Cannot select "Manually manage music & videos" without erasing??

I seem to be having an issue with selecting "Manually manage music & videos" from iTunes 11. I have always used the same computer/iTunes to put music on my phone but ever since downloading iTunes 11, I can no longer do so. In the summary section for my phone I have tried to reselect that option and hitting apply but get a message
"This iPhone is synced with another iTunes library. Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library? An iPhone can be synced with only one iTunes library at a time. Erasing and syncing replaces the contents of this iPhone with the contents of this iTunes library."
Does anyone know if there is a way around this/why it thinks it is a different iTunes library? Please help!

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Connect the device to your computer. Open iTunes. Select iPhone, iPad, or iPod in the Devices list. Click the Summary tab and select "Manually manage music and videos". Click Apply. but after that say's everything on my iPhone will be deleted

Connect the device to your computer.
Open iTunes.
Select iPhone, iPad, or iPod in the Devices list.
Click the Summary tab and select "Manually manage music and videos".
Click Apply.
than it says it'ss erase my iphone and sync with itunes library.
what should i do?

It wil only erase the music and videos. Nothing else.

I can't see the 'Summary' tab to select "Manually manage music and videos" where is it?!

I can't see the 'Summary' tab to select "Manually manage music and videos". I've looked and looked, and can't find it!

for the avoidance of doubt, you don't see the summary tab when your iPod is connected to iTunes ?
the tab will only show up when it is ...

Something I dont understand...(manually manage music/videos)

It seems that I accidentally made a mistake at some point and wasnt aware they were all connected in this regards.
I manually manage all my Music (songs), Movies & TV Shows on the iPad.
So i select and drag the content I want. (im still not keen on "syncing music & videos).
At any rate I was purchasing a few books off iBooks and i wanted to sync them back to the Mac I port my iPod with.
I realized "Books" werent synced to my Mac or to the iPad so I selected sync Books and applied.
During that process it removed all my manually added music & videos.
Then disabled the Manually Manage music & videos check box in my iPad preferences.
Well it doesnt say anything about books...is there any way to change this as I dont have a lot of books and would like them to be synced back and forth between iPad and my Mac.
But want to retain my personal music and video collection .....
thank you.

LoudspeakerMusic wrote:
It seems that I accidentally made a mistake at some point and wasnt aware they were all connected in this regards.
I manually manage all my Music (songs), Movies & TV Shows on the iPad.
So i select and drag the content I want. (im still not keen on "syncing music & videos).
At any rate I was purchasing a few books off iBooks and i wanted to sync them back to the Mac I port my iPod with.
I realized "Books" werent synced to my Mac or to the iPad so I selected sync Books and applied.
During that process it removed all my manually added music & videos.
Then disabled the Manually Manage music & videos check box in my iPad preferences.
Well it doesnt say anything about books...is there any way to change this as I dont have a lot of books and would like them to be synced back and forth between iPad and my Mac.
But want to retain my personal music and video collection .....
In the early days I used the same technique you did but soon found it did not suit my usage patterns so I opted to 'manually' manage my music through playlists and by individually checking the videos I wish to have loaded so I leave the box 'Manually manage...' unchecked.
I create playlists and sync only those playlists I wish to be on a given device. For example, my 32GB 3GS iPhone, my 32GB iPhone 4, and my iPad contain the same music and the major playlist is named 32GB. For my iPad I currently use the 32GB playlist because I only have 20GB of music.
I also have a similar playlist for my old 16GB 3G--yes, that playlist is named 16GB. I also have individual playlists both plain and smart set up for each device and I select them, too, but all songs that are on a given device are in the 16GB or 32GB playlists. Since the song only has to be on the device one time placing it in multiple playlists on the device does not place additional copies of the song on the device.
To sync by playlist you connect your iPad, select it in the devices area to the left, click on the Music tab and check on Sync Music. In the box below the Sync Music you select 'Selected playlists, artists, and genres'. I only use playlists, but the others work as well.
For Movies you select the Movies tab. Select 'Sync Movies'. You can chose the 'Automatic' mode but for me none of the options work so I leave the automatic box unchecked and then individually check the movies I wish to go to my iPad.
It is simple this way and I found it to be much more efficient than manually managing music videos via the checkbox.
Books can be handled in the same manner via the Books tab.

Cannot delete music from iPod nano (latest generation). Have already selected "Manually Manage music and videos" but delete is unavailable from right click or Edit.

I have done everything I've seen recommended for deleting music (jncluding "manually manage"). Thanks for the assistance!!!

Did you Apply the change after selecting (checking the box for) Manually manage music and videos?
With the latest iTunes, if the sidebar is hidden, from the menu bar, under View, select Show Sidebar.
In the sidebar, select the iPod under DEVICES. Click the toggle (to the left of iPod) to drop down the iPod's content list, indented under iPod. Click on Music there. Over to the right, the list of songs on the iPod is shown. You can select songs there, right click on them, and select Delete from the contextual menu. You can also select songs there, go up to the menu bar, and select Delete under Edit. You can also select songs there, and just press the Delete key on the keyboard.
If you want to use automatic syncing, which is far more convenient than the manual method, and easily manage content on the iPod (add and remove songs), please post back.

When I try to select 'Manually manage music and videos' option?

I know to manually manage songs/videos on itunes, i need to select the 'Manually manage music and videos' box under my iPhone 5S summary tab.
However, when I check that box and click apply, this message pops up: http://prntscr.com/248mwn (this is a screenshot of the box showing)
I do not know what that means..I just got this iPhone recently and I've only backed it up to the SHARON-PC that the message is mentioning (also the only computer i use)
Can someone explain what would happen if I chose the erase and sync option, or is there a way around this?
I just want to get my music on my iPhone . Thanks for help.

Still need help....

I selected manually manage music for my iTouch yet it keeps trying to sync to my entire music library. I do not want that as it is taking up too much space. How can I stop my iTouch from continuing to try and sync so I can manually manage my music?

How do I get my iTouch to manually manage my music? I selected manually manage, yet every time I hook my iTouch to my computer, it attempts to sync and load my entire library. I do not want the entire library as it takes up too much space and I don't want all of those songs on my iTouch. What am I missing? What else can I do?

Oops, sorry, I think you probably already did what I suggested (turning off auto synch).
I have the same question - how to synch, say, just one playlist.
There is an option to synch only things that are checked. But everything (in every playlist and item, is checked and there doesn't appear to be a box to "uncheck all", nor can you check each playlist individually.

HT1202 Manually Manage Music/ Videos with multiple computers

I recently got a new iphone 4s and when it was set up I made sure the manually manage music part was on, I added my music and everything worked fine.
I'm abroad now and wanted to delete and change some of my music but the manually manage box is no longer ticked and I get the warning saying "Your phone is Synced with another iTunes Library do you want to erase this iphone and sync with this itunes libary". How can I get around this I dont want to lose all my music!!!!
Please Help!

Lukek07 wrote:
"Your phone is Synced with another iTunes Library do you want to erase this iphone and sync with this itunes libary".
As the message infers, you can only sync your iDevice to
a single iTunes library. The only way around this, which is
of no real use to you now but for future reference, is to have
your iTunes library (entire iTunes folder) an a separate hard
drive and carry it around where ever you go. Any computer
you have will need to be set up to connect its iTunes to that
library.
The one caveat of this is that is backups of the iDevice.
Each computer will have a different backup file depending on
when you synced to the computers (backups are stored
in ~/Library/Application Support/Mobile Sync/ Backup on
the computer not in iTunes library). Where this is problematic
is if you need to do a restore and you only have a computer
available with an old backup and not the most recent.
The other problem will be if you manage Address Book, Calendars,
etc. different on different computers. Things can get jumbled, lost,
or just plain add duplicates.
As for your current situation, there really isn't much you can do.

HT1478 Hi, I want to partition my Ipod Touch so that I can transfer music files to this partition for download to car. Attached Ipod to PC, but coudn't see in Disk Management. Then selected Manually manage Music and Video but still can't see??

I want to transfer music from my Ipod Touch to my car. I found out that I had to partition the Ipod to do this. I attached it to my PC with the USB cable but couldn't see it in the Disk Manager window. Googled why not and saw that I had to select Manually Videos in the Summary section on Itunes. This was already ticked off (selected) and still can;t see the Ipod icon in Disk Manager. What else can I do to partition this Ipod?
Thanks in anticipation ...

iTunes Match on your computer can give you the same higher quality files.
Run iTunes on your computer. Show your music library by Song in list view. Add the columns for Bit Rate, Kind, and iCloud Status to the list view.
Any song that is shown as Matched for iCloud Status, that is NOT already 256 kbps (or higher) for Bit Rate can be downloaded from iCloud at 256 kbps AAC. For example, if you have an old album from a music CD that you ripped years ago at 128 kbps MP3, and it is "matched" by iTunes Match, you can replace the lower quality files you have now with 256 kbps Match AAC audio file (which is shown for Kind).
To do so, select the song, or a set of songs, on the library list. Press Delete. Confirm you want to delete the song (but do NOT check the box to delete song from iCloud) and choose to move song file to the Trash. The songs remain on your iTunes library list, with a "cloud" download button next to the song name.
Click that button to download the song from iCloud. Because the song is Matched, you get the replacement as a 256 kbps AAC audio file, instead of the original 128 kbps MP3 file (or whatever lower quality format it was before).
You can go through your iTunes music library, and replace lower quality Matched songs with higher quality versions, thanks to iTunes Match.

Manually manage music & videos

Hi, I accidentally ticked this in the option section of my device in my itunes account and now I can't untick it.
I want to move across a purchase from my itunes account to my ipod and although I've sync'd I think this must be stopping it moving across.
Thanks for any help you can offer

On the iPhone Summary screen, there is an option to sync only checked songs and videos. The only problem I have with that is the Video tab has its own set of checks that don't seem to correlate with the checks in the library.

Cannot manually manage music

I recently had to replace my hard drive, and I am just now trying to manage my iPhone music again through iTunes. At the moment, I cannot manage my music. When I go into the summary page and click "Manually manage music and videos," then Apply, I get the message "This iPhone is synced with another iTunes library. Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?" The only choices which appear are Cancel or Erase and Sync. I don't want to erase my iPhone, but I do want to be able to manage my music...what do I have to do to be able to select the manually manage music option without erasing my iPhone?

Well, without a backup, you're gonna have to use third party software to first put your content into itunes BEFORE you sync. You can transfer purchased content, as I've said: File>Transfer Purchases. Music you ripped on your own will have to be transfered by third party software:
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/
Like I said, when you first sync or manually manage, all itunes content on your phone will be erased & replaced with the content from your "new" computer. There is no way to avoid this. Backing up is your only protection, as the iphone is NOT a backup device.

Question About "Manually Manage Music and Videos"

Hi!
I have a podcast stuck on my iPod. It is not deleted from a Playlist upon syncing, even though I've deleted it from the Playlist in iTunes. It still shows up in the "On My Device" representation of the Playlist, and of course, on the iPod itself. So I thought to manually delete it, but of course it's name is obfuscated in the iPod's directory. So I thought that maybe I could do it by selecting "manually manage music and videos" in iTunes. Presumably files would become human readable then, yes?
Here's my question: What will happen to all the content already on my iPod via syncing if I check that box? Will it all (all 140 GB) disappear and have to be re-synced? Or can I check that box, go in and delete the one podcast, then uncheck the box, all without affecting the rest of the content already on the device?
TIA for your help!

If you post from a a question from the bottom of an article's page then you should get its reference, e.g. HT1535 in your case, on the post's title. The ability to edit you post only lasts for 15 minutes and allows you to correct/add extra info.
I get the 'manually manage music and videos' tockbox as described on that article. If you only 'videos' then are you using iTunes Match on your iPad ? I don't use it but I've seen posts that say having it enabled on a device can affect the syncing of music.

Manually manage music and videos of iPhone 4s using pc

My computer crashed and clean reinstalled the operating system on my PC, I had to reauthorize the computer.
Now I installed iTunes and when I check Manually manage music & videos, it tells me:
that it's synced with other another iTunes library.
The Only option is erase and sync or Cancel
I had the computer backed up so that the good news, so I tried coping the files from the back up and putting it in my PC but did't work.
I went into preferences and under advanced changed the iTunes Media folder location to the hard hard drive that has my back up.
Thinking that would do it, it didn't work?
Please help!
Any suggestions

From your pc back up find the iTunes library and copy the entire library to your new computer.
Copy over your photos too plus any other important documents.
Once your iTunes library is on your new computer your should be able to start iTunes and sync to the new computer. Yes you will get the message that this is a new computer but the music etc. is the same as what was on the old computer.

Rebooted computer and i cant manually manage music!

ok, so i needed to reboot my computer the other day and didnt do a back up because i though that the virus would just end up back on my computer..lol so anyway! i re-downloaded itunes and authorised my computer and it says "computer 1 of 5 has been authorised" but all my music has been erased from my computer! now, i am aware that music from an iphone can not be "downloaded" onto a new computer, however it is the same one! i dont even want to download it back onto the computer! i just want to be able to click the little "manually manage music" box without it saying "all music must be erased" please help me...
thank you for your time

Sorry. Cannot be done.
When you reformatted your computer, your itunes library became a new library. You cannot sync or manually manage music without losing it.
You should ALWAYS, aways have a backup copy. Always.
You can transfer itunes purchases. Without syncing: File>Transfer pUrchases

Manual managing music on 2 computers?

with my ipod I can manually manage music on multiple PC's
on my wife's Iphone it goes to auto sync on the 2nd PC
am I doing something wrong?

Since disk mode is required for this, probably for security reasons which is not a concern with an iPod only without internet access.
what would be the purpose of manually managing then?
Good question, since the primary benefit when doing so with an iPod is transferring iTunes content from an iTunes library on more than one computer. Some habits are harder to break than others and for those who prefer manually dragging songs to their iPod, the option to do the same with an iPhone is available event though this can be done with an iTunes library on a single computer only. If you are manually managing music and video with an iPhone and the iPhone is restored with iTunes if wanted or needed, you must remember which music and video was available on your iPhone and manually drag it back to the iPhone. With syncing, when restoring your iPhone from your iPhone's backup, your selections under the various tabs for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes are pre-selected since this is included with your iPhone's backup When purchasing music direct with the iPhone, the music will be copied to your iTunes library automatically the next time you sync your iPhone with iTunes after doing so. No so with manually managing music videos. Manual means manual all the way.

Cannot select "Manually manage music & videos" without erasing??

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