iPhone backup - Image file

[Ploper]

Is there a way to backup my iPhone by creating an image file of the content? If so, how?
Again, I am talking only about creating an image file, not any other backup method.

Thank you!

 

[Ploper]

Please?

 

[Thomasjtsi]

I suppose you could go view everything individually on your iDevice and take a screenshot of everything you view. That would be tedious, though... and absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Ploper]

First of all I would like to apologize for if my English is not good (It's not my native language).

Thank you for your answer, but I get the feeling I didn't explained my request good enaugh.
Image file is one big file that contains the whole configuration of the device (photos, contacts, notes, JB, settings).
It's actually not an visual image. It is called "image" because it reflects your device content at the specific current time you created the image file.
If you set the image file back to the device - it will act just as it did at the time you created the image backup file.
Norton-Ghost does it to PC hardisks. My question if there is something that does that on iPhone.

 

[Thomasjtsi]

Ok... I understand what you're requesting now. LOL!! Unfortunately, there isn't anything that will create a FULL backup of a Jailbroken iDevice. While iTunes will create a backup of your iDevice while it is JB... it only creates a backup of the non-JB items and data. On the JB side, there are Packages available via Cydia that'll create a backup of all your JB tweaks, themes & packages. The one I've seen many users here utilize is PkgBackup available from the standard Cydia repo BigBoss.

 

[DRad2003]

Would this be like an ISO for the phone itself?

 

[Ploper]

I understand. How does the PkgBackup works? I mean, where is it hosting the backup files? on iPhone? on a web server?
If I restored my device and wanted to get back all I had before - where the data is coming from?

 

[Thomasjtsi]

I understand. How does the PkgBackup works? I mean, where is it hosting the backup files? on iPhone? on a web server? If I restored my device and wanted to get back all I had before - where the data is coming from?

That, I'm sorry, I'm not 100% sure about. I've never used it myself but, there are members here who have. Hopefully we'll get someone before too long that knows more about it. It's still pretty early morning in the US so be patient.