idevicebackup

creates and restores backups of iOS devices

TLDR

Create backup

$ idevicebackup backup [backup-dir]

Restore from backup

$ idevicebackup restore [backup-dir]

Backup specific device

$ idevicebackup -u [device-udid] backup [backup-dir]

SYNOPSIS

idevicebackup [options] command directory

DESCRIPTION

idevicebackup creates and restores backups of iOS devices. Part of the libimobiledevice suite. Works with older iOS versions. For iOS 4 and later, use idevicebackup2 instead.

PARAMETERS

-u udid

Target specific device.

-n

Connect over network.

-d

Enable debug output.

SUBCOMMANDS

backup

Create device backup.

restore

Restore from backup.

INSTALL

sudo apt install libimobiledevice-utils

sudo dnf install libimobiledevice-utils

sudo apk add libimobiledevice-progs

CAVEATS

Deprecated for newer iOS versions. Use idevicebackup2 for iOS 4+.