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How to change iPhone backup location on Windows?

iTunes creates quite a big backup directory on my C: drive whenever I back up my iPhone. Is there a way to tell iTunes to back up the iPhone data to another location?
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Virtualized OSX can't see iPhone device

I've been running a VM with OSX for a while now while developing for iOS using an iPhone device. Everything was working fine until the update to El Capitan. Since the update, the iPhone is no longer being recognized by the VM-OSX (this includes…
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How do I stop Image Capture from opening whenever I connect my iPhone?

Whenever I connect my iPhone to my Mac (Lion), the Image capture app starts. How do I stop this? Image capture doesn't have any preferences.
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What ffmpeg command would convert a video for iPad/iPhone/iPod?

I'm currently using a batch file which (amongst other things) runs the following handbrakecli command line to convert a video: HandBrakeCLI.exe -v0 --input "D:\input.mkv" --preset="Universal" --ipod-atom -t 1 --angle 1 --gain 0…
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What iPhone apps have I already purchased?

I've bought many iPhone apps by now, some free and some paid. I've reinstalled my computer, and in the new installation, iTunes is completely blank. On first sync, iTunes downloads the apps that are currently installed on my iPhone. But what about…
Torben Gundtofte-Bruun
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Can I run iOS apps on my Mac?

I've seen a number of neat iPhone apps recently that I'd like to use. In particular, there are a number of neat musical apps (metronome, tuner, etc.) that seem highly rated, and have no real Mac equivalent. I don't have a recent iPod/iPhone/iPad…
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Prevent iTunes from starting when iPhone/iPod/iPad is plugged in on Windows

Is there any way to prevent iTunes from starting under XP when an iPhone is plugged in? Using iTunes v 9. Usually I just want to charge my phone and don't want iTunes to start. Note: Exact dup of this question - except this is for v9 on Windows. …
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Double-speed playback for iTunes?

The iPod app on the iPhone (and presumably the iPod Touch) supports playback at 2x the recorded speed. This is great for listening to talk-radio podcasts when I'm driving, as I can get about twice the information in the same amount of time. Does…
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How can I mount an iPhone as a drive on OS X

When I plug my iPhone in on Windows, it automatically detected as a USB mass-storage device and mounts as a disk. How can I set this up in Finder under OS X?
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What approach should I take to export my iPhone contacts to Gmail?

I'm on the iPhone OS3, I want to get my contacts on my phone in sync with my Google contacts, but I don't want to lose what is currently in my phone. So far I have been under the impression that by just turning the Google Sync on that it will…
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How can I send SMS from my PC using my iPhone?

I've been a long-time Nokia fan, but finally succumbed to the iPhone 4's unholy screen resolution. One feature I use a lot (about a hundred times a day...) is Nokia PC Suite's ability to send SMS via the phone. It: Uses my phone's contact…
Dean Rather
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How to open Apple iOS .AAE file?

I recently uploaded images from an iPhone to my windows computer. Some of the images were cropped on the iPhone itself prior to upload. The upload includes 2 files for the edited images: my-image-001.jpg my-image-001.AAE Does anyone know if there…
qxotk
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How to make Windows 7 aware about iPhone photo orientation

When transferring photos from the iPhone to the PC, the photos are not showed by Windows Explorer in the correct orientation, but I know there is some EXIF info in the photo with the orientation information, because Picasa shows them in the correct…
Eduardo Molteni
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Any way to prevent Dropbox from opening the Camera Uploads folder when an iPhone is connected?

When I connect my iPhone to my MacBook Pro, Dropbox always launches its Camera Uploads folder in Finder. Is there any way to turn this off (some command I can run in Terminal, perhaps)? EDIT: To be clear, I'm not trying to turn off the Camera…
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Bluetooth audio from an iPhone to windows 10 PC (A2DP sink)

I was able to do this in Windows 7, but now I have a Windows 10 PC and I can't get it to work. The iPhone is running iOS 11.4 and the PC has Windows 10 with latest updates (version 1709, OS Build 16299.431) What I want to do is to be able to make…
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