Comments on: iPhone Backups Slow? How to Speed Up and Fix a Slow iPhone Backup http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: harshil http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-498815 harshil Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:10:06 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-498815 heres the solution: in windows. just click and hold the pop up restore progress bar and keep moving it around the screen. the trick is to make sure itunes keeps running heres the solution:
in windows. just click and hold the pop up restore progress bar and keep moving it around the screen. the trick is to make sure itunes keeps running

]]> By: MO http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-397581 MO Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:55:34 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-397581 my ipod backup took 6 days bet nobody has that time my ipod backup took 6 days bet nobody has that time

]]> By: js http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-396722 js Sun, 10 Jun 2012 03:42:10 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-396722 Thanks the tips worked Thanks the tips worked

]]> By: Guest http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-394867 Guest Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:56:10 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-394867 > correlation between the length of time a backup takes to > complete and how often I perform full backups: the longer > time that passes between backups the slower the backup > will be. That would be true of an "incremental" or "differential" backup... but why would a *FULL* backup be any faster or slower if you did it "more often"??? Full = Full The only thing that should matter is "how much data is being backed up". > correlation between the length of time a backup takes to
> complete and how often I perform full backups: the longer
> time that passes between backups the slower the backup
> will be.

That would be true of an “incremental” or “differential” backup… but why would a *FULL* backup be any faster or slower if you did it “more often”???

Full = Full

The only thing that should matter is “how much data is being backed up”.

]]> By: J http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-392951 J Wed, 30 May 2012 03:29:32 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-392951 Seriously ? Check your OS. Are you up to date ? SYNC. Problem ? Restore to default. SYNC. Back-up. Seriously ?
Check your OS. Are you up to date ? SYNC. Problem ? Restore to default. SYNC. Back-up.

]]> By: Terry http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-315712 Terry Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:09:49 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-315712 Backup/restore time is beyond description! If apple doesn't fix this problem SOON, this will be the last dime I spend on iPhone! Backup/restore time is beyond description! If apple doesn’t fix this problem SOON, this will be the last dime I spend on iPhone!

]]> By: Mitch Damnit http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-271511 Mitch Damnit Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:50:03 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-271511 Hey, Just to let you guys know, there is a way to update without the back up process! Just ctrl+alt+del to open task manager, find a program near the top of the list called applemobilebackup.exe and end process. YOU MUST DO THIS AFTER THE BACKUP PROGRESS BAR APPEARS! when you end this program, itunes will just skip to the next part of the process. The only downside is that the Ithing in question will be restored to factory settings. Shortly after you end applemobilebackup.exe you will get an error message saying something like "itunes could not back up XXXXX's iPhone because back up session failed" or whatever. Just ignore and hit OK. Hopefully Apple will fix this issue in a future update but untill then, stay strong. Hey, Just to let you guys know, there is a way to update without the back up process! Just ctrl+alt+del to open task manager, find a program near the top of the list called applemobilebackup.exe and end process. YOU MUST DO THIS AFTER THE BACKUP PROGRESS BAR APPEARS! when you end this program, itunes will just skip to the next part of the process. The only downside is that the Ithing in question will be restored to factory settings. Shortly after you end applemobilebackup.exe you will get an error message saying something like “itunes could not back up XXXXX’s iPhone because back up session failed” or whatever. Just ignore and hit OK.
Hopefully Apple will fix this issue in a future update but untill then, stay strong.

]]> By: shivang http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-263266 shivang Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:39:19 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-263266 gotoc/program files(86)/apple/device support and delete appple mobile backup exe. and apple mobile backup.dll gotoc/program files(86)/apple/device support and delete appple mobile backup exe. and apple mobile backup.dll

]]> By: IMEI: Unknown ICCID: Unknown, possible to back up? http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-256229 IMEI: Unknown ICCID: Unknown, possible to back up? Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:18:24 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-256229 [...] I then started to look at tuning my backup to speed it up. I had to delete data and apps in stages as if I didn't leave around 30 seconds before the phone [...] [...] I then started to look at tuning my backup to speed it up. I had to delete data and apps in stages as if I didn't leave around 30 seconds before the phone [...]

]]> By: Steve http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-242312 Steve Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:42:26 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-242312 Well have been trying to back-up a friends contacts/info/files from his iphone 3g as hes having an iphone 4 tomorrow. And cant even get the bloody thing to sync with itunes at all. Just freezes on 'syncing mail accounts' Tried to backup the phone. Waited ten mins and no sign of life... (i get impatient after 10 mins) Started task manager and Itunes : Not responding. Tried again, several times. Reinstalled itunes. Updated itunes. Restarted phone. Reinstalled itunes. Nope - its cack. Cannot get it to work. What a completely useless system this itunes/iphone OS is. Am very unimpressed that I had to install itunes on my pc to begin with. Am very unimpressed that it wont back-up. Apple you need to sort your act out. I own a Samsung Galaxy S running Android 2.2. Works and reacts like an iphone4, looks like iphone4, same spec as iphone4... but Google have definately got the odds in their favour when it comes to writing good software. How to backup your iphone : Install itunes. Sync your phone (if you can). If not, disable auto-syncing... Then click back-up. Then wait for 3 to 30 hours to backup a measely 9gb of data. If it fails to backup after 30hours, delete all of your personal data from your iphone including apps and photos. Then click back-up. (Think to yourself - W.T.F. is the point of backing up an empty phone?!?) Then wait while apple takes a leaf out of microsofts book and wastes a bit more of your time. Fail. Go on Google to research why it takes so long to back up. End up here. Booooo.... How to backup an android phone : Plug in USB cable. Browse phone like a Disk Drive. Copy all files and folders from phone to a convenient spot on your PC. Wait 8-10 mins for it to copy EVERYTHING and your done! We wont go into how easy it is to update the OS on a Google-based android, either, as it may upset a few iphone owners... All in all - i think you can tell, im unimpressed with apple at the minute. So glad now, that i signed up for the £18/month galaxy S instead of the £35/month iphone4... Iphones have just received a serious thumbs-down in my book. Well have been trying to back-up a friends contacts/info/files from his iphone 3g as hes having an iphone 4 tomorrow. And cant even get the bloody thing to sync with itunes at all. Just freezes on ‘syncing mail accounts’

Tried to backup the phone. Waited ten mins and no sign of life… (i get impatient after 10 mins) Started task manager and Itunes : Not responding. Tried again, several times. Reinstalled itunes. Updated itunes. Restarted phone. Reinstalled itunes. Nope – its cack. Cannot get it to work.

What a completely useless system this itunes/iphone OS is. Am very unimpressed that I had to install itunes on my pc to begin with. Am very unimpressed that it wont back-up. Apple you need to sort your act out.

I own a Samsung Galaxy S running Android 2.2. Works and reacts like an iphone4, looks like iphone4, same spec as iphone4… but Google have definately got the odds in their favour when it comes to writing good software.

How to backup your iphone : Install itunes. Sync your phone (if you can). If not, disable auto-syncing… Then click back-up. Then wait for 3 to 30 hours to backup a measely 9gb of data. If it fails to backup after 30hours, delete all of your personal data from your iphone including apps and photos. Then click back-up. (Think to yourself – W.T.F. is the point of backing up an empty phone?!?) Then wait while apple takes a leaf out of microsofts book and wastes a bit more of your time. Fail. Go on Google to research why it takes so long to back up. End up here. Booooo….

How to backup an android phone : Plug in USB cable. Browse phone like a Disk Drive. Copy all files and folders from phone to a convenient spot on your PC. Wait 8-10 mins for it to copy EVERYTHING and your done!

We wont go into how easy it is to update the OS on a Google-based android, either, as it may upset a few iphone owners…

All in all – i think you can tell, im unimpressed with apple at the minute. So glad now, that i signed up for the £18/month galaxy S instead of the £35/month iphone4…

Iphones have just received a serious thumbs-down in my book.

]]> By: John http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-228754 John Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:40:05 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-228754 I have tried repeatedly to update to OS 4, but the backup is taking hours. After 4 attempts at leaving on before bed only to find still backing up, I have deleted many apps on phone. The only thing left is to upload all photos to pc, synch all phone based purchase apps, and upload songs purchased on phone to itunes. The only fear is to lose the valuable photos stored on phone. I have a PC based system, and all advice is for apple based computer. Is it possible to delete all info from phone and not lose the data? _FRUSTRATED!!!! I have tried repeatedly to update to OS 4, but the backup is taking hours. After 4 attempts at leaving on before bed only to find still backing up, I have deleted many apps on phone. The only thing left is to upload all photos to pc, synch all phone based purchase apps, and upload songs purchased on phone to itunes. The only fear is to lose the valuable photos stored on phone. I have a PC based system, and all advice is for apple based computer. Is it possible to delete all info from phone and not lose the data? _FRUSTRATED!!!!

]]> By: Carol http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-228433 Carol Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:03:20 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-228433 I should have to delete ANY content off the phone to perform a backup. The backup routine should be smart enough to do a delta from the prior backup and not try to backup everything. What's the point of having 16GB of capacity if you can't take that much content around with you? Hours to back up a phone is ridiculous and a rock bottom customer experience. Seriously peeved at this point. I should have to delete ANY content off the phone to perform a backup. The backup routine should be smart enough to do a delta from the prior backup and not try to backup everything. What’s the point of having 16GB of capacity if you can’t take that much content around with you? Hours to back up a phone is ridiculous and a rock bottom customer experience. Seriously peeved at this point.

]]> By: Bob Glenister http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-218723 Bob Glenister Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:23:34 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-218723 Hi Everyone Had the same issues, the workaround was to cut the photos and save them to my PC's hard-drive and secondly to delete all my mail in all the folders. The backup only took 10 minutes after that. (this was after waiting almost 30 hours for the backup bar to not move an inch. Hope this helps all those frustrated users out there, was ready to throw the phone in the trash :-) Hi Everyone

Had the same issues, the workaround was to cut the photos and save them to my PC’s hard-drive and secondly to delete all my mail in all the folders. The backup only took 10 minutes after that. (this was after waiting almost 30 hours for the backup bar to not move an inch.

Hope this helps all those frustrated users out there, was ready to throw the phone in the trash :-)

]]> By: Len http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-216539 Len Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:49:57 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-216539 Apple just sucks. I've been trying to update my phone for over a year. It never works. I just deleted all my texts, photos and apps. It still refuses to update. I have a 3G, 16 GB with 9 GB of audio. Should I just delete all my audio files? I read somewhere that Apple should change their name to Lemon. It makes perfect sense. Even their computers are lemons. Apple just sucks. I’ve been trying to update my phone for over a year. It never works. I just deleted all my texts, photos and apps. It still refuses to update. I have a 3G, 16 GB with 9 GB of audio. Should I just delete all my audio files? I read somewhere that Apple should change their name to Lemon. It makes perfect sense. Even their computers are lemons.

]]> By: David Chun http://osxdaily.com/2010/06/21/iphone-backups-slow/#comment-214759 David Chun Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:26:14 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=5583#comment-214759 Wow, I thought mine took long. Mine only takes about 45 minutes. Long but short compared to the ones in the comments. Wow, I thought mine took long. Mine only takes about 45 minutes. Long but short compared to the ones in the comments.

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