Hi @jimbob5941
Thanks for the configuration update.
Here’s what I do currently to deal with all this deprecation
situation, it’s a pain in the butt, however that just goes to show how bad I am
NOT wanting to sync and backup to iCloud WE SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO HANDLE
OUR OWN BACKUPS.
I use a VM (Virtual Machine) with Win 10 installed, Outlook
2013 (desktop app) (Installs with CD’s) and of course ITUNES with versions proven
NOT to break the sync function from feedback on these forums. I also use an
EXTERNAL HDD harddrive with which holds ALL DATA including ITUNES LIBRARY,
IPHONE BACKUPS, MUSIC, etc……. This setup
allows me to keep things moving for now.
FYI-Since the beginning of ITUNES I have always kept a clean
cut folder structure that allows me to move it around (mobile), so going to a VM
world setup with an external HDD was not that hard, the most complex part was
to fake out the ITUNES default C: folder structure that holds the IPHONE backups
(which are LARGE is size), but I achieved this by using symbolic link “symlink”.
And the reason I had to do this was because of the size limitations of the VM
worlds, this way EVERYTHING is held on the EXTERNAL HDD.
Sorry for the long winded explanation, but I can guide you
if you decide on this route 😊
