iCloud Backups No Longer Available for iPhones and iPads Running iOS 8 or Earlier Making a device backup over iCloud now requires iOS 9 or later, which means iPhones and iPads that are running iOS 8 or earlier are no longer able to be backed up using ‌iCloud‌. Apple announced the change in November, and as of this week, it has gone into effect. Support for ‌iCloud‌ backups on devices that run iOS 8 or older has ended, and Ap…

PSA: macOS Sequoia 15.2 Breaks SuperDuper Bootable Backups Apple’s latest macOS Sequoia 15.2 update has introduced a critical bug that prevents the popular backup utility SuperDuper from creating bootable backups, according to the app’s chief developer, Shirt Pocket’s Dave Ninian. The issue stems from a “Resource Busy” error that occurs during the final stages of the backup process when attempting to c…

Apple Dropping Support for iCloud Backups on iPhones and iPads Running iOS 8 and Earlier Starting next month, making a device backup over iCloud will require iOS 9 or later, Apple has informed some customers via email. New backups for iPhones and iPads running iOS 8 or earlier will no longer be supported, and Apple will delete all existing ‌iCloud‌ backups of those devices as well. Apps and data stored on an iPhone or iPad running …

Do you keep backups of everything? So i have this weird habit of keeping backups of almost everything! Like i have twos of everything. An eyeshadow palette i like, ill have two of those. A setting powder, ill have two. Just gives me a sense of security and comfort that if i ever run out, i always have another one to keep safe. Its like i have two vanities – one i use and the othe…

Proton Drive Brings Automatic Photo Backups to iOS End-to-end encryption to protect your most precious memories.

Google Photos will finally let you mass delete backups (APK Teardown) submitted by /u/MishaalRahman

Samsung now supports E2E encryption on Samsung Cloud backups submitted by /u/hatethatmalware

Bandcamp layoffs and sale: Download anything you’ve bought there now, and make backups. It’s very convenient to buy stuff on Bandcamp and stream it over the site or through the app. But with the sale and layoffs, I personally recommend downloading anything you’ve purchased, and make sure you have backups. submitted by /u/almo2001

Backups anyone? I work in I.T., at a local college where my job is to oversee the backups of their systems. That’s got me thinking recently that with my growing collection of raw images, and their edited counterparts, it’s getting to the point where a hard drive failure would be a noticeable loss. So I’ve got a backup drive where I occasionally dump them, as we…

My collection, still manageable-ish. Backups on vanity. Most people tell me i have a lot, and where as it is a lot for any 1 person to use, it is still well used 😊 i’m trying to use up some of the primers at least and my laura mercier powder. I still have some more lippies and a concealer in bags that you can’t see. Thought you guys would love the picture, i just cleaned my vanity so perfect time …

LPT: Phone screen lock interrupts file backups? Keep a YouTube video running in the background to prevent screen locking. Title says it all. I get annoyed when phone screen locks and it interrupts my file transfers. The safest and easiest way (without downloading any apps) to keep screen on is to just have a video running in the background. submitted by /u/readitreaddit