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Backing iPhone up to pc via iTunes
wrexham103.4
25-06-2016
I need to back my phone up so I can do a factory reset. Question is when I back it up to my shared home pc will everyone be able to see what I had in my bookmarks, pics, apps etc ?
chrisjr
25-06-2016
That entirely depends on whether you have every user with their own log in or not. If everybody uses the same login then they see the same files and folders. If they use separate logins then they only see their files and folders plus any shared folders. Though any user with Administrator rights may be able to see other users files.

iTunes should store it's stuff in a user folder so in theory only the user who created those files or an Administrator can see them.
stephen122333
25-06-2016
Don't quote me but I think you can do an encrypted back up, where you need a password to be able to use the backup. I can only assume this would protect the data stored on the PC, and stop it from being viewable.
BKM
25-06-2016
Originally Posted by stephen122333:
“Don't quote me but I think you can do an encrypted back up, where you need a password to be able to use the backup. I can only assume this would protect the data stored on the PC, and stop it from being viewable.”

It would indeed! You need to supply the password to restore from an encrypted backup as well.

Encrypted backups have the advantage that they contain iDevice passwords - so these won't need to be reentered after the restore
BKM
25-06-2016
Originally Posted by wrexham103.4:
“I need to back my phone up so I can do a factory reset. Question is when I back it up to my shared home pc will everyone be able to see what I had in my bookmarks, pics, apps etc ?”

With some effort - and only for an unencrypted backup! Finding where the backup files are stored is the first challenge - but there are plenty of Google articles on this. Then you need to locate PC software to decode it - a text editor is nowhere near good enough.
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