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Waylene
May 29, 2026Brass Contributor
How do I view or retrieve iCloud backup from my Windows 10 laptop?
Just accidentally deleted a couple of important videos and photos from my iPhone. Fortunately, I have an active backup on iCloud. Now, I need help viewing my iCloud backups from my Windows 10 laptop....
Yarisyoyo
May 29, 2026Bronze Contributor
libimobiledevice is an open-source, cross-platform toolkit that allows you to view iCloud backups and manage data on iOS devices, including accessing local backups via the command line and extracting content from them.
How to view iCloud backups
- Install software on your computer using a package manager or by downloading a release from GitHub.
- Use another tool to download the backup to a local storage location.
- Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the backup folder.
- Use the software's command-line interface to list and view the contents of the backup.
- Run the extraction command to extract specific files from the backup.
Finally, I’d like to discuss how to view icloud backups. It offers a way to examine backups at a granular level, making it ideal for directly accessing iOS backup data.