Disable backups to speed iPhone/iPod touch syncing

I have several (more than 30) applications installed in my iPhone 2.0 (some of them are over 10MB). I've been a bit disappointed with the oh-so-slow syncs in iTunes due to the required backup process. Searching a bit, I found that I could disable the backups by setting a hidden iTunes preference. Quit iTunes, open Terminal, and enter this command: defaults write com.apple.itunes DeviceBackupsDisabled -bool YES Whe you next sync, your iPhone won't be backed up, so the actual sync will go quickly. If you feel the need to back up your data again at some point, simply change YES to NO and sync your device (quit iTunes before changing the setting). After the backup is done, you can then disable backups again. If you want to restore a previous backup, you must set this value to NO before trying the restore. [robg adds: The long backup times with iPhone 2.0 software are a real pain -- while sometimes they seem speedy, my ...
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:30:02 +0200

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