iPhone to computer directly and view the specific files anytime you want with AnyTrans. Download the free trail to have a try >

How to Backup iPhone to External Hard Drive with AnyTrans

Step 1. Run AnyTrans on your PC or Mac, and plugin with your iPhone. AnyTrans will show you the device info and the iOS data it supported. Connect your external hard drive to the computer.

Step 2. Click the Content to PC/Mac shortcut button. This will allow you to transfer kinds of iPhone data to computer or an external drive.

Step 3. Select the file type you want to backup from iPhone to external drive, and then click the green Select button to set your external as the destination. Click Start Transfer button.

The Bottom Line

AnyTrans is your best backup program for iPhone/iPad/iPod by allowing you to transfer data to computer or external hard drive. Moreover, it also manages to transfer data between two iDevices, so you can move data to the new iPhone 6s (Plus) with ease. Start Taking a Tour >