Comments on: Update iPhone without backing up (Mac and Windows)

By: Khadijah

Khadijah — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:50:57 +0000

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\defaults.exe write com.apple.iTunes AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true

For Windows7 )))
Worked for me..

By: Luciano

Luciano — Sun, 15 May 2011 14:00:13 +0000

Dude! Your post saved my life, I was updating 6 iPads to iOS4 and it was driving me crazy, more than 12h to finish backup.

Thanks man!

By: qqqqq

qqqqq — Sat, 07 May 2011 19:54:49 +0000

Meant to say the post is for Windows XP!!!

start -> run then type cmd to get command prompt
TURN BACKUPS OFF
“C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support
write com.apple.iTunes.AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true
TURN BACKUPS BACK ON
“C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support
write com.apple.iTunes.AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool false

By: qqqqq

qqqqq — Sat, 07 May 2011 19:53:48 +0000

start -> run then type cmd to get command prompt

TURN BACKUPS OFF
“C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support
write com.apple.iTunes.AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true

TURN BACKUPS BACK ON
“C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support
write com.apple.iTunes.AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool false

By: c-dub

c-dub — Thu, 05 May 2011 00:23:34 +0000

On Windows 7
Start Button | type cmd in search field | hit enter |
copy and paste below including quotes.

“C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\defaults.exe” write com.apple.iTunes.AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true

By: Anurag

Anurag — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:51:36 +0000

Correction for iTunes ver. 10.2.1 – there’s no bin folder under Mobile Device Support. Please use this command instead (copy paste including all quotes too!):

“%CommonProgramFiles%\Apple\Apple Application Support\defaults.exe” write com.apple.iTunes.AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true

If you want to undo this, simply replace true with false and run.

By: rAAAAATED!

rAAAAATED! — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:49:50 +0000

TYPICAL FUCKING GEEK THREAD!! DOES’NT HELP AT ALL WHEN YOU
ARE TOLD TO COPY THIS GARBAGE:
“%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Apple\Mobile Device
Support\bin\defaults.exe” write com.apple.iTunes
AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true AND PASTE IT INTO
C:/WINDOWSISSHIT/RUNPROMPT I AM TOTALLY CONFUSED AND AS EXPECTED
THIS… “%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Apple\Mobile Device
Support\bin\defaults.exe” write com.apple.iTunes
AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true ..BULLSHIT IS BRINGING
NOTHING BUT ERROR MESSAGES! THANKS FOR NOTHING BUT A WASTE OF TIME,
I THINK I WILL READ THRU THE COMMENTS TO FIND A HUMAN BEING WITH
CLEAR AND CONCISE INSTRUCTIONS!

By: rAAAAATED!

rAAAAATED! — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:46:50 +0000

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS ACTUAL QUOTE ?!!!!!!
“%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Apple\Mobile Device
Support\bin\defaults.exe” write com.apple.iTunes
AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true YOU HAVE QUOTED IT LIKE
YOU’D QUOTE A NORMAL SENTENCE USING ” SYMBOL ??? OR AM I SPOSE TO
FUCKING COPY WHICH FUCKING PART OF THAT NONSENSE YOU SAY WE SHOULD
COPY AND PASTE INTO THE RUN PROMPT ????!!!! PLEASE…. I AM NOT A
FUCKING MICROSHAFT OR APPLE ENGINEER, OK!

By: John

John — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:24:57 +0000

I also found this tutorial

http://www.iphone-without-itunes.com

very useful to update my iPhone without iTunes

By: JK

JK — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:40:11 +0000

The command line worked to disable the backup for the sync but did not work when I tried to update the iphone software. The digidna software worked for both. Thank you.

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:19:49 +0000

Againb, gee what a life saver http://www.microseconds.com/backupswitch.html was. MANY THANKS!

By: iNick

iNick — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:08:35 +0000

There is a much easier way just go to http://www.digidna.net/products/backoff/download and download their software, it’s for both windows and mac.

By: Burns

Burns — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:22:53 +0000

I downloaded the app to delete back up but cant find it anywhere on my itunes, where is it?

By: DC

DC — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:47:19 +0000

I have a 32GB i-pod touch and I want to update to OS4. I manage my music by copying onto an external hard drive and then transferring onto my i-pod. When i click to update I get the message about needing to back up which may take more than an hour. After clicking continue I get an error message saying that backup not possible as 13GB space is required and only 1GB available on my laptop. It also says “continuing without back up will result in the loss of all media on this Ipod”. Please help…………………Is there any easy way around this?

By: TGUG

TGUG — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:03:25 +0000

Awesome! the run dialog did not work for me but the PROGRAM DID! Thanks Dennis Nederlof and whoever made this post.
After i have the original IOS4 on my ipod touch 2g im gonna try to jalibreak it with this tutorial which uses redsn0w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQEyzUxUnCg
Good luck guys!
thanks again

By: julian

julian — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:41:07 +0000

Thank you thank you thank you thank you – that backupswitch software has saved my life – after trying several times and aborting after a couple of hours of stuck backups prior to the OS 4 update I’ve now updated my 3G iphone in minutes!

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:47:57 +0000

Didn’t work for Windows 7, which might need a different – probably more elaborate – solution. It’s however perfect on Mac OS X. Thank you for sharing it.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:16:19 +0000

My girlfriend was having huge trouble with her iPhone not backing up or syncing. She deinstalled Java Runtime and Hey Presto! it works just fine now. In addition to this some HOGs she installed that didn’t run also now run.

By: Backup automatisch aan/uit - iPhone Forum - alles over de Apple iPhone, iPhone 4, iPhone 3G S en iPhone 3G

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:44:02 +0000

[...] het backuppen uitgezet, maar dat moet nu dus weer wel gedaan kunnen worden. Vandaar. Afkomstig van: klauskjeldsen.dk Mac users: Quit iTunes. Open a Terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal) Type or copy [...]

By: kaveh

kaveh — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:17:01 +0000

Works with 4.0 OS installation with the new itunes (9.2?)
saved… HOURS, i would say, of my time.

By: andys sundaypink

andys sundaypink — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:41:10 +0000

Hi,

It does not work with me.
It still do the backup iphone

Cheers!

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:14:12 +0000

I have an iPod Touch (2nd generation) that I want to update to 3.1.3 (think that is the latest version). I have about 581mb available on my C: drive. My Touch backup file folder is 589mb. Can I delete that backup via iTunes and then have enough room to download and install the latest version? Or will it create a backup before installing and in the process I will run out of space on my C: drive?

Thanks,
Mark

By: Horacio

Horacio — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:03:06 +0000

On x64 Windows systems, you have to add (x86) to the command like this:

“%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\defaults.exe” write com.apple.iTunes AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true

By: Pierre Richard

Pierre Richard — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:55:32 +0000

I see that the change in speed of ITunes synking I reported earlier did not work forever. I think it might have been forgotten after I rebooted my PC. I had to run the code again and it worked. I guess one has to redo it every time one starts up Windows.

Is that correct, Klaus?

By: Pierre Richard

Pierre Richard — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:45:44 +0000

The Windows iTunes solution worked on Windows XP. Synchronization with iTunes is much faster now. It speeds through the backup, I suppose because it actually does nothing at that stage.

But you give a soltuion to reverse back to automatic backup this for Mac OSX. How do you reverse the Windows version?