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A quicker syncing iPhone tip

by Jake Gaecke on Aug 5, 2008 at 05:10 PM

iPhone Backup in iTunes
Do you dread syncing your iPhone to your computer because of the lengthy backup process that iTunes seems to always want to do? Skipping this step is actually rather simple.

Start a sync as normal and click the X next to the progress bar that appears in iTunes after connecting your device. iTunes will skip the backup and continue with the syncing process, greatly reducing the time spent connected to the computer.

This tip will certainly save you time, but it’s best to only use it if you’re actually in a hurry. Not having a backup for your iPhone, even though earlier MoblieMe bugs supposedly have been fixed, is not a great idea.  So, use it if you have to, but make a backup when you can.

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