Skip the iTunes Backup Process Video
Skip the iTunes Backup Process Video Transcript
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\f0\b\fs20 \cf0 You just got some new songs, and you want to sync your iPhone or iPod Touch, but you hate that loooong drawn out backup process that runs in iTunes.\
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I'm Brian Tong with CNET.com and in this Insider Secret we\'92ll show you how to skip the backup process for both the Mac and PC.\
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I\'92ll be using my iPhone for this demo, and when I want the latest music and podcasts I connect it to my computer. iTunes prompts me to make a backup first but it can take a whole lot of time.\
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If you want to quickly skip this, you can just click on the \'93x\'94 and your phone will go straight to your sync, but doing this leaves you with a corrupt backup file. That\'92s because iTunes trashes each backup on the fly once a new one starts. You probably don\'92t want that.\
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So you have a few options. For the Mac, check out this little app called DisableBackup from EYE-Dak-dot-D-E. It\'92s free and you can download it from their website. \
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What\'92s nice about it is that you won\'92t have to go to the terminal to punch in any command line. Just open the app and click on the button if you want to run the Backup or not and iTunes will follow its lead.\
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Just a heads up, you can always manually force iTunes to run a backup, by right clicking on it in the source column of iTunes.\
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On Windows, we\'92ll need to locate the iTunes Preferences XML file. We\'92re showing you the path to get this file in Windows Vista. We\'92ll be posting the location of this XML file in both XP and Vista, because they\'92re at different locations on our blog at blog.cnettv.com\
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Once you find the XML file, make a backup of it so you have an original, JUST IN CASE.\
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Now open up the file in an XML editor like Notepad++ or ConText.\
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Search for a section called \'93User Preferences\'94 and then paste the following XML snippet that we have here after the first
Tired of waiting for iTunes to back up your iPhone or iPod Touch? Brian Tong shows you how to skip the iTunes backup on a Mac and PC.
