Why iPhone Backup Keeps Failing? 3 Things You Should Know

Backing up iPhone is very important when you use iPhone. The backup could rescue a corrupt iPhone or let you restore information if iPhone is lost. iCloud is usually used to backup iPhone. Because it is a network application, iPhone backup issues often appear when you create iPhone backup. There are just a few options when you enable iCloud backup so you might feel confused if any problems happen.

This passage would introduce some common reasons for iCloud backup keeping failing. You could follow the instruction to solve the problem that happened to you.

• #1 iCloud backup keeps failing for not enough storage

• #2 iCloud backup keeps failing for not able to start

• #3 iCloud backup failed for it is stuck

• Use iCloud alternative when iPhone backup keeps failing

#1 iCloud backup keeps failing for not enough storage

iCloud backup failed mostly for not enough storage. One Apple ID has just 5GB of free storage. That means your iPad or other iPhone could also use the 5GB of storage. If your family are using the same Apple ID with you, their backups might have occupied most of the space. When your iCloud storage is almost full, you should check the available iCloud backup storage:

Go to iPhone Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Storage

You could see the usage of iCloud storage here. Usually, photos and iCloud backups take most of the storage. If you find that something is no longer needed, you could tap it and then delete it.

If you find that there is 1GB of left iCloud storage, and you think it is enough for you to save iPhone, you could check the estimated iPhone backup size in iCloud settings:

Go to Manage Storage > Backups > [device name]

iCloud would estimate the next iPhone backup size. iPhone Settings doesn’t take much storage, so you don’t have to consider that and there are also no options for you to cancel that. App data often takes much storage, and iCloud doesn’t know which app is important, so the options are offered to you. When you check the iPhone backup size, the apps would be listed and how much storage that every app takes has been calculated. You can simply uncheck the unimportant apps to change the iPhone backup size.

#2 iCloud backup keeps failing for not able to start

You might have enabled iCloud backup in settings and are sure that there is enough space in iCloud, but iPhone never backs up itself. In fact, iCloud backup would be triggered only under a specific situation.

iCloud backup means transferring data when the Internet is connected, so to avoid affecting other network applications, iPhone would do that at night. Except for that, you have to lock the screen to tell iPhone you are not using it and connect iPhone to power to make sure iCloud backup would not be canceled for low power. The most important thing is that you should make sure your Wi-Fi is stable because your router might reboot itself at night.

If you are sure the network is ready, you could also create iCloud backup anytime you want:

Go to iPhone Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Backup to toggle on iCloud Backup and tap Back Up Now

#3 iCloud backup failed for it is stuck

Sometimes you might find that your iCloud could not complete. It could take hours or even days. It would be disappointing if iCloud backup stuck because everything happens online and you have no options but cancel backup. After you cancel iCloud backup, you should go to iCloud > Manage Storage > Backups to check whether it is already completed. Some users reported this situation and attribute this to iOS bug. If you are lucky, you would find that your backup is already there.

Most of the time, iCloud backup is really stuck. You should restart iPhone to manually backup iPhone to iCloud. If the problem still exists, you could follow the tips below to fix the issue:

★ Connect iPhone to a better Wi-Fi

★ Go to iPhone Settings > General > Software Update to update iPhone

★ Go to iPhone Settings > General > Reset and select Reset Network Settings or Reset All Settings

Use iCloud alternative when iPhone backup keeps failing

What to do if iPhone backup keeps failing after all the try? You could still backup important iPhone information in another way. AOMEI MBackupper is highly recommended to you.

It is a freeware to help you backup photos, videos, music, contacts, and messages from iPhone to computer. Compared to iCloud, using USB cable to backup iPhone would be more stable and you could never worry about insufficient space on computer.

• Preview and select everything you think important from iPhone to computer

• View and manage your backups by one click

• Restore multiple Apple devices from one backup (support previewing and selecting files from backup)

• Support the latest iOS 13

Step 1. Download AOMEI MBackupper for free. Connect iPhone to computer with USB cable and tap “Trust” on iPhone

Step 2. Select Custom Backup. If you want to view iPhone files, just click an icon to do that. After viewing and selecting, click OK to return.

Step 3. Click Start Backup to save everything to computer.

Conclusion

Your iPhone data should be protected. iCloud is a good tool to backup iPhone. If your iPhone backup keeps failing, it might be because of insufficient iCloud storage or wrong settings. You could follow this passage to know why your iCloud Backup fails and how to solve it.

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