Resolved Too much app document data to backup

[Chew]

Hey all,

I copied 20 GB of videos into the documents data space of a video player app (AVI files so they don't reside in my iTunes) on my iPad.
I have only 15 GB of space left on my MBP's HDD. Now iTunes tried to make a backup of my iPad, failing of course because there weren't enough space left. Indeed I would not want backup the videos, I have them on my external HDD. Is there any way to exclude the document data of specific apps from backup? Currently I just can't do a backup - and I don't want to save big files like videos three times anyway (external HDD, iPad, iPad backup).

Thanks for your help

 

[Small White Car]

You can identify which apps you don't want to have backed up, but the settings for that are only in the iCloud backup section.

(SETTINGS > iCLOUD > STORAGE & BACKUP > MANAGE STORAGE > [Phone Name] > BACKUP OPTIONS)

I fear that this means you can ONLY make such exclusions if you're backing up to iCloud...probably Apple assumed that anyone backing up to a computer wouldn't care about such things.

My suggestion is to start using iCloud to back-up your phone. * Then go into those settings and exclude that app so it doesn't take up space in your 5 GB of free iCloud space.



* Log into iCloud on your phone first, then plug the phone into iTunes and, on the main iPhone screen in iTunes, select 'Backup to iCloud.'

 

[Chew]

Thank you! I remembered there were such an option somewhere. I didn't remember it was only for iCloud backups.
You're right, I should probably switch to iCloud backups and exclude the big data. At least I will think about it. I now my options now, thanks a lot