Itunes Cannot Backup Because Backup Could Not Be Saved On The Computer?
Oct 10, 2010
Have been trying to back up my ipad on my pc so that i can upgrade the ipad os, but the above message keeps appearing. Aside from the fact that it takes ages to back up, it has been frustrating as i have tried deleting the back up file, removing all sleep/hibernate function on my pc ('cos it took so long), synching only the photos, and synching only the apps.
I do use apps like zinio and dropbox, which store files on the ipad, could these be the issues?
i have tried searching through the forum regarding the above error message but could not find any solution as most of the posts refer to slow backing up process.
Information:
macbook, iphone, ipad
Mac OS X (10.5.7)
How To Restore To Most Recent Saved Backup In Itunes
May 13, 2012
was plugged into computer. nothing unusual, then went into the recovery mode with usb and itunes on screen. how to restore to most recent saved backup in itunes?(ipad 2)
Backup In ITunes Doesn't Appear To Have Saved Videos?
Aug 4, 2011
In iTunes I right clicked on my iPad and selected "create a backup". It then spent quite some time doing that.
Once that had finished I updated the software on the iPad because I've got a developers license and was upgrading to iOS 5 Beta 4. Once it had finished that it asked if I wanted to restore my iPad from an earlier backup. I selected the one it had done just before I updated the software and it spend the best part of an hour transferring everything.
Unfortunately when I now go to my iPad, none of the videos that I had recorded (within the videos app) are there. if they can be recovered then I'd be very grateful as there were some important videos on there!
Rebuilt My Home PC But Kept My ITunes Library On A Seperate Drive From My OS - Backup Doesn't Backup?
Apr 23, 2012
Alright, so I had a problem where I rebuilt my home PC but kept my iTunes library on a seperate drive from my OS, so I still kept it. Then, when I'd finished rebuilding my machine, I installed iTunes and told it to use the same directory as it had previously for the library. Of course, it didn't do that, it created a whole new folder within that folder, and ignored all the previous library data. No big deal, I'll just wipe the old stuff and transfer the purchases from my iPad. Except that didn't work either, I got a message saying iTunes was waiting for something (can't remember the exact text off-hand) everytime I tried to transfer purchaes from my iPad.
Looked through the communities and found out that a few things can cause that problem (apparently voice memos were at fault for some people, improperly authorized machine, and a couple other items), but none of the fixes did anything for me. So I looked around for the alternative to restore my iTunes library on my machine so I look at the Apple support page for backing up your iPad [URL] and it says the backup function will save your apps, which is all I cared about since I didn't store my media in my iTunes library. Since I'd also been having a problem with an Ubisoft game and they recommended wiping my iPad to fix it, I made a backup and wiped the iPad then restored from a backup. Except not a single freaking one of my apps backed up despite having done it just minutes before wiping the iPad. All the default Apps and settings information were saved, but every single purchased app is gone.
What did I do wrong, or is Apple support flat out wrong, or (and god I hope not or I'll blow a gasket) did Apple decides "apps" really means "Apple apps"?
Now own an iPod & new iPad2 - sync to my Dell Vista laptop - now I'm assuming iTunes is backing up my 'stuff' to the laptop - my first concern was all of the music I have on the iPod - but I have an external HD that I often will do a further backup of these files, so not a concern.
However, I'm now starting to use & enjoy Bento on the iPad (don't own a Mac) - wife & I are entering recipes into the iPad program and I'll sync w/ the laptop, but I'm not certain 'where' these files are stored on the HD of my laptop?
I perused the various menus of iTunes and could not find an apparent option to 'backup' the data to some other site - can anyone advise on whether this is an option?
Ipad 2 - Photos Backup - Use An Online Backup Service Like Carbonite Or Sugarsynch
Jul 15, 2011
My problem is this: I am travelling throughout Asia with my ipad2 and using it to store photos. Recently my camera started playing up and the photos stored on the ipad are the only backup i have. I want to back them up. I have the camera kit so can connect USB and SD, however I was looking to use an online backup service like Carbonite or Sugarsynch. I've found out that they can only back up one photo at a time if at all.
How else can i back up the photos currently on my ipad? As additional information, i do have remote access through Teamviewer, to my laptop back in the US. I've tried to remote to thea laptop, thean remote back to the ipad in order to pull picture files off but couldn't seem to get it to work....thought it was a longshot anyway. So, how do youbackup photos without a computer to synch with?
As A Backup Device Through Time Machine To Backup My Macbook?
Nov 5, 2010
Is it possible to use the iPad as a backup device through time machine to backup my macbook to?I would imagine that they both need to be on the same wifi network or through bluetooth
'PHONEBOOK BACKUP' New Contacts Backup / Sends To Email
Sep 17, 2011
just bought from appstore this great app! it saves phonebook entries as vcard, which can be imported to gmail (and i think outlook, am i right?)... now i can easily store all my contacts.
IPad 4 :: Finding Backup Been Overwritten By More Recent Backup?
May 19, 2013
So sometime Friday evening, my iPad 4 started rebooting every three minutes (+- 10 seconds). I saw some people online had success deleting apps til they found the one causing the problem, so I started there.I backed up before I'd deleted too many, so that I wouldn't lose all my data.Unfortunately, I got down to deleting all my apps and it was still rebooting every three minutes. So now I'm trying to restore it (although my first restore attempt got an error -1, so we'll see if that even works).
Unfortunately, it had to download the latest iOS update before restoring. I left it plugged in while it did that, and didn't notice at first that every time it rebooted it started syncing again (because the "downloading" message was covering up the "syncing" message). By the time I noticed, it had already created a new backup.
I tried Restore from Backup, and it no longer lists my backup from yesterday. The most recent one (besides the current one, which is a backup of an iPad with no apps on it) is from 3 months ago.
Is there ANY hope for finding a backup that's been "overwritten" by a more recent backup? I'm ok with the command line if that will let me dig deeper.
on our iMac my wife and I have 2 accounts/2 separate desktops. It occured to me that when our new iPad arrives we are going to have a slew of each others Apps all mixed up together....I giess there is some "folder" options which I guess would separate our apps. My wife and I like the idea of separate accounts. Is this possible? Thanks, Bill Information:iBook G4, MacBook, 17" iMac, all Intel Core Duo, Mac OS X (10.6.1)(3) 3G iPhones. Backup computer: IBM ThinkPad (R51) XP til death!
I don't know if this is a security issue or a non-security issue, but I found that while unable to backup my iPad 2 during a 5.1 update due to limited space, I was able to circumvent the restrictions put in place by Apple and Back-Up my iPad to a different Computer. All I did was plug it in, open iTunes, and select the update. It updated, backed up, and now everything is copasetic.
Anyone know if this is something now allowed by iOS, or if its an oversight on Apple's part??
I bought my iPad for specific on-the-road purposes: internet access and downloadable high resolution topo maps for off-roading away from home. "Topo for iPad" seems to work just fine.Since I use Yahoo Mail, the files are not stored on the machine. So no backup required. Same with Topo. I appear to need no backup, so is there any good reason to link up with my PC? I prefer to keep it stand-alone if possible -- Keep It Simple.
I have 3 gb of "other" data that I want to get rid of. Does it matter if I restore from backup from the computer or iCloud? I was really hoping to restore from backup on the computer since I have a ton of comic's synced to my comic book app that I would have to add back to the iPad individually.
Is there a benefit to restoring from the full backup on the computer and the iCloud?
