Backup WeChat Data before Updating to iOS 10.3.3

Now iOS 10.3.3 is released, many people will update their iPhone with it. But how to backup your WeChat data before updating to iOS 10.3.3?

“As i lost some iPhone data before when i update my iPhone, so now before updating to iOS 10.3.3, i want to backup my WeChat data, in case i lost some of them. Anyone can show me some methods about how to backup WeChat data before updating to iOS 10.3.3?”

Right now, many people are eager to update their iPhone to iOS 10.3.3, so in this article, we’ll show you how to backup WeChat data before updating to iOS 10.3.3 for example. When you need, you can follow below steps.

Backup WeChat Selectively with Third-party Software

Firstly we’ll introduce you the way which can help us selectively backup WeChat data, and if you need, you can only backup your WeChat data by using third-party software iRefone.

iRefone is a professional iOS data recovery software, it can recover as well as backup more than 16 kinds of files, including contacts, notes, messages, photos, reminders, calendars, WeChat messages ect. Also it can help us extract data from iTunes and iCloud backup selectively, and it doesn’t need us to erase all content and settings.

Now you can download and install the free trial version to have a try.



Step 1. Run iRefone, connect your iPhone with PC. Tap on “Recover from iOS Device”, and click “Start”.



Step 2. Now we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, click “WeChat Message” icon for example. And it will be scanned by the software.



Step 3. Wait a few seconds for scanning and analyzing, then you can preview and choose WeChat messages you need to backup, tap on “Recover to PC”.



Backup WeChat Data with iTunes

Also we can use iTunes to backup our WeChat data, but it doesn’t support us to backup them selectively, so we will need also backup other iPhone data.

Launching your iTunes, connect your iPhone with PC. When your iPhone is recognized by PC, go to Files--Summary, tap on “Backup Now” on the right page, and confirm with “Backup”.



Backup WeChat Data with iCloud

When the storage of your iCloud is enough, you can also use iCloud to backup your WeChat data.

Connect your iPhone with Wifi, go to Setting--iCloud, log in it with your Apple ID and password.

When log in, turn on your iCloud driver, and tap on “Backup” at the bottom, then confirm with “Backup Now”.

Remark: when you lost or deleted some of your WeChat data or some other iPhone data, you can come to iRefone for help also. And it can help us extract data from iTunes and iCloud backup selectively. For detailed steps, you can refer to below article:

Download WeChat Group Messages via iTunes