Disable iPhone backups + context menu option
To skip the backup proces of iPhones running 2.0 (or higher ?) but leaving a backup option in the iPhone contextual menu to manually backup your device, enter the following commands in your terminal after you quit iTunes:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes AutomaticDeviceBackupsDisabled -bool truedefaults write com.apple.iTunes DeviceBackupsDisabled -bool true
To re-enable backups:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes DeviceBackupsDisabled -bool false
Keep in mind your applications, text messages and your email and calendar stuff aren't backed up anymore,
but if you use MobileME, and you keep a local copy of your text messages (/var/private/mobile/library/SMS/sms.db), your quiet safe..
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