How long is the iOS 4 update supposed to last??

[nascarfan19]

I'm trying to install the new software for my iPod touch and I've been on the "Backing Up '... ...'s iPod'" pop-up screen for hours and right now the bar looks like it's at 5%.

Has anyone else done this and has it taken you this long?

[jonoo24]

I did it for my iPgone 3GS and it took about 4 hours.

If you have a lot of stuff and never sync your ipod, then it will take a while to back up

[Rocket2Russia]

have fun with your 'easy alternatives', apple-fans!

[killer_roach]

Yeah, I can't install iOS 4 on my iTouch, but backing up my 8GB device can sometimes take 2-3 hours. If yours is larger... good luck.

All I know of recent stuff was installing Android 2.2 on my Nexus One, which took about ten minutes (and that was from downloading it from XDA; like I'm going to wait for an OTA...).

[nascarfan19]

Yeah, I can't install iOS 4 on my iTouch, but backing up my 8GB device can sometimes take 2-3 hours. If yours is larger... good luck.

Yeah, I have an 8GB, and I'm still on 5%!!!!!

[monkeyfish]

Looks like I'll be pausing this until the weekend, since I has a 64 gig Touch...

[DethTung]

Looks like I'll be pausing this until the weekend, since I has a 64 gig Touch...

...as do I.

[davidshek]

On my 32GB iPhone 3GS, it took about 20 minutes total. But then again, I did a backup/sync almost nightly on it, so the backup portion didn't take very long.