Backing up is...stalled(Not on 3.0,yet)

[Mexbearpig]

Ok while downloading the 3.0 software update, I began to backup my iPhone. But the last 2 times i tried, it would stop about halfway. So when the download was done it was backing up the phone. And it froze at about halfway. Should I unplug it and try it again? Or should I unplug and try to Shift+Restore to the files? If so where are they saved.

Update: Ok so in about 30 seconds backingt up boosted and started again. Then a minute later it stopped and Gave me an error sying something like 'The iPhone activation servers are down'

 

[LGShepherd]

I am having the exact same problem.

Please help!

 

[LGShepherd]

Hi,

I read on another discussion that if you delete you old back up files and then start a fresh back up then it works!

I've tried it and it does work! Happy days!

 

[ZGXtreme]

Glad (for lack of a better word) to see I am not the only one suffering from this. Although the two times I have tried to backup, it has more or less stalled around 5% to 10% complete.

Where would I find the previous backup files to try what is mentioned above?

 

[LGShepherd]

Hi,

You can find the previous back ups when you press cmd and , in itunes under the section called devices.

Hope that helps

 

[Khryz]

I have no idea what any of you guys are talking about.

I successfully DL'ed and installed 3.0, played with it a bit, and now this is my second time syncing after I downloaded the updates to a bunch of Apps on iTunes and now it seems stuck at 1/4th the way for the past 20 min.

I didn't get any notice to clean install my phone when it was updated soo I assume it just restored from back-up.

 

[Resist]

if you delete you old back up files and then start a fresh back up

How?