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Q&A: How do I copy photos from my iPhone to a laptop?

Posted on March 3, 2022

Question from Donna: My iPhone’s storage is almost full because of all the pictures and videos that are on it.

I want to copy all the existing photos and videos from the phone to my HP Envy 13 (2019) Windows laptop and then delete them from the iPhone to make room for new ones.

I know I could upload them to iCloud and then download them onto my computer, but I don’t trust cloud storage and I never use it. I have iCloud syncing disabled and I’d really prefer to keep it that way.

Can you tell me how to transfer the photos and videos from the iPhone to my laptop without using iCloud? [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the dangerous “Your iCloud account has been breached” phishing scam

Posted on November 17, 2021

Well, the hackers and scammers of the world are once again targeting unsuspecting Apple customers.

The latest Apple-related scam is a variation of this recurring scam in which the scammers call you from out of the blue and tell you your machine has been infected with a virus or is experiencing some other serious problem that needs to be taken care of right away.

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Q&A: How do I delete the backup for my old iPhone from iCloud?

Posted on November 8, 2020

Question from Claire: I recently lost my old iPhone and I bought a new one to replace it.

That’s not really a bad thing because I’d had the old one for several years and I’d been looking for an excuse to buy a new one (smile).

The thing is I still have the backup from the old iPhone stored in my iCloud account. How can I get rid of it?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

How to back up your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to your iCloud account

Posted on August 22, 2017

Just as with a traditional laptop or desktop computer, it’s important to always have a current backup on hand for your mobile devices in case you ever have to restore your files.

Thanks to Apple’s popular cloud storage service known as iCloud, keeping your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch backed up is as easy as 1-2-3. And trust me, there will come a time when you will need it.

Here’s how to enable automatic iCloud backups on your Apple device: [Read more…]