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The process or product of preserving data for the purpose of recovery from a data loss event.

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How do I separate iMovie projects for backup and sharing?

So I may think that I copied out the project when in fact it doesn't have all the files that are actually necessary to export/backup the project. … Problem is I might open up the iMovie Library, attempt to backup all of Project B's file by copying the Project B folder, and then end up only later on noticing that it didn't actually backup all the Original …
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If I upgrade to iOS 5, can I restore a 4.2 backup?

Would I be able to restore the phone to the old operating system and then restore from an old backup? …
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How can I know which GUID represents which app in my iTunes backup of my iPhone?

This backup is not encrypted. When I open up the backup folder, I see a bunch of files named with long GUIDs. Each app that saves data (e.g. to a SQLite table will have a file here. …
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How to view iPhone backup contents WITHOUT a 3rd party app?

I manually found the TrustStore.sqlite3 in my backup (I don't trust those apps that do that), then followed your instructions. – Ian Dec 17, 2019 at 21:53 However, even though I have an unencrypted backup … , when I try to look at the contents of the backup, its content are split/garbled in many different files/folders like: 00 0a 0b etc. …
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How do I restore my iPhone from an iCloud backup?

I'd like to restore these from the iCloud backup. … I tried searching Apple's site and Google to see how to restore from a backup, but all the examples are for newly activated phones, not existing phones. …
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Recommended way to back up a Macbook before upgrading its OS?

I think it's a good idea to backup all the data before upgrading the OS, in case something goes wrong. …
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How to backup an iPhone, and restore it, with no side effects?

It's my understanding that the simplest solution is to create an iCloud backup (assuming you have enough space), erase the phone, then restore from iCloud. …
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