Since upgrading to 2.0 whenever I sync my iPhone in iTunes the backup process takes about 15mins however previously this would take just a few seconds. Any ideas why this might be? It seems like iTunes is trying to backup everything on the iPhone including all the media 10GBs worth? Is there an option to stop this from happening?
Thank you so much for the explanation. Alot of it makes sense about the coding and how it feels the need to back up stuf that hasn't really changed. someone else, someplace else posted about the apps duplicating themselves with upgrades, sometimes even changing its name. I don't know about the upgrades, but I checked my files and I had things like Break, Break 1. I did a reset to factory settings at one point and did learn you can reupload the apps without being charged...good thing on that one!
But yes Apple has some real issues here and it's too bad because the pps thing is such a great idea. I'll wait and see what kind of a fix Apple comes out with and how well it works before I indulge in the apps again.
One question though....would the apps and the coding be affecting the ridicioulsly long restore people are experiencing too?
Depends, if you do not do a restore from backup, then it shouldn't have anything to do with the apps. I think most people that are experiencing long restores are ones that are trying to do it from backup. In that case, what is probably happening is since the previous backup had issues, the software is probably restoring the phone but verifies each part before restoring and if it finds something wrong, it probably redoes it or something. And if it can't, I don't know what they have programmed but it might just upload that, so that's why some users even get issues after a restore from backup. For that 1% that is having long restores without a backup, then it is most definitely a slow computer or they aren't using the orginial usb cable or something with their computer's hardware/settings.
Thanks jd. I've printed out a copy of your ideas from the other thread. I would still love to hear what Apple has to say about all this, but so far they don't seem to be saying much. Thanks again for your input!!!!
I also had the same problems, I have got over 40 apps on mine. I went from screen of death and 2-3 hour back ups to 3-4 min back ups. I followed these instructions that I have cheekily copied from another web forum, but it works, no more tedious back ups! You do need to perform back ups every day once this has been done, and you will find they get quicker each time:
I was having longs backups as well that were driving me crazy. I tried turning off crash reports and it did not work for me. I found this fix on the Apple discussions site. I performed these steps last week and ever since my backups/syncs have taken 3-5 minutes instead of 1+ hours. It took a little time to implement, but for me it was worth it. Seems that it has to do with corrupt app installations hanging up the backup process. Give it a try and report your successes/failures! The end of the message suggests not to install/update apps directly on the iphone, but I have done it without adverse effect.
"Go into iTunes Edit/Preferences the last tab sync disable auto sync for all iPod and iPhones. This does not fix it it is just the first step do not stop here.
Next connect your iPhone to the computer. Once it shows up in iTunes go into the last tab Applications. Uncheck sync all apps. Now Click apply. Now click sync. it will remove all the applications! After it is finished unplug the iPhone. I bet you will have at least one app still on the Iphone, maybe more. Hold any icon down until they jiggle. tap the x's and delete all the remaing apps. You may notice after you delete each app that a little spinning circle is next to your 3G icon on the top right hand side. Let it finish spinning before you delete the next app.
Once you have deleted all the remaining apps (That had corrupt data that was causing your long back ups!) do a hard reset. To do this hold the sleep/wake button and the home button until the red slider appears at the top of the screen. Slide it over and the phone will power off. You will again notice the spinning circle. Once it finishes wait a few seconds and power the iPhone back on by pressing the sleep/wake button.
While it is booting back up go into iTunes again turn the auto sync back on! Now connect the iPhone to the computer, let it backup and sync. Now it goes so fast you may want to cry or laugh. Now after it finishes go back to the applications tab. Click sync apps again, but make sure you have the 2nd circle checked. This box is sync selected apps. Make sure all the boxes are unchecked! Now slowly begin adding apps back to the iPhone. I have done as many as 5 at a time. Check the boxes then click apply, then sync. It will backup then add the applications and sync all other information. After the sync you may notice that little spinning circle is next to your 3G icon on the top right hand side. Let it finish spinning before you add the next app.
Here is the kicker! DO NOT update or install apps from the phone! Only use iTunes to install and or update apps until they get the bug fixed!"
Step 1: Open iTunes preferences, click on Devices, click on your phone(s), and then click the "Delete Backup" button.
Step 2: Navigate to /Users/(your name here)/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup. Delete any folders inside that folder. (Just in case)
Step 3: Plug your phone in. The first sync will take a LONG time. Be sure to let this sync finish, or else you may find yourself with the same problem. Subsequent syncs will be quicker, especially under iTunes 8.
i've had the same problem. a simple back-up could take hours, even with no music and like 10 apps. SO RIDICULOUS! so i tried this method and it worked! now my back-ups only take a few minutes, as they should! i was seriously ready to chuck my phone at the wall for being so stupid, but now i love my iphone again. haha!
