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#1 2008-10-08 2:29 pm
- maleko
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Is there a way to skip Backup on iPhone?
I don't sync my iphone very often, mostly I only do it when I have added contacts or calendars on either my mac or phone. Seems that I'm syncing about once per week. The backup takes forever! Everything that is on my phone is on my mac, and I don't see what this backup is doing. Is there a way to skip the backup? Any help in shortening my iphones time syncing would be appreciated.
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#2 2008-10-08 2:44 pm
- Fracai
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Re: Is there a way to skip Backup on iPhone?
There's a "defaults write" command you can use.
defaults write com.apple.iTunes DeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true
It's also available from the Secrets pref pane http://secrets.blacktree.com/?search=iphone
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#3 2008-10-09 12:03 am
- SamGuy
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Re: Is there a way to skip Backup on iPhone?
Yes. When it says "Backing Up" Hit the x to the right of it.
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#4 2008-10-09 10:58 am
- albloom
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Re: Is there a way to skip Backup on iPhone?
iTunes Prefs/Devices: Disable automatic sync-ing
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#5 2008-10-09 7:10 pm
- maleko
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Re: Is there a way to skip Backup on iPhone?
Fracai wrote:
There's a "defaults write" command you can use.
defaults write com.apple.iTunes DeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true
It's also available from the Secrets pref pane http://secrets.blacktree.com/?search=iphone
Hmm, couldn't make that one work.
SamGuy wrote:
Yes. When it says "Backing Up" Hit the x to the right of it.
Thanks, that works.
albloom wrote:
iTunes Prefs/Devices: Disable automatic sync-ing
Doesn't matter if the sync happens automatically or not, still backs up.
Thanks SamGuy, I'll be fine just canceling the backup whenever I don't have time for it.
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#6 2008-10-09 7:45 pm
- danielb0101
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Re: Is there a way to skip Backup on iPhone?
Have you upgraded the iPhone's firmware to version 2.1? Backups are much faster after that update.
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#7 2008-10-09 11:52 pm
- maleko
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Re: Is there a way to skip Backup on iPhone?
danielb0101 wrote:
Have you upgraded the iPhone's firmware to version 2.1? Backups are much faster after that update.
Yeah I did, I saw that on the update notes, but it's still really slow only doing it once a week or so. The more I backup the faster it goes it seems, maybe I'll just do it more often.
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