I noticed the newest version of iTunes backs up almost all if not all iPhone extraneous data ( stocks, YouTube Bookmarks, Google Map Bookmarks, etc. etc. ) Does anybody know where this data is stored? It would really be nice to archive this file, wherever it is, for safekeeping, as most of this stuff doesn't change, at least for me. This data gets lost if you get an error message sometimes when trying to restore, so that is why I would like to backup this backup file
Thanks for that. Any idea how or when this backup file is updated? Whenever you do a sync? Or only when iTunes asks if you would like to backup you data? Which seems to be only before you do a restore.
So I should be able to duplicate a copy of this file, tuck it away, and then pull it up whenever iTunes eats my data, replace the existing backup file, and I'm back in business again?
I am talking about when I restore the phone and get the dreaded error message, which happens EVERY time I restore. It usually takes 15 to 20 restore attempts to get it to work. A better way I have found is to delete my iTunes app. and install a new iTunes app, and then it usually works the first time. In all these instances the backup file does not work. All my data is lost.
I was talking about just saving the backup file from the library location indicated earlier in this thread. Then whenever I happen to lose my data during a restore, I could delete the current file, and replace with my carefully saved backup of my old backup file. Shouldn't this work?
I understand what you are trying to do and it sounds like it should work, but I do not know that as a fact.
Since it just backs up text messages, notes and widgets settings (weather cities, stocks...) I did not look in to it that much...
I will try it tomorrow before I do another test restore and post results. It also saves picture roll images which is fairly important to those with a lot of pics. Trying to punch back in all the other stuff is very time consuming for us with lots of stuff in these different categories.
And also, if you sync before you restore I do not think it will ask you if you want to back up your data as it was already backed up during the sync process(it never asked me)