iPhone. News and Tips

Those of you who’ve already upgraded to iPhone 2.0, have already noticed that iTunes makes full backup of your phone every time you sync it with your computer. This process takes a lot of time and sometimes you just don’t want to wait.

Today I’ll tell you how to get rid of it.

Instructions for Mac OS X:

1. Shut down iTunes;
2. Open Terminal.app;
3. Copy and paste this text into Terminal window and press Return:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes DeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true

4. Start iTunes;
5. Connect your iPhone (2.0 или 3G) and sync.

If you change “true” to “false” in the step number 3, the automatic backup will be back.

Or, you can download the special utility that allows you to do the same.

Instructions for Windows:

1. On your computer, find the file iTunesPrefs.xml. It’s usually located in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes or in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes;

2. Make backup copy of iTunesPrefs.xml;

3. Open it using text editor (for example Notepad++, Ultraedit, but not the MS Notepad!)

4. Find “User Preferences” section and paste there this text:

5. Save the file and relaunch iTunes. The automatic backup feature is now turned off.

Enjoy it!!!