Back up iPhone 4 to a folder/DVD?

Its been a while since I did this and even though my 16GB iPhone 4 is almost full, it would be good to back up my iphone 4 to a folder or somehting where i can burn to a dvd or 2, as back up.
My icloud account is only 5GB and it says i should back this up - when i do it says error and it cant be done at this time, i suppose as i dont have enough room
Is there a quick and simple way to back up to a file should i need to restore? via itunes?
I know I can probably download all my photos via iPhoto and burn those to a disc or folder... and is that the same with itunes? so it may just be a smaller file to actually burn once these are gone?

Yeah, I understand I syncs only with one iTunes library.
So how can import all my iPhone's info (messages, photos, notes) to my computer and add them to iTunes? I want to back up everything before updating to iOS5.

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I deleted iTunes when it said "iTunes could not back up iPhone because the backup could not be saved on the computer"and now it wont let me install it again and keeps saying "itunes cannot be installed because the file cannot be found in the cabinet "

iTunes told me to delete my backup folder when I was having problems syncing my phone to my computer. After that it wouldn't work at all. After trying and trying I deleted iTunes when it said "iTunes could not back up iPhone because the backup could not be saved on the computer"and now it wont let me install it again and keeps saying "itunes cannot be installed because the file cannot be found in the cabinet ". What the **** itunes? Nothing is working!!
I wanted to update my iTunes so I could sync my phone to my computer and update my phones software so I can use the latest apps that need a 4.2 or higher.
This is not fun for me so if anyone knows what I can do to fix this please help. Is it possible to download the "cabinent file" with the lastest iTunes?
Thank you.
-Kait
My phone is the iPhone4 and my computer is a Windows Vista

I doubt that corrupt files are the problem. It is more likely a space or permissions issue. Is the hard-drive on which iTunes is stored close to capacity? Do you (or the particular user profile you have logged on with) have the requisite permissions to save to that drive?
Otherwise, do you get an error code? This might point us in the right direction.

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can I back up iphone to an external disk?

You can move your /Home/Music/iTunes folder to the external drive. Then hold down the OPTION key while starting iTunes. In the file dialog locate the /Music/iTunes/ folder on the external drive and click on the Open button. iTunes will now use the library on the external drive. When you sync your data and backups will now be saved on the external drive.

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you can connect the iPhone to your mac and import those iPhone photos and videos to iPhoto assuming you have iPhoto. You can create a folder and export all those photos to the Finder. Keep safe somewhere. Also keep the iPhoto library for safe keeping. When you restore your iPhone you can sync all those photos back to the iPhone. so you will lose nothing. Just remember when you export from iPhoto select jpeg for photos and original for videos taken with the iPhone.

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there used to be option to keep last 50,100,200 messages/emails. We need that back. This is ridiculous to delete one by one.

ITunes is backing my iPhone, however it cannot see or find those backups?!

Hello
I'm running the latest version of iTunes with my iPhone 4. Until recently (but I"m not sure when), I was able to back up and restore fine. However there is now a problem. Please help as I've spent hours chasing leads on Google and nothing has worked!
Notes. This is on my iMac - my Windows Laptop doesn't have this problem, I checked. But I hardly ever use that machine, and need it to be working on my Mac really.
So:
When I hit back up in iTunes, it backs up ok. The files are there in the proper folder in MobileSync and there doesnt appear to be a problem. But (its as if) iTunes cannot see the backup. The backup is not listed under Devices in preferences, in fact nothing is. Plus on Summary Page, is says "Last backed up to this computer: Unknown" (Although I can see the last back up there in the folder). I also tried clicking "Restore Backup" on the Summary Page and did a right click on iPhone in devices and selected "Restore from backup". However, when I do either of these, nothing happens and I mean nothing.
NB. I've also tried Backing up to iCloud and this too seems not to work.
Any ideas would be great, am willing to try anything!
Thanks

Found this article
Troubleshooting: iPhone Backup Problems
written by: Shane Burley • edited by: Simon Hill • updated: 9/11/2010
Have you run into the problem with iTunes not being able to backup your iPhone? Here is a look at how to troubleshoot different issues if you have.
Back-It-Up
Part of what happens when you sync your iPhone to iTunes is that iTunes will back up your iPhone, saving some of the content and settings that are on the device. This iPhone backup is especially important when you are updating your iPhone, such as to a new iOS. This is done so that if anything happens to your iPhone, or if you need to restore your iPhone, you can maintain your media, contacts, iPhone apps and the rest. Just like everything else with the iPhone technology, sometimes there are problems. You may find that iTunes could not backup the iPhone, and there could be a whole range of reasons for this. Here are some ways to troubleshoot the problem if you do find that iTunes could not backup the iPhone.
Manual Back Up
If you find that the automatic iPhone back up is not working with iTunes it doesn't necessarily mean that iTunes could not back up your iPhone. First, you need to make sure that there are no internal software problems, iPhone apps, like firewalls, that are going to interfere with iTunes functions. Go ahead and locate your iPhone under the Devices heading in iTunes and right click it. From the right click menu select Back Up, which should initialize it. This is also the first option you should take if you get a "backup session failed" message when trying to back up the iPhone.
Delete Old Backup
If you find that iTunes persistently cannot backup your iPhone then you may want to delete the old backup files, which may be causing the problem. Go to the folder Preferences –>Devices –> Delete Backup and identify these files, and you should start by copying them to another location just in case you need them if there is an iPhone content problem. The backup files are going to be in:Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/BackupWhen you are working on your Mac computer. If you are working on a Windows based PC then they are in:C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

Photo orientation wrong when synched back to iPhone

Hi,
I take photos on my iPhone, then I put them into a folder and I keep that folder synched to the iPhone. That folder contains other photos from my Nikon cameras too.
Mostly all the photos I take on the iPhone are in the portrait orientation (1200x1600).
Unfortunately the portrait iPhone photos show up rotated incorrectly when synched back to the iPhone. When I turn the iPhone, it rotates the photo but it is still wrong.
I tried putting these photos into iPhoto and synching to an album...they then show up with the right orientation. But, I don't use iPhoto, I use Bridge/Photoshop, so this isn't really a good work around.
Anyone have a simple way to fix this?
Thanks!

There is definitely something wrong (and MikeIPS' explanation that "there is no bug or flaw here" doesn't hold water, there are flags for orientation and they are being mistranslated somewhere in the process)...
1. With iPhone in vertical position I took a picture of a vertical letter size print and it appears vertical on iPhone when viewing.
2. Imported this picture into iPhoto, it appears vertical. Quit iPhoto and opened in Preview it appears vertical.
3. Deleted original from iPhone, dragged imported version from iPhoto folder into my "sync pictures" folder and exported back to iPhone, now it's rotated 90 on the iPhone.
4. Since I never edited or saved photo in either iPhoto or Preview, then it seems likely that the orientation flag is being changed during sync either upon upload or download.
5. Next in Preview I selected image in imported version and copied and pasted into new photo in Preview, uploaded newly created file to iPhone and it is still rotated.
6. Throughout this process, when doing a "Get Info" in Preview, the Orientation flag(s) shows 6. If you "Save As" in Preview to PNG it completely strips orientation info and PNG file uploads with correct vertical orientation. If you "Save As" TIFF it changes the orientation flag to a 1 and it uploads with correct vertical orientation. I stopped at this point because I wasn't doing an exhaustive analysis and only wanted to fix orientation on this one photo.
I should note that the weird orientation has only happened a few times, which lends further credence to the theory that it is happening during transfer. I rarely move photos back and forth, so this isn't a huge issue to me. If I did use this feature extensively, I would use the Automator and create an action that took the batch and in Preview resaved them in a file format that was as nondestructive to the image as possible. Until Apple fixes this issue, at least with the information I have provided you, you have a way to resolve the issue without resorting to having to buy any third party apps.
p.s. If this ever happens to MikeIPS I would suggest he used the Automator as well, but since Vista doesn't have one, it wouldn't do him any good.

How to transfer photo back to iphone camera roll?

I accidentally click delete after import while importing photo from iPhone to iPhoto. All photos in my iPhone's camera roll were gone.
I have tried to sync photo back to iPhone but it only created a new folder rather than putting photo back to camera roll.
Is there any way to transfer photos to camera roll folder?

You don't - not without a paid 3rd party utility.
All photos transferred from your computer via the iTunes sync/transfer process are optimized for viewing on the iPhone - the original resolution is reduced, which is why transferring these photos in the opposite direction is not supported.
Transfer the photos from your previous computer to your new computer from your computer's backup along with all other important data.

During restore of my backup on iphone 5s i saw my photos and videos get doubled on ios 8.0 and moreover if i use to go at my computer and then open my iphone and in folder i see some files name local disk and my photos please help my memory doubles.

during restore of my backup on iphone 5s i saw my photos and videos get doubled on ios 8.0 and moreover
if i use to go at my computer and then open my iphone and in folder i see some files name local disk and my photos
please help my memory doubles.

I'm not sure, but I know it's not recommended to upgrade to iOS 8 on anything older than an iPhone 5. I only lost my music playlists and music that was on my phone, but that music is also on my iTunes, not the playlists though, and I don't want to go through ALL my iTunes library to fix it either... But it seems I don't have a choice right now.
Whatever you do, do NOT upgrade to iCloud Drive, keep iCloud till OS X Yosemite comes out, if your computer is a Mac. I also just noticed that all my documents on my phone are gone from Pages, BUT if I go on the iCloud website they are still there. Hopefully it will all work itself out when I can update my macbook pro to OS X Yosemite.
If you backed up your phone and all your purchases off your iPhone prior to trying to upgrade you should be fine... But I'm not even remotely sure.

When I try to back up my phone, I get the message "ITunes can not back up IPhone because an error has occured". I have rebooted the phone and comp... ??

Trying to back up my phone before I upgrade the software to the IO7..... When I try to manually back up now to ITunes, I get the message "ITunes can not back up IPhone because an error has occured". I have rebooted the phone and computer. Any advise?

Close iTunes & navigate to:
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
and delete everything in that Backup folder, but not the folder itself.

How can I delete some data so I can back my iPhone up to the icloud

I want to back my iPhone up to the icloud. How can I delete some data

DO NOT start iTunes. Connect your phone to a computer and then access the photo folder, should be the only folder that will appear when you access your phone through the file explorer. You are looking for the DCIM folder. Open it and then either copy the photos to a folder on your computer if you want to save them. Then you can delete them from your phone.
Or you can simply go into Pictures, Open the folder you want to empty out, Tap Select, Tap the pictures (Sorry but you have to touch each one) and then tap the trash can.
And remember that if anyone has messaged you a picture it will be in Messages and also taking up room.

Backing Up iTunes Library Using a DvD-RW Disc

I have attempted to back up my "Purchases" using a DvD-RW Disc, however, if there are items already backed up on that disc it asks for a blank disc. I thought I could add songs to the DvD-RW and it did not have to be blank as there is the option to "Add recent purchases since last backup."

A file level backup to another hard drive or memory stick is better yet. Use something like SyncToy 2.1 and subsequent backups will only need to copy new or updated files. Copy your entire iTunes folder and you can even "prove" your backup by holding SHIFT when launching iTunes and then opening the backup library.
tt2

I have produced DVD using iMovie, now want to download this back to iMovie, will not read DVD, have been told a piece of software available - any chance anybody knows what?

have produced DVD using iMovie, now want to download this back to iMovie, will not read DVD, have been told a piece of software available - any chance anybody knows what?

Handbrake is not ideal for this.
You need to convert the VOB files in the TS-Folder of the DVD back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
which is free, but you must also have the Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
(unless you are running Lion in which case see below))
which is a mere $20.
Another possibility is to use DVDxDV:
http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.overview.htm
which costs $25.
For the benefit of others who may read this thread:
Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.
If you are running Lion:
From the MPEG Streamclip homepage
The installer of the MPEG-2 Playback Component may refuse to install the component in Lion. Apple states the component is unnecessary in Lion, however MPEG Streamclip still needs it.
To install the component in Lion, please download MPEG Streamclip 1.9.3b7 beta above; inside the disk image you will find the Utility MPEG2 Component Lion: use it to install the MPEG-2 Playback Component in Lion. The original installer's disk image (QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg) is required.
The current versions of MPEG Streamclip cannot take advantage of the built-in MPEG-2 functionality of Lion. For MPEG-2 files you still need to install the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component, which is not preinstalled in Lion. You don't have to install QuickTime 7.

Backing up just my videos to DVD?

Can anybody recommend the most convenient way of backing up just my videos to DVD? I don't tend to rewatch TV shows I've downloaded, but some I'd like to hold on to because they are complete series, like Jericho.
I don't want to go through the whole library backup right now. Is there a way of just selecting one series or "backup selected items" rather than the entire library (full or incremental) backup?
My external HD is also getting pretty full. I'd like to just remove stuff to DVD that I know I don't need much.
Thanks,
doug

mary.e wrote:
...when I hit the backup, it does nothing. I cannot use the cancel button either. If I close this box, I get another box which states I need to highlight the playlist I want to backup. I want to backup the entire library.
Mary,
Nowadays people don't back up to CD/DVD. They get an *external hard drive* and copy over their entire iTunes folder, and whatever else they are backing up.
The advantages are (1) this method does not depend on iTunes's horribly unreliable burning capability (2) you can look at the external and see that the stuff you backed up is really there. (If you want to see an unhappy person, it is when they try to restore from CD/DVD and discover that it did not burn correctly in the first place.) (3) it lets you back up your other valuable files besides your music.

When backing up iPhone 5 to iTunes get message not enough space on computer

On backing up iPhone 5 to iTunes keep getting message "iTunes could not back up "M iPhone" because not enough space on this computer."
There is actaully 125 Gb free on computer. Have run repair disk permissions through Disk Utility
Any suggestions please?
Thank you

Problems such as yours are sometimes caused by files that should belong to you but are locked or have wrong permissions. This procedure will check for such files. It makes no changes and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
First, empty the Trash.
Triple-click the line below to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):
find ~ $TMPDIR.. $ -flags +sappnd,schg,uappnd,uchg -o ! -user $UID -o ! -perm -600 -o -acl $ 2> /dev/null | wc -l
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
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HT1349 I lost/had my iPhone stolen. Tried using Find My iPhone and it's offline. It was set up. What do I do now? Do I report it stolen? What is the best way in getting back my iPhone if any? Thank you in advance.

Tried using Find My iPhone and it's offline. It (Find my iPhone) was set up. What do I do now? Do I report it stolen? What is the best way in getting back my iPhone if any? Thank you in advance.

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You chance of getting it back is very small.
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Try remote lock/wipe your iPhone through Find My iPhone.
https://www.icloud.com
You can report to the police, cell carrier (expensive cell charges for international calls, roaming etc)
Change all the passwords used in iPhone: Apple ID, E-mail, Bank Account ....
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2526

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