Is iCloud backup for iPhone taking you 29 hours?

[thelatinist]

It is not true that you cannot backup both to iCloud and to your computer. It will not automatically backup to both locations, but I have had no problems right-clicking on my iPhone in iTunes and starting a backup of the phone over WiFi manually.

 

[eagandale4114]

indeed. i have over 5 apps that are over 1gb at size and alot of others at lower sizes... It would take days to backup to icloud... not reasonable and i dont think it will be with the wifi/internet speeds we have right now

Apps are not uploaded. Only the data is.

 

[gentlefury]

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You are amazing.

So what you're saying is that it does the same thing as wired sync in a different way, so its not the same thing because of the method.....umm ok. Thanks for that.

btw, I just subscribed to and downloaded 2 new podcasts on iTunes and they aren't on my iPhone...wireless syncing now.

 

[thelatinist]

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You are amazing.

So what you're saying is that it does the same thing as wired sync in a different way, so its not the same thing because of the method.....umm ok. Thanks for that.

btw, I just subscribed to and downloaded 2 new podcasts on iTunes and they aren't on my iPhone...wireless syncing now.

No, Gentlefury, syncing with iTunes and backing up with iTunes are two separate operations. They are usually done together, but they are not the same thing. Syncing moves content (apps, movies, contacts, podcasts, etc.) between devices, while backup makes a backup copy of things that do not sync between devices (iPhone settings, application settings and saved data, internet history, text messages, etc. -- iPhone-specific things). These things are NOT carried over via sync.

Nobody here is saying that you can't backup to the cloud and sync to iTunes. What they are saying is that you can't backup to the cloud and backup to iTunes. They are not correct in this claim, as I previously said; but you are not correct in your assertion that syncing and backing up are the same thing.

To everyone claiming it is not possible to backup both to iCloud and iTunes:

Please try the following with your iPhone and computer connected to the same Wifi network:

1) Open iTunes.
2) Right-click or command-click on your iPhone in the side bar.
3) Click "Backup."

You will see that your iPhone will create a backup on your computer over WiFi just as it did before you turned on iCloud backups.