iTunes iPhone backup

[tc2000chartreader]

Since the update to version 2.0, my backups take anywhere from 5-10 minutes before it syncs. Before I was using more memory on my 8G original iphone in movies and the backup was quick. Now even with no movies and 5G memory free, only using 3G, the backup takes 5-10 minutes. I think that every time it syncs the applications, it syncs the ENTIRE application. I am finding out that itunes is backing up my iphone about 5-6 times a day at work.

Anyone else having this trouble?

[TrippalHealicks]

Originally Posted by tc2000chartreader

Since the update to version 2.0, my backups take anywhere from 5-10 minutes before it syncs. Before I was using more memory on my 8G original iphone in movies and the backup was quick. Now even with no movies and 5G memory free, only using 3G, the backup takes 5-10 minutes. I think that every time it syncs the applications, it syncs the ENTIRE application. I am finding out that itunes is backing up my iphone about 5-6 times a day at work.

Anyone else having this trouble?

Yeah, my iTunes updates take (literally) as long as 20 minutes. Very very poor design on Apple's part. Why the hell would I want to back up everything on my iPhone, when it's already on my hard drive? I thought the whole idea of "syncing" was only updating what has changed..?

Very stupid. Very annoying.

[phsycology]

I hadn't done a syncs in about to weeks to avoid the backup lol, but yesterday, when I finally did, The backup alone took two whole hours!!!!! Sort it out, Apple!!!

[ekologik]

Originally Posted by phsycology

I hadn't done a syncs in about to weeks to avoid the backup lol, but yesterday, when I finally did, The backup alone took two whole hours!!!!! Sort it out, Apple!!!

check out this lifehacker post. it's supposed to speed up syncing for 2.0.

[ives715]

Honestly my back up takes about 20 minutes. It should takes 20 seconds because the majority of what its backing up should already be on my hard drive. I stopped plugging it in to my computer mainly becuase of the backup. I can't get a phone call or do anything else on it during this time which can be a problem. So I started charging it from the wall.

[ekologik]

I plug my phone in every day or two, and I don't seem to have a slow backup at all. It's a bit slower than my phone on 1.1.3 but it doesn't take more than a minute or two. Not sure if that's why. Try the link above and try plugging it in more often maybe

[ives715]

I shut off the sending to apple stuff and still not a speed increase while backing up. My backup still takes a pretty long time. I can let it backup, unplug it, wait about 5 minutes, plug it back in and it backs it up again and this still takes 20 minutes. Is it necessary for iTunes to back it up every time i plug it in? The most recent backup is from 5 minutes ago. There is no reason to backup again because nothing has changed.

[dturner]

Originally Posted by ives715

I shut off the sending to apple stuff and still not a speed increase while backing up. My backup still takes a pretty long time. I can let it backup, unplug it, wait about 5 minutes, plug it back in and it backs it up again and this still takes 20 minutes. Is it necessary for iTunes to back it up every time i plug it in? The most recent backup is from 5 minutes ago. There is no reason to backup again because nothing has changed.

When the backup starts, just click the X and itunes will abort the backup and continue with the sync.

[ives715]

i used to do just hit the x. Then one day when i was messing with my phone i synced it to an Outlook from work and it erased all my contacts. I went restore it from a backup and it said it was corrupted, obviously. It seems to only keep one so I don't have to stop it otherwise I have nothing to resort back to in the worst case scenario. I now have all important stuff it multiple places.

[Huncowboy]

I did not want to start a new thread...

I was wondering where is the iphone backup file located. I am on Win XP btw. The reason I am asking is because I have my itunes music folder on a raid mirror, along with other stuff important to us like pictures etc... I would like to make sure that my backup file is on that raid also. I am guessing itunes backs it up onto the main drive which is a regular solo drive for me, not raid.

Thanks!