{"id":342,"date":"2009-06-20T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-20T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/?p=342"},"modified":"2009-06-22T15:35:28","modified_gmt":"2009-06-22T19:35:28","slug":"iphone-3-0-backup-faster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/iphone-3-0-backup-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 3.0 Backup Faster"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Original iPhone Software Update to 3.0<\/h2>\n<p>This week the iPhone 3.0 software update became available. Of course I wanted to have it on my (original non-3G) phone immediately. It may have been foolish to risk an update on a day that I really needed the phone. To add to the decision, the sync of my Version 2 software was taking a huge amount of time to complete. Like many other people, the <strong>backup of my iPhone<\/strong> was taking so long that I often would cancel it. This day was no different: cancel the backup and let the rest of the sync proceed normally.<\/p>\n<p>So given that backdrop, I downloaded the <strong>3.0 iPhone Software Update<\/strong> and installed it. I wasn&#8217;t starting with a very full iPhone:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343 aligncenter\" title=\"iphone-3.0-backup-m-capacity\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-3.0-backup-m-capacity.jpg?resize=575%2C98\" alt=\"iPhone 3.0 backup capacity\" width=\"575\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-3.0-backup-m-capacity.jpg?w=575&amp;ssl=1 575w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-3.0-backup-m-capacity.jpg?resize=300%2C51&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So with a little bit of fear, mixed with the excitement of new features, I followed these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Downloaded the software without installing<\/li>\n<li>Sync&#8217;ed the iPhone (cancelled the backup)<\/li>\n<li>Found some courage (this step always seems to help&#8230; along with a short prayer)<\/li>\n<li>Accepted iTunes&#8217; question about installing the new update<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To my surprise, the update went smoothly. That minute or so that it takes for the iPhone to reboot is a VERY long minute.<\/p>\n<h2>iPhone 3.0 Backup Faster<\/h2>\n<p>Is it just me, or did that backup take far less time? After letting a day go by, I decided to bite the bullet and let the sync complete the backup, however long it would take. And again, I was pleasantly surprised to have the backup complete in just 2-3 minutes!<\/p>\n<p>What I didn&#8217;t notice before, so maybe it&#8217;s just me, is that after backing up the phone, iTunes now gives more details about what it is doing during the backup process. So I was less apt to cancel it, knowing what steps were being taken and what portions of my phone were being backed up at the moment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-344 aligncenter\" title=\"iphone-3.0-backup-b-purchases\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-3.0-backup-b-purchases.jpg?resize=581%2C68\" alt=\"iPhone 3.0 backup purchased apps\" width=\"581\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-3.0-backup-b-purchases.jpg?w=645&amp;ssl=1 645w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-3.0-backup-b-purchases.jpg?resize=300%2C34&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The above app, &#8220;Airports&#8221; was purchased and updated on the iPhone over Wi-Fi, so iTunes wanted to keep a copy on my computer. So far so good. I really don&#8217;t have a lot of apps on this iPhone (my wife and kids have a ton of apps, but I am waiting for the 3Gs to arrive for apps). I have never been one to like a lot of apps slowing down my devices.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_345\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-345 \" title=\"iphone-3.0-backup-m-apps\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-3.0-backup-m-apps.jpg?resize=300%2C260\" alt=\"iPhone 3.0 backup apps\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-3.0-backup-m-apps.jpg?resize=300%2C260&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-3.0-backup-m-apps.jpg?w=484&amp;ssl=1 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iPhone 3.0 backup apps<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So after a little bit of waiting, and much to my surprise, the iPhone backup went smoothly. Incidentally, this update made me go around town with the feeling that I had just gotten a free phone. So cool.<\/p>\n<h2>iPhone 3.0 Update on Original iPhone Complete<\/h2>\n<p>To sum it up, are my notes on my iPhone Backup and 3.0 Update:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Original iPhone Version 2 to Version 3.0<\/li>\n<li>Update downloaded separately from the install<\/li>\n<li>Sync iPhone<\/li>\n<li>Cancel backup<\/li>\n<li>Successful sync<\/li>\n<li>Reboot iPhone<\/li>\n<li>Reboot iMac<\/li>\n<li>Bring up iPhoto and iTunes (before connecting the iPhone, just for smooth operation)<\/li>\n<li>Connect iPhone<\/li>\n<li>Cancel backup again<\/li>\n<li>Allow Sync to complete<\/li>\n<li>Allow iTunes to update software to Version 3.0<\/li>\n<li>Wait for iPhone to Reboot after update.<\/li>\n<li>Success!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-346 aligncenter\" title=\"iphone-3.0-backup-z-complete\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-3.0-backup-z-complete.jpg?resize=581%2C68\" alt=\"iPhone 3.0 backup complete\" width=\"581\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-3.0-backup-z-complete.jpg?w=645&amp;ssl=1 645w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.officecafe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/iphone-3.0-backup-z-complete.jpg?resize=300%2C35&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Still Having Problems with the iPhone 3.0 Backup?<\/h2>\n<p>See the comments below if your are having problems. Also, the Apple Support Discussion thread is very interesting. The main problem seems to be solved by deleting some data-hogging applications then re-installing them. See the thread on <a href=\"http:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread.jspa?threadID=2044778&amp;start=0&amp;tstart=0\"><strong>Slow Backup Process<\/strong><\/a> for details. There is hope for speeding up the slow backup process. It seems to involve taming some of the wild applications out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original iPhone Software Update to 3.0 This week the iPhone 3.0 software update became available. Of course I wanted to have it on my (original non-3G) phone immediately. It may have been foolish to risk an update on a day that I really needed the phone. 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