Why does itunes sync take so long after 2.0 upgrade

did I mention you can x out of the "backing up" part? This cuts on time and still syncs. There are still many bugs but hopefully they will be all solved soon in the next update.

sure you can cancel the sync but nothing that is supposed to be transferred over automatically like apps and podcasts will be synced either. This is crazy

I'm not saying cancel the sync. Let me try to clarify. When you first start the sync, watch the display in the iTunes display menu (the part where it usually says what song you're listening to or other graphics). Wait for it to say something like "backing up 'user' iPhone" and you will have the opportunity to press an x on the right to cancel the "backing up" part. This will then skip to the rest of the syncing process. good luck.

The sync takes so long because its doing a complete backup of the iphone every-time you put it in the Cradle.

This is clearly a BUG.

After a restore and reasonable but sporadic synch times (some longer than others) I just noticed once again the sync process is taking a really long time. It must be related to Apps.--that's all I've changed.

"It must be related to Apps.--that's all I've changed."

People need to stop assuming that. As has been stated in this thread and elsewhere, many people are experiencing the same thing when they DO NOT HAVE ANY APPS INSTALLED.

It's kind of like science class. You need a "control". If you are basing your results off people who already have a "buggy" firmware update, you are not getting accurate results.

Now I may be one of the "lucky" ones here, but I have zero problems with v.2.0 on mine and my wifes's 1st gen phone. I now have 16 apps installed. I do not have any "lag" while texting, my apps do not crash, my wifi connection is superb, my battery life is as good as it's ever been, google maps finds me just fine, email works just fine, and the signal is just as strong as it has been before the update.

The more apps I have...the longer it takes to backup. I just tested my phone...even with 16 apps it took all of 3 minutes to backup and synch (I've used three of them since I last docked my phone). Now the amount of time it takes to back up will be dependant on the "type" of apps you have installed, and how many you have used since the last backup. If you have apps that save what level you are currently in (games) or apps that save preferences everytime you use them...it is going to "backup" and take a little longer when you dock your phone.

Now this is just my opinion, but I am betting that most of the multiple hour backups I see posted are on phones that have a "buggy" firmware update.

Here are my specs:

Audio: 3.89 Gigs
Video: 541.6 Mb
Photos: 3.3 Mb
Other: 264.2 Mb
Free Space: 2.40 Gigs
Apps: 16

I'd be interested to see other people's specs and backup/synch times...AND whether or not you have a "buggy" firmware update (text lags, connection issues, etc) OR a "clean" update (everything works fine on your phone).

OK maybe it has nothing to do w. Apps. All I do know is what was once a simple and quick task (a few minutes tops) the sync process now takes a ridiculous amount of time after the 2.0 update.

My hypothesis was that it "is" related to apps given the conditions I described above (number, type, use, etc) on a clean install of 2.0. If you have a buggy update there are too many variables.

I was having the same problem, but I reset my phone (push off & home buttons at same time), and restarted my computer. Sounds too good to be true, but my phone is now syncing at lightning speed when I dock it.

However, my contacts are still slow on my iPhone when I go in to them...

I am having the same "too long sync" pb since upgrade to 2.0
OS is WinXP with Outlook 2003.
Some days after upgrade my company upgraded my laptop to Outlook 2007. Same pb - no difference -

Sync steps I can see in the iTunes top bar are :
- 'iphone backup" , less than 1min - OK
- 'sync of "iphone XXX", max 1min - OK
- sync of contacts : about 15 min !
- sync of calendar : another 15 min !
The sync succeeds but the next sync will be another 30min !

I tried basic advices from apple about winXP sync troubleshoot http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1692 (except resinstall iTunes) but found no changes.

I succeeded once Today : when starting outlook2007, the system shouw a balloon mentionning a pb on a data file has been detected (sthg like "appli not correctly closed"). The system checked and fixed the file. The next contact sync was ok (~1min) but calendar still 15min. But the =contact sync after is back to 15 min.

This is not a CPU pb (max 10% use). There are a lot of disk i/o. During the contact sync step, the HDD led is lit permanently. During calendar sync step, the HDD led blinks permanently.

Resetting the phone does work for me.
The 2.0 upgrade brought a dual Home/Outlook calendar. Due to some tests I wonder if there a link between this new feature and our problem.

This is the first defect I found for this very well designed phone.

Sure we need help.

Same here. I'm syncing fast now. Was taking forever previously.
I've reset the phone by restarting it and just happened to have rebooted my iMac. Synching works fine now.

Faster syncs - If you ONLY need to sync your contacts and your calender on your iPhone i recommend running iSync instead syncing using iTunes.

You can also add this to the Menu Bar, to avoid having to open isync every time. (Open iSync, select iSync --> Preferences and check the option to show status in menu bar)

Then you can click on this icon and select sync. Please note that the iPhone does not indicate that you are "syncing" and you can only tell it has completed when the iSync logo stops rotating.

(Mac Users Only)

My iTunes (iPhone 3G) also takes forever to "backup", at least 20-30 mins (but usually 1+ hour). This is truly unacceptable. I thought it was just because I had a PC, but apparently that doesn't matter. I thought Apple was all about speed and flair? Hopefully, Apple will solve this problem soon.

Also, while you're at it, re-write your firmware so every single application, including the ironclad Safari browser, doesn't crash on me. No joke, my iPhone Apps crash 20x a day, with Safari being the biggest repeat offender. Finally, please stop being childish and allow Flash on your OS. Half the websites out there use it, join the party.

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