I have an iPhone 4, which I regularly sync with iTunes so I always have a relatively recent backup from which to restore if I need to wipe and start fresh. From what I understand, this method is the ...
So I've always tried to follow the 3-2-1 rule for personal backups (3 copies of the data, 2 backups, 1 backup off-site). My NAS crashed a couple of years ago, right around the same time as a house ...