4 Quick Steps to Check When an iPhone Was Last Backed Up

Co-authored by Gonzalo Martinez

Last Updated: April 8, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to verify the date and time of your iPhone’s last backup to iCloud storage, so that you know how up-to-date your backups are.

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Open your iPhone's settings. It's the gray app icon, that contains an image of cogs, and is usually found on one of your home screens.
- If you can't find it on your home screen, it may be located in a folder labeled Utilities.
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Scroll down and tap iCloud. It’s at the top of the fourth section of the Settings menu (beneath "Privacy").
- If you’re not already signed into iCloud from your iPhone, enter your Apple ID and password.^{[1]
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Review the date and time next to “Last Backup.” The date and time of your last backup are displayed in the line of gray text beneath “Back Up Now.”
- If your iPhone backed up to iCloud today, only the time will be displayed.