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Can't create iPhone backups anymore

Hello,

A while a go I disabled auto-backup using terminal by this command
"com.apple.iTunes DeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true"

Theoretically, to enable backups again I would just change it to false. BUT it didn't work!
I get "-bash: com.apple.iTunes: command not found"

_*What do I do now? How do I create backups again?*_ I have also tried using disablebackup.app but didn't work either.

edit: I don't have "Back up" option when I right click on my iPhone in iTunes. It's gone.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8),  Classic • Nano  iPhone 3G

Posted on Aug 27, 2009 2:19 AM

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Aug 27, 2009 3:03 AM in response to Ninda

It's not a lazy solution - it's a workable one. And it doesn't take very long either.

A risk of terminal hacks is precisely this - that they have unintended consequences. If this is an Apple approved process, then report a bug to Apple. If it isn't, then whoever provided it should have put the usual disclaimer in about using at your own risk.

I don't mean to dump on you, but I just think that, rationally, an iTunes reinstall that fixes the issue is more attractive than a drawn-out search for a compensating hack

Can't create iPhone backups anymore

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