How to Backup Apple Watch in 2025 – Easy Guide

Your Apple Watch holds precious health stats, workout history, and personalized settings. If it’s lost, broken, or upgraded, a backup ensures you don’t lose critical data. Backups happen automatically when your watch pairs with your iPhone, but knowing how to manage them puts you in control.

What’s Included in an Apple Watch Backup?

• Health & Fitness Data: Heart rate logs, workouts, activity rings.
• App Settings: Layouts and preferences for apps like Spotify or Strava.
• Watch Faces: Custom designs and complications.
• System Preferences: Brightness, sound, and language settings.

❎ Not Included: Apple Pay cards, Bluetooth pairings, or your passcode.

How Apple Watch Backups Work

Your watch automatically backs up to your paired iPhone daily if:

1. Both devices are connected to Wi-Fi.
2. Your iPhone has iCloud Backup enabled.
3. The watch is charging (for updates).

✅ Pro Tip: Unpairing your watch triggers a final backup—ideal before selling or resetting it.

Step-by-Step: Backup Apple Watch

Automatic Backup (Default)

1. Keep your watch and iPhone near each other.
2. Ensure iCloud Backup is on:

• iPhone → Settings → [Your Name] → iCloud → iCloud Backup → Toggle On.

1. Verify backups under Manage Storage → Backups.

Manual Backup Apple Watch Before Resetting

1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
2. Tap All Watches → (i) icon next to your watch.
3. Select Unpair Apple Watch → Confirm.

• A final backup is saved to your iPhone.

Backup Apple Watch to iCloud or Computer

iCloud Backup

• Follow the automatic steps above.
• Requires Wi-Fi and iPhone charging.

Computer Backup (iTunes/Finder)

1. Connect iPhone to a computer.
2. Open Finder (Mac) or iTunes (PC).
3. Select your iPhone → Back Up Now.

• Includes Apple Watch data.

Restore Apple Watch from Backup

1. Pair your new/reset watch with your iPhone.
2. During setup, choose Restore from Backup.
3. Select the latest backup → Wait for sync.

📝Note: Health data may take hours to reload.

Delete Old Backups to Save Space

1. iPhone → Settings → General → iPhone Storage → Watch.
2. Swipe left on unwanted backups → Delete.
3. For iCloud: Settings → [Your Name] → iCloud → Manage Storage → Backups.

Backup Apple Watch – Alternatives

• EaseUS MobiMover: Transfer data to a computer.
• iMazing: Advanced backup controls for iOS.

✅Final Tip: Always double-check your iCloud storage and keep your iPhone updated. With these steps, your Apple Watch data stays safe, letting you focus on crushing goals—not worrying about lost info!