{"id":72378,"date":"2019-08-20T09:29:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T09:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=72378"},"modified":"2019-08-20T09:29:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T09:29:08","slug":"fix-some-files-were-unavailable-during-the-last-backup-1387","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/fix-some-files-were-unavailable-during-the-last-backup-1387.html","title":{"rendered":"9 Solutions to Fix \"Some Files Were Unavailable During the Last Backup\""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever seen an alert message saying \u201csome files were unavailable during the last backup\u201d? Usually, from the many backup related errors that you can get, \u201ciCloud backup some files were unavailable during the last backup\u201d is probably the worst one. In fact, this error could be a little annoying especially when there is an urgent need of backup such as when you are switching to new iOS model or want to free up some space on the device urgently. To some points, this problem happens due to various reasons ranging from poor network connectivity, glitched backup controls to conflicting files. Fortunately, this article will do you a service by providing you several useful and helpful tips. Let\u2019s begin to fix this issue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\">\n<ul class=\"pl40\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part1\">Part 1: Common Solutions to Fix \"Some Files Were Unavailable During the Last Backup\" <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part2\">Part 2: Use iTunes to Back up Your iPhone instead of iCloud<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"#part3\">Part 3: Use a 3rd-Party Tool to Selectively Backup iPhone instead of iCloud <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"part1\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 1: Common Solutions to Fix \"Some Files Were Unavailable During the Last Backup\"<br \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Reset Network Setting<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201csome files were unavailable during the last backup\u201d may occur when you are not in a stable internet connection condition. Hence, if necessary, you can restart the router so that the server can access some files. To do this go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. This action will, at the same time, delete your network settings such as your Wi-Fi passwords etc.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Reset-Network-Settings-1.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Reset-Network-Settings-1.jpg\" title=\"Reset-Network-Settings-1\" alt=\"Reset-Network-Settings-1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<strong>Check iCloud Storage<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen you find iPhone some files were unavailable during the last backup, another possible thing you should try is to check the iCloud storage. If you're using iOS 10.3 or later, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud. Tap iCloud Storage or Manage Storage. If you\u2019re using iOS 10.2 or earlier, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage. If you do encounter such problem, you need to manage it by deleting old backups, photos\/videos and files or buy more space.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Check-iCloud-Storage-2.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Check-iCloud-Storage-2.jpg\" title=\"Check-iCloud-Storage-2\" alt=\"Check-iCloud-Storage-2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<strong>Restart iPhone<\/strong><br \/>\nAs we all know, resetting iPhone is almost a one-stop solution to almost all issues iPhone stuck with. You can try this method when iCloud backup some files were unavailable during the last backup. To restart your iPhone, press and hold the Power button until the Slide to Power Off prompt appears. After turning off your device, press and hold the Power button again to turn it back on. For iPhone X, press and release the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons in quick succession. Once you\u2019ve done that, immediately press the Power button to bring up the \"slide to power off\" prompt.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Restart-Device-3.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Restart-Device-3.jpg\" title=\"Restart-Device-3\" alt=\"Restart-Device-3\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<strong>Close All Running Apps<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of the reasons \u201ciPhone some files were unavailable during the last backup\u201d could be the continuous running of various apps in the background. These apps may occupy some files. It is not a bad idea to close those extra apps that are running. To close any app, press the home button twice in a row and it will open all the running apps. Now long press on any open app till red circle with a minus sign appears on every app. What all apps are to be closed, tap on the minus sign on them and that app will be closed. When done, tap on the Home button twice again to close the row.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/close-apps-on-iPhone-4.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/close-apps-on-iPhone-4.jpg\" title=\"close-apps-on-iPhone-4\" alt=\"close-apps-on-iPhone-4\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<strong>Sign Out and Sign In iCloud Account<\/strong><br \/>\nIf some files were unavailable during the last backup, this may be with iCloud issue. Therefore it is recommended to log out and log in again to your iCloud account. Start with tapping on \"Settings\" > \"iCloud\" > \"Sign Out\" option in your device. Now sign in again to the iCloud account and check if the problem is gone. While signing out of your iPhone, it deletes a certain amount of data, but you don\u2019t have to worry, for any deleted items will sync back once you sign in again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Sign-Out-and-Then-Sign-In-iCloud-Account-5.png\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Sign-Out-and-Then-Sign-In-iCloud-Account-5.png\" title=\"Sign-Out-and-Then-Sign-In-iCloud-Account-5\" alt=\"Sign-Out-and-Then-Sign-In-iCloud-Account-5\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<strong>Delete Previous Backup<\/strong><br \/>\nSometimes, previous backup files actually conflicting with iOS when attempting to create new backups, and hence the infamous \u201c'some files were unavailable during the last backup\u201d error. So, try deleting your existing iCloud backup and then attempt to create again. Tap on the name of the device you no longer want to be backed up. Tap Delete Backup. Then you can tap Turn Off & Delete to complete the process. Later, your iPhone will return to the Backups menu, and the backups for your old device will be gone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Delete-the-Last-Backup-and-Try-Again-6.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Delete-the-Last-Backup-and-Try-Again-6.jpg\" title=\"Delete-the-Last-Backup-and-Try-Again-6\" alt=\"Delete-the-Last-Backup-and-Try-Again-6\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<strong>Update iPhone<\/strong><br \/>\nAnother reason why you can face this error \u201ciCloud backup some files were unavailable during the last backup\u201d is sometimes owning to a software update. If your iPhone got a next iOS version, but you have not updated your iPhone, then it can also be the reason. You can open your iPhone, move to the \u201cSettings\u201d app and then, click the \u201cGeneral\u201d option. Later, tap on the \u201cSoftware Update\u201d. If next update is available, then download and install it on your iPhone. In general, the download will begin automatically. If the download does not begin right away, you may see a notice: \"Preparing to download.\" Give it a couple of minutes and the download will begin shortly. In addition, you can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/how-to-update-iphone-1114.html\" title=\"resort to iTunes to update iPhone\" target=\"_blank\">resort to iTunes to update iPhone<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Update-Your-iPhone-7.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Update-Your-iPhone-7.jpg\" title=\"Update-Your-iPhone-7\" alt=\"Update-Your-iPhone-7\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part2\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 2: Use iTunes to Back up Your iPhone instead of iCloud<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\nNowadays, iTunes act as a great backup utility for your iPhone\u2019s most important memories. To avoid the phenomenon \u201ciCloud backup some files were unavailable during the last backup\u201d, learn below how to get it to back up your iPhone to your computer.<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Open the latest version of iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone to it via USB cable.<br \/>\n  Step 2: Click on the device icon at the top, then select Summary from the Settings Menu on the left. Under the Backups heading, select This Computer from the backup options. If you want the backup to be encrypted, tick the respective box. If you do, make sure to remember your chosen password or store it in a password manager.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Use-iTunes-to-Backup-Your-iPhone-8.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Use-iTunes-to-Backup-Your-iPhone-8.jpg\" title=\"Use-iTunes-to-Backup-Your-iPhone-8\" alt=\"Use-iTunes-to-Backup-Your-iPhone-8\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nStep 3: When ready, under Backups section, hit on \"Back Up Now\" button.<br \/>\nFinally, after the backup process is complete, check under the heading Latest Backups to confirm whether the backup was successful.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part3\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 3: Use a 3rd-Party Tool to Selectively Backup iPhone instead of iCloud<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Generally, if you look forward to backing up various types of data instead of whole device at ease, you may be interested in a third-party tool for backup and restore iOS devices such as iPhone\/iPad\/iPod touch, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/itransfer\/\" title=\"Leawo iTransfer \" target=\"_blank\">Leawo iTransfer<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As an outstanding iPhone\/iPad\/iPod manager, Leawo iTransfer provides perfect solutions for iPhone transfer, iPad transfer and iPod transfer issues. One of its awesome features is that it can transfer up to 12 kinds of files, like apps, photos, music, videos, SMS, contacts, and so on between iOS devices, iTunes and PCs. Furthermore, with the advanced scanning and transferring technology, Leawo iTransfer makes it possible to transfer music, videos, photos, SMS, etc. between iPhone\/iPad\/iPod, iTunes and computers seamlessly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt10\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/itransfer.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_win1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/itransfer-mac.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_mac1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 1. Get the software, Leawo iTransfer in your PC by downloading, installing and launching it. Then connect iPhone to computer with a USB cable. It will soon recognize and detect your iPhone. Click the name of iPhone and choose a library of iPhone in the left sidebar.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Connect-iPhone-Leawo-iTranfer-9.png\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Connect-iPhone-Leawo-iTranfer-9.png\" title=\"Connect-iPhone-Leawo-iTranfer-9\" alt=\"Connect-iPhone-Leawo-iTranfer-9\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nStep 2. You can check the square checkbox beside Name to select all files, and click the transfer button at the right bottom.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Click-the-transfer-button-Leawo-iTranfer-10.png\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Click-the-transfer-button-Leawo-iTranfer-10.png\" title=\"Click-the-transfer-button-Leawo-iTranfer-10\" alt=\"Click-the-transfer-button-Leawo-iTranfer-10\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nStep 3. Later, a window of transfer settings will pop up after the files are selected. Then you need to click Save to Folder and Change to select a target folder on your computer to save the all the files that you want to back up. Once done, click on Transfer Now to start backing up iPhone files to computer. And wait for the notification to appear saying that the process has been completed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Choose-Target-Folder-Leawo-iTranfer-11.png\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Choose-Target-Folder-Leawo-iTranfer-11.png\" title=\"Choose-Target-Folder-Leawo-iTranfer-11\" alt=\"Choose-Target-Folder-Leawo-iTranfer-11\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nJust wait for a short while, your selected types of data will be backed up on your computer successfully. Same with above steps, you can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/how-to-backup-iphone-photos.html\" title=\"back up photos from iPhone to computer\" target=\"_blank\">back up photos from iPhone to computer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And really, Apple is supposed to make the whole process more streamlined for all the customers with fewer errors. However, such kind of thing has been going on for far too long. To fix this thing once and for all, maybe you can try Leawo iTransfer, which is known for 100% safe and reliable on transferring Photos\/Music\/Contacts\/SMS\u2026 between iOS Devices, iTunes, and computer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever seen an alert message saying \u201csome files were unavailable during the last backup\u201d? Usually, from the many backup related errors that you can get, \u201ciCloud backup some files were unavailable during the last backup\u201d is probably the &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/fix-some-files-were-unavailable-during-the-last-backup-1387.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-72378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backup-iphone-data","tag-itransfer"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":4752,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}