iGripe because iCrashed - iphone backup failed, blessing in disguise
August 7th, 2008 | by amarfresh |an ongoing iGripe of mine is the fact that i can only sync to one version of itunes at a time. this was not a problem with my ipod 30gb. i could move music to my ipod from my home and work pc.
to lessen my load i recently ditched my ipod in favor of my new all-in-one jesus device which i filled with 14gb of music. the first time i connected my iphone to my work pc i was sorely disappointed when i couldn’t move music to it. nonetheless i would keep my iphone connected as a way to charge my iphone.
today itunes bothered me about a new update for my iphone. a glance at my iphone showed syncing activity. the iphone had always showed in my itunes but was always unable to drag and drop media or change settings w/o it notifying me that it was already synced to another pc and my data would be erased. today i clicked on my iphone and i was able to back it up successfully… or so i thought. itunes made it seem as if i could update my iphone from my work pc. i figured this is how they would go about doing an update at an apple or att store. i figured… no problem. my phone is backed up here and at my home pc.
10 minutes later…
an error box on my itunes. an itunes logo and picture of USB cable on my iphone. soft power down and an itunes restart. when my phone came up it appeared to be fresh out the box. unknown. no problem i will restore… nope…. sheeet…no problem, i’m backed up at home… went back to my apartment to restore. corrupt/no can do/error/wrong version. whatever.
at least my contacts were backed up. i didnt have time to restore all my music or apps. it started in alphabetical order… i have Advent. i have no high scores. my usage stats are zeroed, as are my wifi, my crappy pics, mail and all app configurations.
this may be a blessing in disguise.
i had 5 pages of apps. all except 1 free (trism)
this does not excuse apple. it is highly annoying.
at a minimum, how about a way to back up my contact info to my sim. it would have saved me the mid afternoon grief of my failed backup. (it could have been early evening grief.) also, give me a way to verify that my phone is backed up properly and without corruption.