Kb-olbp-035: Performing A Seed Backup For Mac

Sponsored Links Shaun wrote a post about turning your iPhone into a new device by cleaning up and using a few apps. That’s a good post to start but let’s take a closer look at a few things that you can do to your iPad 1, iPad 2 to get them up to speed. How to Clean and Speed Up Your Old iPad Here’s what we’ll be dealing with: 1). Clearing out data: Resetting stuff 2).

Upgrading to New iOS? Updating Apps vs.

Using “Better” Apps 4). Rely on Stock apps 5). Jailbreak & More 6).

The Physical Part: Cleaning, Dry-recharge cycle 1.Clearing Out the Data (How to Reformat an iPad). Sponsored Links One of the very first things that you should be doing is clearing out all the stuff. Data gets accumulated over long periods of usage and even if you backup/sync, data just gets accumulated.

Most apps store data on the iPhone locally so there’s a lot of usage. Apps like Camera, Photo Booth, Safari, Mail are going to be the top priority.

Of course, you want to keep your data so it’s best to “curate” – erase data that’s not required. Sometimes, you think you need a particular data but you don’t touch it for years. So the key is to be very strict in what you want to keep. Remove stuff that you don’t want from each of the app that’s storing data. You can find out the usage by heading over to Settings → General → Usage. Once you erase everything else, you can take backups via iTunes/iCloud.

ICloud is a better solution, if you ask me, but if you’re comfortable with an iTunes backup, use that. Sponsored Links Then, once everything is backed up, head to Settings → General → Reset and reset all things. Remember, you’re going to remove everything – erase all data – and setting up the iPad as new. The biggest benefit is your iPad is cleared of all the data. You should instantly notice faster processing. 2.Upgrading to New iOS Older iPads running on new iOS versions is not new.

Kb-olbp-035 Performing A Seed Backup For Mac

This thing happens with iPhones and iPods too. However, there’s a point beyond which the gadgets don’t run well on certain iOS versions.

For instance, iOS 7, the latest version to be released sometime in September, won’t run on iPhone 3GS or the iPad Original. The iPad 2 will support iOS 7 but it won’t run as smoothly as it used to run iOS 5 or 6. The reasons are obvious.

Sponsored Links Apple tells every device owner to run the latest iOS that they’ve released. This is in general interest, yes, but from my experience, I’ve seen that there’s a peak for every device due to physical limitations. So an iPad Original or the iPad 2 run iOS 5 and 6 much safer and better. If you’ve not upgraded to the latest, sometimes, it’s okay and better to run a lower version. As such, running a lower version is not going to cause any problem. So when you decide to Restore via iTunes, decide if you want to upgrade or run the same version the iPad has been running. In order to install a particular version of the iOS firmware, all you do is:.

Download the correct firmware from. Now, connect your iPad to the PC. Hold Shift and click Restore. Select the IPSW you downloaded. Sometimes errors crop up when you try to downgrade and Apple doesn’t allow that. There are them. Sponsored Links 3.Updating Apps vs.

Using “Better” Apps New, updated apps are larger in size than their older ones. That’s the usual norm because mostly, new features are “added.” Unfortunately, this doesn’t fit well for large apps running on older iOS devices like the iPad 2. To overcome this problem, there’s just one thing you can do: look for a suitable alternative that’s lesser in size. Yes, that’s a slow and tedious process in several cases. Unlike Android – where you can install older versions of apps from an APK file – you cannot re-install an older version of an app using an IPA file on the iPhone unless you’re a geek deep into jailbreaking and cracked app installation.

The iPad 2 is built to run large apps but over time, this doesn’t go down well with subsequent updates increasing the base-size of the app. That’s why:. You can either refrain from updating an app if you think it’s already occupying quite a lot of the space. You can find alternatives that are minimal in style. 4.Rely on Stock apps Speaking of apps, as much as possible, rely on stock apps that come bundled with iOS. This way, you’re saving a lot of space and you’re using the resources as envisioned by Apple’s iOS engineers themselves.

Arguably, this isn’t a “fix” but then again, we’re talking about the optimal methods to speed up your iPad. If you’re using a separate reminders app that’s 15MB and stores a lot of data, may be you should try switching back to the stock Reminders app on your iPad. Ditto with things like Weather, Notes, Calendar, Mail.

Mail, especially. And browsers of course.

5.Jailbreak & More Jailbreak is funny. Sometimes, an outdated tweak throws things in a mess and the iPad/iOS Device becomes slow, unresponsive or downright non-functional.

But of course, I’m not saying that you shouldn’t jailbreak or use tweaks. If you’ve got an old iPad that’s slow or unresponsive, jailbreak tweaks might be one of the causes.

Outdated ones, I mean. Make sure the tweaks you use are up-to-date. Contrasting to the apps from App Store, outdated tweaks often cause a lot of problems. So it’s better to update them occasionally. Also, find out what tweaks you don’t use and remove them. 6.The Physical Part: Cleaning, Dry-recharge cycle Physical cleaning of the iPad can play a vital role in making sure the buttons – especially the home button – works fine. You can use a semi-wet cloth to wipe the dust off the iPad and we’ve also talked about using WD-40 to clean the Home button.

(some experts recommend NOT using it or any other water-displacing spray). As for the battery, you should – once in a month – allow the iPad battery to dry up completely. And then let it charge to full capacity (while not using it in the meantime). To do this faster, as the iPad battery dries out, turn ON the Airplane mode. Then, charge it to 100% – it usually takes much lesser time now. Once done, you can switch off the Airplane mode and use the iPad normally.

There are of course several limitations. Time takes its toll on the iPad and there are certain things you can’t change. For instance, the touch sensitivity may or may not revert back to normal after you’ve restored the iPad. If it’s a physical issue, there’s basically nothing you can do. However, if it’s just a software glitch, a simple reset sets things right.

Hope this helps.

Kb-olbp-035: performing a seed backup for mac download

I had to recently sync my iPhone 3G with my Mac cause my PC was having some issues. It was working just fine, syncing fine and everything.

Well I finally got my PC working again and completely restored as a new phone on my PC and now it refuses to back up. It gives me 'iTunes cannot back up the iPhone because an unknown error occured (-20)' and can't seem to find anything on the internet with this error.

Is anyone else experiencing this at all or is it just me? I'd really like to be able to backup my phone just in case something happens. I'd continue to sync with my Mac Mini but it's an older model(with only 80gb of storage) and all my 200gb of music is stored on my PC so that's not my best option. Thanks to a September 09 posting by MacRumors member Remora, here is his solution for the 'Unknown Error (-39)' error and it works!! Thanks to MR member Aggie for pointing it out to me. An easier and quicker way.

This error is associated with your iPhoto library. Navigate to /Pictures/iPhoto Library Right-click on iPhoto Library and show package contents. Remove the folder iPod Photo cache (delete it, move it to Trash or whatever you want - just remove it from the iPhoto Library!) Sync your iPhone. The photos will reverify and, bin go, you're done. I had 3833 images and it took less than 10 minutes. Same (-20) Error: Now Resolved! I too had the same (-20) error after upgrading my 3GS to iOS 4.0.

I was performing a sync when my computer froze. I rebooted, tried to sync again and iTunes went through the motions: backing up, syncing etc. However at the end I received the 'iTunes cannot back up the iPhone because an unknown error occured (-20)' error. I removed all the app crash logs, deleted the last few backups, all with no joy.

A week later I was still receiving the error, so I bit the bullet and deleted all of my backups, and now it works with no issues! Hope this helps someone. I have been having trouble since I updated iTunes yesterday. I was unable to complete sync since then and have tried restoring phone. I think it's tanked now - I went to bed with it trying to restore last night and it's been over 14 hours now so don't think it's going to do anything.

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Original messages were 'The iPhone 'x' cannot be synced. An error occurred while writing to the device.' And 'The iPhone 'x' cannot be synced. The required disk cannot be found.' Going to delete the photo cache as mentioned above and try one more time before going to Apple store.

Edit: Errors finally fixed by deleting the ipod photo cache as described in this thread. I've found the solution Hi Not sure if this is old news but this is how I solved the error(-20) in iTunes (i.e Unknown error - not backing up) (I have an Ipod Touch - (OS 4). All I did was navigate in Explorer/My Computer on XP to:— C: Documents and Settings (username) Application Data Apple Computer MobileSync Backup A quick Google will tell you where the Backup is stored on other OSs Cut (remove) the folder 'Backup' and save it somewhere safe (just in case). Disconnect your iPod Stop the following services (Control Panel, Administrative Tools) ITunesHelper.exe and iPodService.exe (anything with iPod or iTunes basically)(not really sure if this is necessary but it's what I did) Reconnected my iPod (USB device not recognised.no worries) iTunes started and created a new Backup folder and hey-presto it's all rosey! I hope this helps.

Solution to unknown error (-20) My first post but I am writing to confirm previous posts with the solution to the problem. After updating my 3GS to iOS 4 I began having problems backing up my iPhone, getting the 'iTunes could not back up the iPhone because an unknown error occurred (-20)' message. It seems the previous backup files from my previous iPhone OS were causing problems. As someone else on here posted, going through windows explorer and manually finding and removing the old backup files from their current directory (I just moved them to another location on my hard disk) did the trick. Right after I retried to backup my iPhone and am now having no further problems.

For those who are having the same problem the filepath is C: Users user AppData Roaming Apple Computer MobileSync Backup. Be aware the folder 'AppData' is hidden and you will need to be sure you go into the control panel and make sure hidden files are shown. Just remove the old backup files and you should be OK. Thanks for the tips everyone and I hope this post helps someone.

Confirm MadMax1991's fix on PC for Error (-20) Using Win 7. Got the 'unknown error (-20)' message. Simply went to the directory as noted in MadMax1991's fix and renamed the BACKUP directory to BACKUPABANDONED. Restarted iTunes and it created a new BACKUP directory and completed the process successfully.

There had been no notable changes to the iPhone's configuration. However, since my last sync I had loaded considerable new software on the PC, including Windows Virtual PC. I have no indication as to what caused the glitch. Thanks to all for the assistance. I had to recently sync my iPhone 3G with my Mac cause my PC was having some issues. It was working just fine, syncing fine and everything.

Kb-olbp-035: Performing A Seed Backup For Mac Download

Well I finally got my PC working again and completely restored as a new phone on my PC and now it refuses to back up. It gives me 'iTunes cannot back up the iPhone because an unknown error occured (-20)' and can't seem to find anything on the internet with this error. Is anyone else experiencing this at all or is it just me? I'd really like to be able to backup my phone just in case something happens. I'd continue to sync with my Mac Mini but it's an older model(with only 80gb of storage) and all my 200gb of music is stored on my PC so that's not my best option.