Hello everyone,
First time poster Im in a bit of a pickle. Very grateful for any advice and grateful if you limit the inevitable comments about old hardware and software, I know!...
Im running an iBook with 10.4.11. I did have an iPhone 3G 16gb, which synced fine and is backed up on the iBook.
Unfortunately, the iPhone had an accident.
Im due to receive some insurance cash for a replacement.
First question: I have a feeling they will only offer me enough cash for a 3GS. Apple annoyingly only make 8GB 3GSs now, will my backup fit on there? 16GB doesnt go into 8GB obviously but I have a feeling the backup is only a small file, backing up programs, address book and SMSs. Is that correct? Should I worry?
Second question: I may be offered enough cash for an iPhone 4. Unfortunately, Apple have once again made things difficult for me. The iPhone 4 only works with 10.5.8. Now I could upgrade although 10.5 disks are rare and expensive (and of course, I cant go down the cheap option of 10.6 as this is a PPC Mac). Could I move my backup file (from /Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup) to a friends MacBook Pro and restore my address book and contacts from there? I dont mind if I cant sync media for now. How safe and easy is it to transfer backups to other computers?
Many many thanks.
First time poster Im in a bit of a pickle. Very grateful for any advice and grateful if you limit the inevitable comments about old hardware and software, I know!...
Im running an iBook with 10.4.11. I did have an iPhone 3G 16gb, which synced fine and is backed up on the iBook.
Unfortunately, the iPhone had an accident.
Im due to receive some insurance cash for a replacement.
First question: I have a feeling they will only offer me enough cash for a 3GS. Apple annoyingly only make 8GB 3GSs now, will my backup fit on there? 16GB doesnt go into 8GB obviously but I have a feeling the backup is only a small file, backing up programs, address book and SMSs. Is that correct? Should I worry?
Second question: I may be offered enough cash for an iPhone 4. Unfortunately, Apple have once again made things difficult for me. The iPhone 4 only works with 10.5.8. Now I could upgrade although 10.5 disks are rare and expensive (and of course, I cant go down the cheap option of 10.6 as this is a PPC Mac). Could I move my backup file (from /Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup) to a friends MacBook Pro and restore my address book and contacts from there? I dont mind if I cant sync media for now. How safe and easy is it to transfer backups to other computers?
Many many thanks.