ITunes Sync Backup Query

Hello All. Was wondering if anyone could help me with this
When I sync my iphone with Itunes on my PC via the USB cable the backup runs first as expected. The sync completes fine and the last backup date is displayed all correctly. If I then leave my iphone connected to my PC via USB as I often do and then sync again it does not run the backup and skips this stage. Thing is I may use my ihpone while it is connected. Maybe recieve a txt or input a calendar event. There is then something to backup so I would therefore expect the iphone to backup again with a sync. So if i run a sync i want it to backup every time no matter what. Im sure it used to backup everytime I ran sync. But now it seems it only does the first time it is connected to my PC. Yes I can click on manual backup and it forces a backup fine but I want it to backup with every time I click sync.
My aim here is to sync my phone when first connected then be able to sync at any further point such as when i am about to leave with my phone and know that further backups are all completed.
Any help would be great and im sure someone will have a simple answer for me so thanks in advance.
AutumnLights

I managed to answer my own query with http://www.cutemachine.com/iphone-productivity-quick-tip/what-everybody-ought-to -know-about-iphone-backups/
I am sure backup always used to run EVERYTIME sync was run but at some point I guess this changed. Maybe iTunes or iOS on iPhone. Other discussions I looked in to were all stating that backup ran everytime a sync ran too so I was confused. Trust me I am easy to confuse but I really am sure it ran everytime in the past because I do watch the sync procedure most of the time so I know what is going on.
I have in a short space of time had quite a few view of this and was surprised no one was directing me. I had tried an iTunes repair and uninstall and reinstall to no avail. I guess this seemed either too obvious to them that I warented no reply or maybe people are not aware that a backup via a sync only runs on the first connect not on subsequent syncs. I hope in a way that maybe this helps others who find this discussion maybe maybe maybe.
Autumn Lights

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