by Lydia on Jan. 22, 2017 | 0 Comments

How to Fix the iTunes Could not Backup iPhone Issue

iPhone won’t backup to iTunes and you don’t know what to do? The following tip is going to talk about how to fix the iTunes could not backup iPhone issue.

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To ensure the safety of iPhone data, you are allowed to back up iPhone to iTunes. But during the backup process, many iTunes error messages may pop up. Usually, iTunes tells you it could not backup the iPhone because:

• an error occurred.
• the iPhone disconnected.
• a session could not be started.
• the iPhone refused the request.
• the backup could not be saved on this computer.
• not enough free space available on this computer.
• the backup was corrupt or not compatible with the iPhone.

In the following article, we provide you with some possible ways to solve the iTunes could not back up the iPhone problem.

Main Solutions to Fix iPhone won’t Backup to iTunes Issue

• Restart your iPhone and computer.
• Try a different USB port.
• Use the Apple-supplied USB cable.
• Update iTunes to the latest version(12.5.4).
• Check security software. Try to update, deactivate or uninstall your security software.
• Rename the backup file. Change the old backup name to let it avoid conflicting with a new one by appending something like “– OLDBACKUP”. Pay attention that location of the iTunes backup folder varies by operating system.
  To locate backup on Mac OS X, go to \Library\ApplicationSupport\MobileSync\Backup\
  To locate backup on Windows 8, 7, Vista, go to \Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
• Delete old iTunes backup on computer. Open iTunes > Go to iTunes menu bar > Preferences > Devices > Delete Backup.

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