What is included in Wondershare MobileTrans Backup & Restore?

Phone Backup – Saves 18+ data types to your computer.
Selective Restore – Preview and restore only the items needed.
App Backup – Covers WhatsApp, WhatsApp Business, LINE, Viber, Kik.
Deleted WhatsApp Restore – Puts deleted WhatsApp data back on the phone.
Core Capacity – Supports 6000+ iOS, Android and HarmonyOS models.
Important – Phone-to-phone transfer and commercial use rights are not included.

What are the main benefits of Wondershare MobileTrans Backup & Restore?

MobileTrans Backup & Restore is the sub-plan of Wondershare MobileTrans that unlocks the Backup & Restore module: phone backup, app backup, and restore back to a device over USB. It does not unlock the Phone Transfer or WhatsApp Transfer modules, which Wondershare sells as separate plans.

Local Storage – Backup files stay on your computer, not the cloud.
Safe Switching – Protects data before a factory reset or repair.
Selective Recovery – Restore single contacts, photos or chats only.
Messenger Coverage – Backs up WhatsApp, WhatsApp Business, LINE, Viber, Kik.
iTunes Extraction – Reads iTunes backups and restores them to Android.
Encrypted Archives – Optional password protection for stored backup files.

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What does Wondershare MobileTrans Backup & Restore actually do?

It creates a full or partial copy of an iPhone or Android phone on a Windows PC or Mac and writes that copy back to a phone later. The backup runs over a USB cable and stores the archive as a local file, so nothing is uploaded to a cloud account. On restore you can open the backup, preview it, and pick individual contacts, messages, call logs, photos or videos instead of overwriting the whole device. The same module also reads existing iTunes backups and can push their content to an Android phone, which the Apple tools cannot do.

Does the Backup & Restore plan include phone-to-phone transfer?

No. Wondershare sells Phone Transfer, WhatsApp Transfer and Backup & Restore as three separate sub-plans, and Backup & Restore unlocks only the third one. Direct one-click migration from an old handset to a new handset, and moving a WhatsApp chat history straight from Android to iPhone, belong to the other two plans or to the Full Features plan. You can still reach a new phone with this plan, but the route is indirect: back the old device up to the computer first, then restore that backup onto the new device. If you want to skip the computer as an intermediate step, Backup & Restore is the wrong plan.

How does Backup & Restore compare with the other MobileTrans plans?

The plans do not build on each other; each one opens a different module of the same application. Backup & Restore is the archiving plan, Phone Transfer is the migration plan, WhatsApp Transfer is the messenger plan, and Full Features combines all three. Commercial use is not covered by any of the individual plans; Wondershare directs business users to a separate business license.

Which data types and messenger apps can be backed up?

The module handles more than 18 data types, including contacts, SMS, call logs, photos, videos, audio, documents, calendar entries and app data. App Backup & Restore covers WhatsApp, WhatsApp Business, LINE, Viber and Kik, so group chats and their attachments are archived instead of being lost when a device is wiped. WhatsApp threads can additionally be exported to the computer as readable PDF or HTML documents, which is the practical route when a chat history has to be printed or filed rather than restored. Device coverage spans 6000+ iOS, Android and HarmonyOS models.

Who is this plan best suited for?

It fits people who keep the same phone and want a local, repeatable copy of it before risky operations: an OS update, a battery or screen repair at a workshop, a factory reset, or a warranty return. The archive is a file on your own disk, so a shop technician handing back a wiped device is a recoverable event rather than a permanent loss. It is also the plan to pick if the main worry is WhatsApp: it can write deleted WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business data back onto the phone. It is not the right plan for someone who has already bought a new handset and simply wants the old one cloned onto it.

What should users check before choosing this edition?

Check three things: the platform of your computer, the module you actually need, and whether the use is private or commercial. Windows and Mac are sold as separate products, and a Windows license does not run on macOS or the other way round, so the order has to match the machine the phone will be connected to. If the real task is migrating to a new phone, Phone Transfer or Full Features is the correct choice, not Backup & Restore. Company-owned handsets under Mobile Device Management (MDM) are a known failure case, and business use requires Wondershare's separate business license.

Frequently asked questions about Wondershare MobileTrans Backup & Restore

Are the backups stored in the cloud or on my own computer?

Backups are written locally to the connected Windows PC or Mac over USB, not to a Wondershare cloud account. You can move the resulting backup folder to an external drive yourself, and the archive can be password-protected so a stolen laptop does not expose the chat history.

Can it restore an old iTunes backup to an Android phone?

Yes. The Restore module can read an existing iTunes backup on the computer, preview its content, and write selected items directly to an Android device. This is the standard workaround when someone leaves iOS and Apple's own tools offer no route back out of the backup file.

Do I have to restore everything, or can I pick single items?

You can pick. The backup is browsable before restore, so a single lost contact list or one photo album can be written back without touching the rest of the phone. That matters after a partial data loss, where a full device restore would roll back everything created since the backup.

Can I use one license on both my PC and my Mac?

No. Wondershare sells the Windows and Mac versions as separate products, and a license bought for one platform cannot be moved to the other. Confirm which computer will physically host the backups before ordering.