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		inetknght on Feb 21, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple pulls data protection tool after UK governme... > or back up to their local computer. You mean back up to their Apple computer, yes? I certainly can't back up an iPhone to my Linux computer.

sumuyuda on Feb 21, 2025 [–]

Actually I think you can backup and restore your iPhone on Linux using libimobiledevice. They reverse engineered the protocols for the backup and restore service running on your iPhone.

https://libimobiledevice.org/

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