On my PC the longest part of the sync process in iTunes with my
iPhone or iPad is the device backup. Taking up to an hour at times I can live
without a backup. Especially since I jailbreak my devices which makes ever
restoring a backup after an OS upgrade a bad idea.
There are two methods to disable the device backup feature. First,
I'm going to show you the manual tweak.
Manual Method
Apple made it very difficult to disable the automatic device
backup feature manually by burying the setting deep in a configuration file. In
order to make the change you will need a good XML text editor. I suggest using the
free Notepad++ that you can download here.
First, make sure iTunes is closed and create a backup of the
iTunes Preferences file located in C:\Users\Your Username\AppData\Roaming\Apple
Computer\iTunes\ called iTunesPrefs.xml.
Open up C:\Users\Your Username\AppData\Roaming\Apple
Computer\iTunes\iTunesPrefs.xml in your text
editor and go to the User Preferences section.
Then copy and paste the code below just after the
node of the User Preferences section as shown below.
DeviceBackupsDisabled
dHJ1ZQ==
Save the file and start iTunes. The device backup should now be
skipped when syncing.
Automated Method
If you want a fully automated approach there is a free app called iPhone
Backup Switch that you can download from here.
Just run the utility and when iTunes is closed click the Disable iPhone
Backup in iTunes button.
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