Originally Posted by
ScottC
Or perhaps there is something super-duper-special about your computer or iOS device - On my 64GB iPad, backups take hours and hours. Granted, I have an insane amount of apps, but I don't think I've ever seen an update or backup finish in under 2 hours.
if it regularly takes that long to back up your iDevice, there may be a corrupted app. Read more here:
http://apdevblog.com/slow-itunes-sync-backup/
A year or so back, I noticed my phone would take hours to sync. I ended up deleting some news apps and after that, backups were done in minutes.