Long backup times?

Anyone have any explanation as to why a backup for an original iphone takes anywhere from 3-15 hours?

As I recall, various people have found that removing the facebook app reduced their backup times significantly. Apparently, there is a problem with that app. I don't have the issue, just remember reading about it. If you have facebook, see if removing it from the phone helps.

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Long backup time to TDP

Hello, ALL
After installing EHP1 for Netviewer 7.0 we inspect what backup time for our systems is ~3 times more
( ~80 min vs. 220-270 mins)
One BW database have size ~ 180G and when it backup run i inspect what ~ 150 Gb is saved for ~80 mins and the rest ~30Gb is backuped the rest of time.
I continuosly inspect output of LIST UTILITIES SHOW DETAIL and see what "Completed Work" is not changed all time of monitoring (after ~150G bar) and PROLE process is consuming about 30% CPU all time
No user workload is performed on backup time window.
Thank you
With best regards, Dmitry

Hi, Malte
Thank you for response
You say that the backup time is three times more ... more than what ?
More than backup time a week ago Database size is growing a little for this week
What is your usual backup command ?
It is planned from DB13 and i think really it is like :
db2 backup db NBP online load /usr/tivoli/tsm/tdp_r3/db264/libtdpdb264.a include logs
To exclude networking / TSM-related issues, did you attempt to backup to disk ?
I take full disk backup with include logs and it takes 76 min
The long backup time could be related to your database layout. What are your tablespace sizes ?
SYSCATSPACE                   1966080
NBP#EL701D                    3211264
NBP#EL701I                      32768
PSAPTEMP16                         16
SYSTOOLSTMPSPAC                    16
SYSTOOLSPACE                    32768
NBP#DBD                       3244032
NBP#DBI                        163840
NBP#DDICD                     1572864
NBP#DDICI                      557056
NBP#USER1D                      32768
NBP#USER1I                      32768
NBP#BTABD                    13139968
NBP#BTABI                    11173888
NBP#STABD                     5767168
NBP#STABI                     5898240
NBP#POOLD                     3014656
NBP#POOLI                     1966080
NBP#DOCUD                       98304
NBP#DOCUI                       65536
NBP#ES700D                   11436032
NBP#ES700I                    9633792
NBP#SOURCED                   1179648
NBP#SOURCEI                   2228224
NBP#PROTD                      425984
NBP#PROTI                      163840
NBP#LOADD                       65536
NBP#LOADI                       32768
NBP#CLUD                        32768
NBP#CLUI                        32768
NBP#EL700D                    3047424
NBP#EL700I                      32768
NBP#ODSD                     38928384
NBP#ODSI                     23920640
NBP#DIMD                        65536
NBP#DIMI                       131072
NBP#FACTD                     6094848
NBP#FACTI                     5406720
NBP#ES701D                   12222464
NBP#ES701I                   10780672
P.S I think long time may be related with TDP and SAP interaction trough PROLE process

LONG backup times before syncing of data and music...

Ever since I updated my 1st gen iPhone to 2.0 I've been having issues with syncing. The phone eventually syncs just fine, but the auto backup that is performed almost every time I sync is taking an hour or more in most cases. This is getting to be a pain to say the least. I have iTunes 8.0.2 and I'm running OS 10.5.5. I just updated to the 2.2 software for my phone because I read that it should help with backup time issues. I know that for some reason, the phone does not backup at every sync. Usually just once a day is all I've noticed. Is there a way to stop the backup without ending the sync?

deathtowindows,
You can stop the backup without canceling the sync by clicking on the "x" symbol that appears to the right of the status message "Backing up <name>'s iPhone..", which appears in the top of iTunes.
Since your backups are taking so long you may consider restoring the iPhone and setting it up as new. You can back up your data prior to this by syncing it to other applications:
Overview of syncing iPhone or iPod touch with your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
Backing Up, updating, and restoring your iPhone and iPod touch software
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Hope this helps,
Raleigh

Long Backup Times Due to Apps!

I just wanted to start a new thread letting everyone know if they are experiencing long back up times every time you unplug and plug back in to sync this is why:
This is not a solution and obviously something is wrong...
The more you apps you add the longer it gets...I erased all apps and my backup is 3seconds...before it was 2hours...If you add apps one by one and each time unplug and plug back in and sync it will back up again getting longer and longer with each app...
It is really messed up because all the apps combined are a very small amount of memory, yet it takes forever...Something is obviously screwed up! There is no way this 10-300MB of data should take soo long... Hopefully there is a fix soon.
it did not make a difference for me whether I got apps from the store or phone.
Other troubleshooting that didn't work was:
removing backups and starting over
restoring
resetting isync devices
transferring purchases
permissions
renaming backup folders
auto/manual syncing
etc..
The only work arounds thus far are:
1. press x to cancel long backup, but then you have no back up.
2. Have no apps
3. Let it back up every sync for up to hours...
I am not sure the backups are even working, because when I restored it said the back ups were unusable or something...so you may be backing up and they are still unusable...
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Well let me add my voice to this thread...
iPhone 3G was working fine last night, woke up this morning (using my iPhone alarm), waiting for the wife to finish getting ready in the bathroom so I thought I'd have a go of Aurora Feint...
As the game is loading, boom! My iPhone restarts. No warning, nothing. Then the **** thing just sits at the Apple logo indefinitely. For over an hour. So I decide to bite the bullet (since I'd gone through a backup of over 120 minutes the previous evening) and restore the phone from diagnostic mode since that is the only way I could get iTunes to recognise my iPhone.
iTunes then very kindly informs me that my backup from last night (my only backup) is corrupt. So now I'm having to manually put all my settings back in. Good job I have got MobileMe (which is kinda working better at the moment).
What on earth is going on with this 2.0 software and iTunes 7.7? I'm not one to normally bash a company or a mass produced product because I understand problems can happen, but I'm afraid this is getting beyond ridiculous. I'm anxious when I show my iPhone to people, because I don't know what's going to happen - restart, crash, slow scrolling etc. etc. etc.
I just wish Apple were a little bit more open when it comes to customer feedback. It is painfully obvious that something somewhere is very broken, long backups that are ultimately corrupt (so, in other words, completely useless), restarting iPhone, crashing Apps, the list goes on and on.
Just an acknowledgement by Apple that they are working on a fix to stop iPhones spontaneously restarting or crashing would be nice. As it is, nobody even knows if Apple are even aware of these problems, let alone working on a fix for them. Apple Retail don't know anything (and even if they did, they wouldn't be allowed to say because of the NDA all staff sign).
I'm getting more and more frustrated by the day with this iPhone. And as my friends will attest, I am probably Apple's Number 1 fan - and have been since I started using them 15 years ago.
Please Apple, don't promise us the earth with this 2.0 software then stay tight lipped when all these issues occur. Remember it's OK to admit fault from time to time - it's what makes us human.

Can no longer backup Time Capsule hard drive

I just upgraded to Lion and wanted to backup the Time Capsule disk. I went into Airport Utility, but the option under disks is no longer there. I backup my Time Capsule to ensure I have a backup of the data on the Time Capsule incase of loss.
What do I do?

It is available in the 5.6 utility for lion.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Install and use that instead of Apple's toy one.

Long Backup time during

I switched from an original iPhone to a 3G and now when I sync it seems to take a long time with the "backing up iPhone" part which can take 15 minutes or 30 minutes or longer just for that part.
Help

I'll try that next time (clicking the "x") - but the point is the iPhone has never behaved this way in the past and if that's the "new" way, then a dialog should pop up or something to notify us that backups are optional if indeed they now take orders of magnitude longer to complete than they used to.
BTW, I would post this to Apple as a bug, but that's a waste of time since they NEVER, EVER communicate the status of what you submit and everything I have posted in the past (e.g., cut & paste capability) has been blown off.

ICloud long backup time.

It shows me estimated time 17 hours for completing iCloud backup on my iPhone 4. I m trying from last 24 hours but same situtation.
Anyone facing the same problem?
Help needed...
Thanks

I'm expierencing the same on an iPhone 4. It's saying about 7 hours remaining. Did you ever figure it out?

FIX the long backups, not disable them. Solution is here!

NOTE: This process was performed on an iPod Touch 2.0.2 with iTunes 7.7.1.11 on a PC running Windows XP. The process is the same (or similar) for the iPhone.
+*My backups used to take 4 hours. Now they take just minutes, even with 40+ apps*+ installed including large apps like Texas Hold 'em, Brain Challenge, and Vay. No, I am not exaggerating. A fresh sync generally takes no more than 5 minutes from the time I plug my iPod in to the time I disconnect.
I do not guarantee this process will work for you. I can't do that. But it has worked for a lot of other people. This fix is an adaptation from geauxracerx's solution posted here. Read what others have said. I do not take credit for the solution, but I added in a few steps and gave a little more detailed info to fill in the blanks, fix problems and answer the questions I ran into when following geauxracerx's instructions.
Extraordinary long backups are caused by an error when an app (or apps) was installed or updated, particularly if you have ever installed or updated using the App Store on the device itself rather than iTunes. Even if you were never aware that there was a problem, they can arise and will cause problems with the backup process. Maybe you did have a problem during an update or install. Maybe the update stalled, or the App Store crashed. These issues are very likely what have been causing your long backups and you didn't even know it. During the backup process these errors cause it to drag and pause for a very long time before it gets moving again. From your view, you just see a normal backup that is taking hours, and undoubtedly annoying you to no end. On the inside, iTunes is trying desperately to get past a roadblock that it doesn't know where it came from.
This is how to fix the problem. *This is not a quick fix, but it is an effective fix. And it is a FIX, not a band aid.* Depending on how many apps you have installed, this can take several hours to complete. *You will also lose all game scores and any other data stored in your apps.* You will be starting fresh. It is an inconvenience, but in the end, you will be rewarded with quick, efficient backups, the way Apple intended. And you will never have to dread the
iTunes backup again.
The Process:
1. Open iTunes, go to Edit>Preferences>Syncing and remove all previous backups. Also click "Disable automatic syncing for all iPhones and iPods"
2. In your system file structure, locate the backup files for iTunes.
On Windows: C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
On a Mac: Users/YOURACCOUNT/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
Delete ALL files and folders inside the Backup folder.
3. Plug in iPod. On the Applications tab, uncheck sync apps. Click sync. This will remove all apps on your iPod, it will also backup the ipod. This backup will be very fast, and will recreate the backup folders you deleted in
step 2.
4. If there are any apps left on your ipod, touch and hold the icon until it starts to wiggle, then touch the X to delete the app. Delete all apps left on your ipod. Then sync again.
5. After the sync is complete, disconnect the iPod and do a hard restart by holding down the sleep/power button until the slider appears, slide to power off. Wait 5 seconds and push the power button again and wait for the ipod to boot up.
6. Now begin adding apps back to your ipod one by one. On the Applications tab, click "Sync applications" AND "Selected applications".
7. Click one app and sync. After the sync is complete, right click on your ipod under Devices in the left column of iTunes. Click "Back Up" and allow the backup to complete.
8. Repeat step 7 for each app you want to install. Be sure to backup after each install. As you add more and more apps, the backup will take longer and longer as the process scans apps for changes. An initial backup can also be long for a particularly large application. However, ONLY the initial backup after you install an app will take a long time. Subsequent backups are very quick. Even these "long" backups are just minutes long, sometimes up to 15 minutes in my experience.
9. When you are finished installing and backing up all apps, go to Edit>Preferences>Syncing and enable automatic syncing for all iPhones and iPods.
10. Unplug and plug your device back in just for kicks. Let it back up and sync. Better?
Notes:
The very first time an application is backed up, all critical data is written to your hard drive. This is why the backups are so long the first time. Afterward, only data changes are written, so backups are much shorter.
Backup times will continue to vary based on how many apps were altered since the last sync. If you've used one app since the last backup, your backup will be very short. If you've used 20 apps, the backup will be longer. But you will be rid of the dreaded hour (or more) long backup, that is a promise.
Now that your apps are installed and backing up correctly, the number one rule is to *never, ever install or update apps through the App Store on the iPod*. ONLY install and update through iTunes, and backup after every install or update. The App Store on the iPod is still unstable and can cause lock ups, crashes and freezes. And it is the culprit in these long backup times. Avoid it until the bugs are ironed out.
Also, do not be tempted to disable backups using programs or code edits available online. Your backups are crucial in the event of a restore. Backups contain all of your personal data like game scores, notes, icon arrangement, application data, etc. And it's not a matter of if you'll have to restore one day, it's when, and you'll be glad you have a backup when you do.

Thanks for your reply, the trackpad is 9 months old, but it was a christmas present so I dont have the receipt.
Also Im in Dubai, which pretty much means that your warranty lasts as long as they remember your face in the shop buying it!
I have read through over 10 pages of people with the same problem as mine here on the support site, the only variable is different solutions
work for some people, and nothing works for others.
I found turning my iPhone off fixed the problem for 2 days!!
Most people seem to only have the issue with Mavericks, and a few suffered with the Lions.
The movies are playing fine, they just keep pausing and playing continuously from phantom clicks.
Its got so bad now, I dont even have enough control to restart the machine!
I would simply chance buying a new trackpad... but after I received a phantom click about 20 seconds AFTER the pad was switched off, I dont wanna go throwing more money at this needlessly.
I wish Apple would take these sort of things seriously, if I cant get this sorted in a week, Im gonna have to either upgrade my Macbook to Mavericks (which I did before, then spent 2 days reverting back to Snow Leopard)
Or im gonna have to buy a PC and Cubase!
If any one at Apple is reading this (I do believe I just heard an echo!) Some of us rely on your equipment for work, and we do seem to pay a very big premium just for the privilege of the little white logo.
Is there any chance you could show your existing users a hint of respect or common courtesy by taking these issues seriously?
It is after all our loyalty to your brand over the years that put you were you are today.

2.01 Did not fix long backup bug for me. What do I need to do?

Hi,
The update has not corrected the long backup time bug for me. Started a backup 30 mins ago and based on the progress bar it will run for at least another 2.5 hours. I don't understand how it can take that long to backup less than 8GB of information. Do I need to change a setting or delete old iTunes backup files to get this process working correctly. Most of the other bugs I encountered with version 2.0 seem to be resolved but this backup bug is a time waster. Do I need to take the phone and my mac to the Apple store and have them look at it?
Thanks,
D

You can cancel the backup process by hitting the x in the progress window and it will go directly to the sync if it is taking it too long.

Long backup when trying to upgrade to 3.0

Hi there. I have had my iPhone 3G since about January, and all this time never really have been able to sync it or upgrade to new firmware because of the long backup times.
In addition, I have read the forums before, and they say to just press the X on the backup progress bar. I don't have this, instead, what happens is I get a popup window saying "Backing up Rich (my name)" with the progress bar. I can't use iTunes, because when I click anywhere on the iTunes window I just get a dinging noise with it greyed out, I can only click on the little popup with the progress window.
The only way I can get out of the backup is to slide on my phone the cancel sync slider, pull the USB cable out, or press the Esc button on my PC, but if I do that, it doesn't upgrade my firmware. Please help me! Also, the sync in progress screen is still there, and I can't shut it off, and I am scared of burn in.
Help me please!

still updating, anyone have anything? I can't use itunes cause the backup progress bar is in the form of a popup, there is no x to click on.

180 GB of my 639-GB Macintosh hard drive is used. 320 GB of my 498-GB Tie Capsule is used. Only one backup ("now") exists for the Time Capsule, which can no longer backup because of "insufficient space". How come? What is wrong?"

180 GB of my 639-GB Macintosh hard drive is used. 320 GB of my 498-GB Tie Capsule is used. Only one backup ("now") exists for the Time Capsule, which can no longer backup because of "insufficient space". How come? What is wrong?"

Thank you William for your most helpful response. I shall deal first with your three comments:
Not being tech savvy, I would not have been able to make that call myself but it sure makes sense.
I have updated my profiles as you suggest. Excellent tip.
This guidance is good. Being new to Apple Support Communities, I did not find the field a labeling and guidance to be clear, a point you make. Now I know, I shall do as you say and will use the small slim box as a header to the full message/question, which will place in the larger box below.
Secondly, I come to your question: Did anything change on your Mac recently, such as replacing the disk or main logic board?
The answer is “yes”. Two events have happened both of which concerned the Time Capsule:
The telephone company, with which I have access to the Internet and I have my email account, installed a new modum. After the technician left I had to try and get the Time Capsule and WiFi working again which ended with my having to call Apple for technical assistance. The Apple technician walked me through a number of procedural steps which effectively re-set up the Time Capsule.
Access to the Internet failed and the telephone company reset the modum. I had to call Apple again. This time the technician did not reset the Time Capsule but walked me through a number of steps tha included renaming the “site” (not the Time Capsule).
Another piece of information that may be relevant is that the MacBook Pro uses the Time Capsule for backup. Everything appears to be in order. When I enter the Time Capsule for this laptop I have backups going back for a long time.
Also, I do a weekly backup of the two computers onto another external hard drive using the Time Machine software. So I have another backup of both computers.

Time Machine no longer displays "Latest Backup" time

I have been using Time Machine since 10.5 came out and it worked perfectly.
I recently purchased a Time Capsule and (in common with a lot of others it seems), I have faced various issues (very slow initial backup, very long "preparing..." messages etc.) but they all seem to have been resolved (albeit somewhat mysteriously).
However, one problem occurred recently that I haven't seen mentioned before: in the drop-down menu under the time-capsule icon in the menu bar, the "Latest Backup" time is always shown as "--" Time Machine preferences shows the same, both for the initial backup and the latest backup.
Time Machine runs hourly as it should, and a cursory examination of the files in the Time Machine interface seems to show that all is in order. The "sparsebundle" disk image also passes verification.
For what it's worth, my MacBook Pro (also 10.5.2) appears to be just fine and shows the Latest Backup time correctly.
I looked in the system log but couldn't see a message that I thought was relevant.
Does anyone have any ideas about what might be up and how to correct this? I have considered deleting the Time Machine sparsebundle for the Mac Pro and starting again (since I haven't had the Time Capsule long enough to be terribly concerned about the history on the drive - yet). But I'm hoping someone has an idea what might be up and how I can correct it first.
I must say Time Capsule isn't exactly filling me with confidence. My offsite SuperDuper backups are going to be updated very regularly until my faith in Time Machine has been restored.
This only

This may not pertain to your issue, but might be worth considering if you use virus software. Time machine has been hanging, not showing time-stamps, and not giving me access to backups since I installed Intego Virus software and Leopard 10.5.2. I finally tracked down the Intego problem yesterday browsing this forum for answers. When I added my Time Machine disk to Intego Virus software's trusted items, Time Machine began behaving normally again (and other problems cleared up-such as hang on shut-down). Good luck with your issue. David

After having the logic board replaced, Time Machine will no longer backup my computer to the same backup files as before.

After having the logic board replaced due to bad NVidia chip, my Time Machine will no longer backup my computer to the current backup. Is there a way to reset something to get Time Machine to continue to use the same backup files as before for this laptop?

As far as TM is concerned you have a new computer, so it will make a new backup. If you don't have the space for both backups then erase your backup drive before backing up the computer.

Why can I no longer backup to Time Machine on OS X Server?

We have a Windows Server and a Mac Server. The OS X Server is basically only for backups from workstations via Time Machine and as a Software Update Server.
I can no longer backup from my MacBook to the Server. If I try to add the location again in Time Machine Prefs, it asks for username and password. I try my AD account, but it fails. Guest doesn't work either. Any suguestions? When I set up the Time Machine service on the server, it was very easy. What did I miss?

You have to enter the name and password of an administrator on the server.

Time Machine making very long backups

Since I upgraded to os x lion time machine is making very long backups every other day but there are no old backups to find in time machine.
What do do?

Hi AnaMusic,
Thanks for your link to the Pondini link - they are indeed excellentguidance and documentation.
However, my problem does not exactly fit the situation in Section D7, in that Time Machine is not doing a full backup everytime.
Instead after resetting Time Machine it immediately does a full backup then resumes hourly incremental backups, at least for a while, maybe a day or so, before doing another full back. Yet there has not been anything I have done, in terms of working on very large numbers of files, that would appear to warrant or precipitate the need for a full backup.
I am currently monitoring all incremental backups since the last full back to see if I can get a better understanding of the pattern of backups.
Regards, Graham

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