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Sep 5 2008

ABAVETTA  Simple, works, bomb proof (temporary, I hope) work around solution to long backups. Here is what I do.

Because it is safer to have iTunes closed when changing it's preferences I use the following procedure.

1) Close iTunes

2) Open Backup Disabler (if not already open).

3) Toggle Backup Disabler to the desired state.

4) Open iTunes

5) Close Backup Disabler (optional)

Whenever I feel it would be prudent to back up my iPhone I enable back up and let the process run overnight. Who knows how long it takes but it's always done by morning, Otherwise I have backup disabled when I synch my iPhone.  
(Version 1.3)

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Aug 2 2008

APPLEHC  Ok, this is the way for working backups:

1) Go to "~/Library/Application Support/MobilySync/Backup/" and delete the folders there (these are your Backups)

2) Make ONE full backup by syncing. This could take as long as 2 hours if you got a lot of big applications installed (e.g. Texas HoldEm, Brain Challenge, Vay etc)

3) Check the backup directory for a new folder

4) Quit iTunes. Start this application to disable Backups.

5) Thats it. Every (!) newly started backup (full or cancelled) could destroy your first backup. So do not use it unless you want a more recent backup, nut then start with deleting the old backup.  
(Version 1.2)

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Aug 15 2008

FRIJOLE  Thanks a lot, that's great advice.

In Backup Disabler 1.3, I've added a locking feature, that removes the write permission from the ~/Library/MobileSync/Backups folder whenever backups are disabled. That way, once you get a good backup, they are protected against accidental damage or corruption.  
(Version 1.2)

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Jul 30 2008

CHRISTOPHERMSCOTT  You guys do know that all you need to do is click the 'x' when iphone starts doing a backup and it moves on to updating your iphone. I don't see the point in this app  
(Version 1.1)

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Jul 31 2008

MAROOK  Except that clicking that X corrupts your backup, leaving your without one..! At least in iTunes 7.7.0..  
(Version 1.1)

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Jul 31 2008

CHRISTOPHERMSCOTT  it hasn’t corrupted any of my iphone backups and it's a nice option to have when I am in a hurry and know that I can backup my iphone data at a later time. I would rather disable the backup vis the native application than I would using a 3rd party solution.  
(Version 1.1)

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Aug 1 2008

APPLEHC  trust us, it DOES corrupt your backup in the long run. Apple decided to pack different parts of your files in differnt little backup packages. If you are unlucky you end up with a few packages from a cancelled backup and a few from old backups that are not compatible. I could NOT restore from 3 backups already!

My suggestion: Go to "~/Library/Application Support/MobilySync/Backup/" and delete the folders there (these are your Backups). Disable your phone (Airplane mode). Then do a full backup without interruption.

Apple*  
(Version 1.1)

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Aug 1 2008

CHRISTOPHERMSCOTT  I believe that I may have to retract my original comment and eat 'crow' on this one. Ever since I 'stopped' my backup, my iphone has not been syncing properly. Furthermore, all of my sync are taking forever. Therefore, I now have to go through the trouble of restoring the iphone. Apple really needs to get these issues fixed. It should not take over an hour to backup the iphone.  
(Version 1.1)

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Aug 1 2008

MACNERD1984  At least you had the sense to retract it. This app serves a purpose and prevents the iPhone from actually doing the backup in the first place, rather than having to cancel it half way through - That is the entire point of it.  
(Version 1.2)

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Aug 15 2008

DZITAO  Another thing to note is that this application just changes a key in the configuration file. This is a key that Apple provided and so they must have known there would be a use for it.

This program is great and very useful. It does not do any "hacking" into iTunes or your iPhone, it is just an elegant, user-friendly way to manipulate something that Apple set up but never provided an interface to.

Big thanks to the author for writing this!  
(Version 1.3)

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Jul 28 2008

STOSH1985  Awesome! Thank goodness someone did this, what a needed tool!  
(Version 1.1)

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Jul 28 2008
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DZITAO  Excellent application with lightning fast responses from the developer. I've been looking for an answer to the excessively long backup times on my iPhone and this program provides a solution. Thanks for the excellent program!  
(Version 1.1)

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Aug 3 2008

JJMARCUS  @CHRISTOPHERMSCOTT This app (or its command-line equivalent) is important because clicking that "X" corrupts your backup data set. Backups appear to be corrupted whenever the process is interrupted, by a phone call, for example. And I'd venture that most iPhone need at least one complete backup in case they need to perform a restore.  
(Version 1.2)

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Jul 28 2008

DZITAO  I received an AppleScript error saying that the domain/default pair of (com.apple.iTunes, DeviceBackupsDisabled) does not exist (1).

This key did not exist in my iTunes plist file so I added it as a boolean and now your program works. You might want to add a check for the existence of this key and create it if it doesn't exist.

Great program, great idea! I'm very grateful as my iPhone backups have been taking close to an hour when syncing. Now the sync is very fast with the backups disabled. Add that one little tweak and you've got a winner!  
(Version 1.0)

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Jul 28 2008

FRIJOLE  Sorry about that, I overlooked the way it was handling the response from trying to read the preference. I've gotten it fixed already and will upload 1.1 in just a minute.  
(Version 1.0)

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Jul 28 2008

DZITAO  Thanks for the quick response and excellent program!! Really fixes a big problem! Thanks!  
(Version 1.0)

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Jul 28 2008

SJK  I'd appreciate if the developer provided some technical details about what this does. Thanks.  
(Version 1.0)

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Jul 28 2008

SHOCKERSPAZ  Thank you! doesn't it suck to have to disable features because they're implemented wrong! Wake up Apple! smell the backups!  
(Version 1.0)

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