Safe way to backup iphone to macbook pro without icloud

Docker-Based iOS Backup - This method involves running a small, open-source tool in a Docker container on your Mac. Docker is a platform that lets you run applications in isolated environments called containers. The tool itself, razeencheng/iosbackup, is a project that uses the powerful libimobiledevice library to communicate with your iPhone.

Backup iPhone to Mac without iCloud:

This process requires using the Terminal and is best suited for someone comfortable with command-line tools.

Step 1: Install Docker on your Mac.

Step 2: Prepare your iPhone for Wi-Fi sync.

Step 3: Run the Docker container.

• Now you'll use the Terminal to download and run the backup tool.
• Open the Terminal app (found in Applications > Utilities).
• Create a folder on your Mac where you want the backups to be stored. For example, you might create a folder called iPhoneBackups in your Documents folder.
• Copy and paste the following command into the Terminal and press Enter. You will likely need to adjust the file paths in the command to match your Mac's folder structure.

bash

docker run -d \

--name iosbackup \

--restart always \

--network host \

--privileged \

-v /var/run/dbus:/run/dbus \

-v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb \

-v /Users/yourusername/Documents/iPhoneBackups:/backups \

-v /Users/yourusername/iosbackup_configs:/configs \

-v /var/lib/lockdown:/var/lib/lockdown \

-e PORT=9000 \

razeencheng/iosbackup:latest

Step 4: Access the web interface and start a backup.

• Open your web browser and go to http//localhost:9000.
• You should see a simple control panel. Initially, you may need to connect your iPhone via USB one more time so the container can "trust" it. The web interface will have a button to restart the connection service (usbmuxd) and should detect your device.
• Once detected, you can configure the backup settings and disconnect the USB cable. From then on, when your iPhone is on the same Wi-Fi network and meets the conditions you set, it will automatically backup iPhone to Mac without iCloud.