mvt/docs/ios/backup/libimobiledevice.md

Backup with libimobiledevice

If you have correctly installed libimobiledevice you can easily generate an iTunes backup using the idevicebackup2 tool included in the suite. First, you might want to ensure that backup encryption is enabled (note: encrypted backup contain more data than unencrypted backups):

idevicebackup2 backup encryption on

Note that if a backup password was previously set on this device, you might need to use the same or change it. You can try changing password using idevicebackup2 backup changepw or resetting the password by resetting only the settings through the iPhone's Settings app.

Once ready, you can proceed performing the backup:

idevicebackup2 backup --full /path/to/backup/