I use idevicebackup2 https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice
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This is exactly what I use as well. It’s pretty awesome. Backup and restore work like a charm.
Oh I’m gonna take a look at that. Thanks!
This is what I use as well. It is part of the 'libimobiledevice' package, at least on my system.
Can’t you use iCloud? I haven’t used iTunes for 10 years to backup that thing.
I could but I don’t want to give any money to Apple 😇
If it's a work phone, they should be paying for it, not you.
If it’s a work phone, they should be paying for it, not you.
If OP is in the same situation as me, then he has a work phone that he can use privately as well. It's basically a free high-end phone. Am I forced (OP used that term) to use it privately? No. I could buy a second phone, put my SIM in there, and run around with two phones all day. Not going to do that, to many downsides. And since I can use that phone privately as well, my private phone data isn't going onto any servers my employer controls.
It’s free for 5 GB of data, the applications don’t count since you can download them again.
Wine nor bottles are reliable enough for making backups in that fashion. You’re almost guaranteeing corrupting the backup and the same goes for restoring the backup.
If it’s for work and is required to be backed up then just backup to iCloud and have your work maintain the extra cost in size.
What philosophy do you speak of? Are you talking about the walled garden that is the App Store?