Ipad backup questions. OMG, does it really take this long?

[Crosbie]

You're not on 4.2? Do it. I used to have this shizz, but not since upgrading.

 

[DotCom2]

I also had a problem with very long backups. 4-5 hours on a half full 32GB iPad. I tried a restore from backup and that didn't help. Because of a lot of other issues I was having as well, I bit the bullet and did a restore to new. Now everthing is working fine and backups take about 1-2 mintues.
You probably have something corupted in your backup or some App.
Try a restore to new and it should get everything back to working order.
It takes some time to get everything set back up but believe me, it's worth it!

 

[Lumpydog]

Zinio?

I had the same prob... Was messing around with Zino settings and saw that the magazine reader is set to backup all ur subscriptions when u synch with iTunes. That's a LOT of GB worth of mags. In the settings u can disable.

When I did, synch sped WAY up.

Some apps set themselves up to backup their content on synch - without asking you. To make things worse - there is no consistent way to check for this. Zinio's "settings" are accessed in app. Other's, via the iPad settings console...

 

[Sherifftruman]

Make sure you're using your USB 2.0 connection at Hi Speed without a lot of interposing hubs.

Hook it up directly to your Mac to see if you see a difference. You will.

I had a similar issue. My computer has USB 2.0 ports but evidently, it is implemented like a hub of sorts and having older devices like a keyboard, mouse, camera, etc was forcing it to USB 1 speeds.

So, I bought a $15 USB 2.0 card and kept all the old slow stuff plugged into the motherboard ports and the iPhones, iPads and a USB hard drive I've since acquired plugged into the new card and holy freaking crap it was like night and day.

It went from dreading a sync to laughing as the bar flew by.

 

[MaxBurn]

If you have VLC with some movies in it that can cause hours long synch times. Remove the VLC content and try again.

 

[Eldiablojoe]

Yes, I've had the same problem. I've already turned off the Zinio auto-backups.

Grrr. It's so frustrating, I'm tempted to make a Genius Bar appointment to sync it there and let them figure it out.


https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1054192/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1044641/

 

[cujimmyusa]

My back ups are slow too, dread doing them, hate not being able to use my iPad lol!

I had a similar issue. My computer has USB 2.0 ports but evidently, it is implemented like a hub of sorts and having older devices like a keyboard, mouse, camera, etc was forcing it to USB 1 speeds.

So, I bought a $15 USB 2.0 card and kept all the old slow stuff plugged into the motherboard ports and the iPhones, iPads and a USB hard drive I've since acquired plugged into the new card and holy freaking crap it was like night and day.

It went from dreading a sync to laughing as the bar flew by.

What is a USB 2.0 card, do you have a link?

 

[Sherifftruman]

My back ups are slow too, dread doing them, hate not being able to use my iPad lol!



What is a USB 2.0 card, do you have a link?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=node=193870011&field-keywords=usb+card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...E&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=usb+card

Or go to any place you normally buy computer parts and type USB Card into their search. Just make sure you get a card that is compatible with whatever vacant slots you may have on your computer.

USB has had three main standards so far, USB 1.0, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. Each gets faster than before. There are few USB 3.0 devices right now so IMO, it is not worth the extra money for an add on card unless you have a device that does USB 3.0. You can always buy a new card later if your next PC does not have USB 3 built in.

Now, just because my issue was caused by the USB ports does not mean yours is, so its possible you may not get any benefit.

 

[cujimmyusa]

Thank you Sherifftruman, I hope other things will work for me before taking your route, I was curious though in case I do : )