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Real Name:Christopher Scott

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Last Login:27 Jun 2008 18:27

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Backup Disabler	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)		0
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Backup Disabler	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)		0
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Backup Disabler	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)		0
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Backup Disabler

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)

Backup Disabler

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)

Backup Disabler

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)

Backup Disabler

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)

Backup Disabler

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)

Backup Disabler

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)

BusySync	Jun 27 2008	CHRISTOPHERMSCOTT This app is simply awesome. I have been using it for over two months and have had almost no problems with it. The one problem I did have was almost instantly resolved via customer support. I highly recommend this especially after using SpanningSync (Version 2.1.3b2)		0
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TuneBar	Sep 14 2007	CHRISTOPHERMSCOTT have been a user of Synergy for the longest time, this seems like a really cool alternative! (Version 2.7.1)		0
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Fast DVD Copy	Jan 13 2006	CHRISTOPHERMSCOTT I really don't understand why this software has received so many bad reviews. I have been using it for over a year now and have made over 500 backups of my commercial DVDs. There have been a few cases (probably between 10 and 20) where the discs were unable to be copied. However, there have been very few 'coasters' since the software recognized the disc could not be burned before an attempt to burn the disc was made. With that being said, I wholeheartedly agree with criticisms of their customer service, or complete lach thereof. I had a problem with one of the updates and no one ever got back to me. Thankfully, I was able to figure it out myself. If you are attempting to make copies of unprotected, non-commercial DVDs, then this software is not necessary but if you are trying to make 'legal' backups of your own commercial DVDs then your only alternative is going through the 'production' of using MactheRipper and Toast..... (Version 4.0.2)		0
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Norton Utilities	Dec 22 2003	ANONYMOUS Just run live update from the Systemworks launcher and it will update Utilities automatically (Version 8.0.1)		0
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