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title: "How to manually back up your Apple Watch"  
description: "How to manually back up your Apple Watch"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-10-08  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50329/how-to-manually-back-up-your-apple-watch  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to manually back up your Apple Watch

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Follow these steps** to manually back up your apple watch

- **step1**To begin, make sure your device is linked to a Wi-Fi network.
- **Step 2**: Go to **[Settings](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50950/how-to-configure-battery-saving-mode-settings-on-your-iphone-6s-plus) > [Your Name] > iCloud** on your iPhone. If the control is turned off, turn it on.
- **Step 3:** Select **iCloud > iCloud Backup** from the menu. If the control is turned off, turn it on.
- **Step 4:** Ensure that the Watch is turned on.
- **Step 5**: If it hasn't been backed up recently, tap Back Up Now, or do it anyway for the most recent data record.

## [Read more](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50332/how-to-back-up-your-iphone-and-ipad)


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