If you need to reset your iPhone to factory settings to resolve an issue, you can back it up to iCloud first and then restore it to keep your data.

I have an iPhone 5 due to arrive shortly and I'm wondering if now is the time to "start clean" or "restore from iCloud backup" when I set it up? I'll say that I've never restored - ever - I've always ...

You can backup your iPad to iCloud or your computer through iTunes with these simple steps.