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idevicebackup — Create or restore backups for iOS devices. Note: This tool is outdated. Please see `idevicebackup2`.

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the idevicebackup command: Create or restore backups for iOS devices. Note: This tool is outdated. Please see idevicebackup2. More information: <https://manned.org/idevicebackup>.

Solution

idevicebackup — Create or restore backups for iOS devices. Note: This tool is outdated. Please see idevicebackup2. More information: <https://manned.org/idevicebackup>.

Create a backup of the device in the specified directory:

idevicebackup backup {{path/to/directory}}

Restore a backup from the specified directory:

idevicebackup restore {{path/to/directory}}

Code Snippets

Create a backup of the device in the specified directory

idevicebackup backup {{path/to/directory}}

Restore a backup from the specified directory

idevicebackup restore {{path/to/directory}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/idevicebackup

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