I'm a little confused on that one. I use home sharing, my wife has her own apple ID and I have my own. I back up my iPhone to the same PC that my wife does. They never seem to mix up, and it is not dependent on what account the iTunes is signed into on the PC, correct? It is a factor of name of the phone (what you assigned when you set it up), correct? That is what the back-up name becomes or am I confusing something?
And regarding iCloud, can someone finally clear this up for me? I never can get a straight answer. I don't use it but many say I should. My basic question is I need to back my phone up. Contacts, settings, whatever messages are on it, etc. As I understand, it won't back up your apps or music, correct? If I just wanted to the the back-up I describe, what would I click in settings>icloud to do this? Is it just settings>icloud>storage and back-up and then turn that on or do I have to go to settings>icloud>and then turn on each individual item (mail, contacts, calendars, etc)? What is the difference between the two? It seems easier to just activate the icloud backup as opposed to each setting on the prior screen. What is the difference?
And regarding iCloud, can someone finally clear this up for me? I never can get a straight answer. I don't use it but many say I should. My basic question is I need to back my phone up. Contacts, settings, whatever messages are on it, etc. As I understand, it won't back up your apps or music, correct? If I just wanted to the the back-up I describe, what would I click in settings>icloud to do this? Is it just settings>icloud>storage and back-up and then turn that on or do I have to go to settings>icloud>and then turn on each individual item (mail, contacts, calendars, etc)? What is the difference between the two? It seems easier to just activate the icloud backup as opposed to each setting on the prior screen. What is the difference?