Comments on: Syncing iPhone taking FOREVER…not anymore!

By: Fird

Fird — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:24:12 +0000

I did have this abnormally long sync problem initially. I didn’t know what causes it, but I’m thinking that I could live with it, until, I went to the iTunes preferences, and removed all my iPhone’s previous backups (there’s an iteration for every FW version that I use – 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, etc).

Right after I did that, I plugged my phone into the computer, and voila! the Sync now is just as normal as during the 1.1.4 days!

By: EraNet

EraNet — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:59:41 +0000

And this is for Windows:
http://www.eidac.de/?p=60

By: Dustin

Dustin — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:07:01 +0000

Their is a much easier way than that which also i think may work on a p.c. This is how; when it says backing up in the status bar on the top of itunes (Also the same thing that says what music ur playing) click the little “x” button on the right hand side and click sync again or i think it will continue backing up. i have done this a least 15 times no problem.

By: flocked

flocked — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:54:45 +0000

For windows-user: http://www.eidac.de/?p=60

By: dimitrios tsolakis

dimitrios tsolakis — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:57:05 +0000

the nice thing about app store is you can always download prepurchased items many times without paying again you just get a dialogue you accept and it downloads automatic so i dont really have to sync my apps unless i get new ones and i want a record on my computer

By: dimitrios tsolakis

dimitrios tsolakis — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:43:52 +0000

you dont loose your contacts thats the good thing because now in settings we have option to import contacts but we lose game saves but if we start games all time from beginning we recall the tricks and we can replay it easily and bring it to that stage we had it previously backuped

By: dimitrios tsolakis

dimitrios tsolakis — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:39:13 +0000

the trick for windows is never make backup treat your phone as new always straight after the pawning process and be very very selective on your applications when you sync in itunes never select all applications like me i have 30 applications i used to select all and run the backup with all these apps from 8oclock in the morning and the sync used to finish 1oclock in the afternoon thats 5 hours in total and waste of electricity every month.!!!

By: Douglas

Douglas — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:39:11 +0000

If we find a solution for windows users we’ll post it here. So far I don’t know of one.

By: dimitrios tsolakis

dimitrios tsolakis — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:57:09 +0000

nice but what about for window users

By: iLauncher

iLauncher — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:40:45 +0000

@Numberzz: no, infact that can corrupt a backup if u interrupt it midway.
There has to be a similar method for Windows Users too.
But what does it mean by no backup will be taken of the iphone?
Is that only for apps from appstore installed directly on the iphone?
Or does that even include the regular backups like contacts, recents, sms, emails and calendar?