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0 pointsEVa5I7bHFq9mnYK1y ago0 comments

My gf doesn't have iCloud. She makes a backup from time to time by connecting her iphone to her macbook, encrypts the backup folder with 7z, and then I store the resulting file in my dropbox.

I follow the same procedure with my Android phone, no google cloud.

BTW anything I upload to Dropbox is encrypted first.

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echelon_musk1y ago

In case you don't already know, if you don't encrypt an iPhone backup with macOS first the backup won't contain _all_ of your data.

Apple says "Encrypted backups can include information that unencrypted backups don't" however the list they give is non-exhaustive. You might find yourself disappointed when trying to restore a non-encrypted backup that you've encrypted yourself in a disaster scenario.

alt2271y ago

Surely you can just open the archive and check whats in the backup yourself to satisfy that?

echelon_musk1y ago

If it was that easy I wouldn't have bothered replying. Why don't you check in the backup and get back to me.

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EVa5I7bHFq9mnYKOP1y ago

Thanks, will tell her to encrypt twice. Anyway, there is no critical info there, mainly photos.

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0 pointsEVa5I7bHFq9mnYK1y ago0 comments

My gf doesn't have iCloud. She makes a backup from time to time by connecting her iphone to her macbook, encrypts the backup folder with 7z, and then I store the resulting file in my dropbox.

I follow the same procedure with my Android phone, no google cloud.

BTW anything I upload to Dropbox is encrypted first.

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echelon_musk1y ago

In case you don't already know, if you don't encrypt an iPhone backup with macOS first the backup won't contain _all_ of your data.

alt2271y ago

Surely you can just open the archive and check whats in the backup yourself to satisfy that?

echelon_musk1y ago

If it was that easy I wouldn't have bothered replying. Why don't you check in the backup and get back to me.

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EVa5I7bHFq9mnYKOP1y ago

Thanks, will tell her to encrypt twice. Anyway, there is no critical info there, mainly photos.

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