How to Completely or Partially Back Up a Jailbroken iPhone

How to Completely or Partially Back Up a Jailbroken iPhone

1. Why Choose to Jailbreak your iPhone

Like we mentioned before, jailbreaking a device is not for the faint-hearted. A jailbreak gone wrong can cause all kinds of problems on your device, causing it to malfunction and sometimes even stop working completely. So, if you have never jailbroken your device and are wondering whether it is worth the risk, you should know that a jailbroken device does have a number of pretty cool benefits. They include the following;

• You can install apps that are not available on the App store on your device.
• You can use your device like a “modem”, sharing your iPhone’s internet connection with other device.
• Customizing a jailbroken device is much easier than one that isn’t jailbroken. You can customize every aspect of the device.
• You can easily share files via Secure Shell Client on a jailbroken device, something that is not possible on a non-jailbroken device.

While these benefits can make it easier for you to use your device, jailbreaking a device does have a few disadvantages. They include the following;

• A jailbroken device is more susceptible to malware than a non-jailbroken device and therefore the security and safety of your data becomes of concern.
• Some apps you install on the device (those not on the app store) can cause the device to behave weirdly.
• You may not be able to install the latest version of iOS on a jailbroken device.

Because of the security risk a jailbroken device presents, a backup of all your data is necessary. Let’s look at how you can back up the data on your jailbroken iPhone.

2. Free Way to Backup Jailbroken iPhone

You can back up the data on a jailbroken iPhone using OpenBackup. This is a free app that you can install on your device from the Cydia store. Once installed, it is very easy to use, all you have to do is launch it and tap on “Backup.”  When you need to, tap “Restore” and easily download and re-install all your apps, tweaks and hacks.Gihosoft iPhone Data Recovery is a professional iPhone Data Recovery software to get back all your lost text message, photo, video, call history, note, contact and more from iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. It offers a full solution to recover your lost data in different tough situations. Besides recovering data directly from iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, it also allows you to recover data from iCloud and iTunes backup files.