idevicebackup2

creates and restores backups of iOS devices running iOS 4 and later

TLDR

Create full backup

$ idevicebackup2 backup [backup-dir]

Restore from backup

$ idevicebackup2 restore [backup-dir]

Encrypted backup

$ idevicebackup2 backup --full [backup-dir]

List backups

$ idevicebackup2 list [backup-dir]

Backup specific device

$ idevicebackup2 -u [device-udid] backup [backup-dir]

Enable encryption

$ idevicebackup2 encryption on [password]

SYNOPSIS

idevicebackup2 [options] command directory

idevicebackup2 creates and restores backups of iOS devices running iOS 4 and later. Part of the libimobiledevice suite. Supports encrypted backups, incremental backups, and restoring backups from different devices.

PARAMETERS

-u udid

Target specific device.

--full

Force full backup.

--source udid

Restore from different device backup.

-n

Connect over network.

SUBCOMMANDS

backup

Create device backup.

restore

Restore from backup.

list

List files in backup.

unback

Extract backup files.

encryption

Manage backup encryption.

info

Show backup information.