Thread:4paws/@comment-27983715-20160526141853/@comment-27643406-20160527145440

Thank you all- Foss put out some info and I think she has a valid point when she says most IOS users don't give backup a second thought as they use iTunes or iCloud. Unfortunately apple reprogrammed and I am unable to back up to the cloud thru my phone hotspot which is our only wifi connection. And when my puter went down last Christmas with the 3rd hard drive dying I didn't have iTunes either. I have it back but now must find time to get somewhere so I can download all the stuff back ie iTunes as I don't have enough phone data and overage would cost me an arm and leg.

I love the ease of the iOS devices but this glitch or what I consider a short coming is why many are opting to go with Windows or other devices. Many of us live in rural areas with limitations that keep us from being able to join the masses.

I would just like to have something I can back up files on that I can plug into my device- like a jump drive. As we have done for years using floppys or CDs or flash drives. They have flash or jump drives for IOS but they cannot download data files I'm told. Just pics and music. So here I am in a quandary.