itunes backup issues

[kiddk1]

Hello,

I have replaced my 4s twice already, each time I do a backup in itunes on my hp laptop. when I go to restore from the backup, it only restores my contacts and pics. All my apps, music, and videos have to be readded manually. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[Applejuiced]

Hello,

I have replaced my 4s twice already, each time I do a backup in itunes on my hp laptop. when I go to restore from the backup, it only restores my contacts and pics. All my apps, music, and videos have to be readded manually. Am I doing something wrong?

No, you're not.
That's how a backup works.
The apps, music and videos you just have to sync over again with your itunes library.
If it saved those too your backup file could be over 12-20 or 30GB's big.

 

[kiddk1]

Thank you I have so many apps because each of my 2 kids have an iPod touch so their apps are in there also so I don't want to sync their apps so usually I have to go through and separate ,very time-consuming

 

[maliu]

Not true, a restore should restore apps as well. They are already on iTunes, that's why you can update apps there as well.

 

[Applejuiced]

Not true, a restore should restore apps as well. They are already on iTunes, that's why you can update apps there as well.

False.
What does updating apps have to do with restoring from backup and what it includes?
Read what is included in the iphone backup files on apples support page below.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946