Sync phone to itunes ?

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Contacts, Calendar sync both ways. Music, video pic sync one way.

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  • Syncing phone to itunes

    I just recently reinstalled my OS because I was having problems. I couldn't do an archive and install because I didn't have enough space on my hard disk. But that's not my problem. My problem is since I lost all my itunes settings and had to re-download itunes, my phone is telling me that it's synced to another library. Which means if I try to sync it to this new library, I lose everything. Is there a way to make it so that everything on the phone goes to itunes and it syncs that way instead of the phone erasing itself to sync to the new itunes library?

    The iPhone does not support disk mode.
    The sync process for iTunes content is a one way transfer process only - from your iTunes library on your computer to your iPhone. There are exceptions such as after purchasing/downloading music with your iPhone, the music will be transferred to your iTunes library on your computer the first time you sync your iPhone with iTunes after doing so.
    In regards to iTunes content, an iPhone can be synced with a single iTunes library only and photos can be transferred to an iPhone from a single computer only. When syncing an iPhone with an iTunes library on another computer and when transferring photos from another computer, all iTunes content and photos transferred from a different computer will be erased from your iPhone first.
    When you performed an erase and install of OS X, your computer is detected as a new or different computer by your iPhone even after re-authorizing your computer with your iTunes account with iTunes.
    Had you backed up your entire iTunes folder to an external drive, all you would have needed to do is transfer your iTunes folder from your backup to the same location on your Mac.

  • Unable to Sync phone to Itunes

    When i tried to Sync my phone to Itunes it said that my back up was corrupt and I needed to delete my back up. I deleted my back, now when I try to sync I get an unable to read iphone OR it tells me that I have to restore my phone to factory settings. I am willing to do a restore but I have no back up now since I deleted it. I have completed uninstalled Itunes and uploaded the new version and NOTHING work...and suggestions? I have an iphone 4

    I would check to see if there are backups left over in your folder itself, not in iTunes.  If your'e using a mac check the
    ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/ folder and make sure there is nothing in it.
    If you're using windows, what version?

  • Synced phone to itunes on my computer now I can't find my pics and I sold my phone

    I Synced my old iPhone with my itunes account on my computer. I sold my phone but now I cannot find my pictures. Is there anyway to recover those pictures?

    An iTunes sync does not copy pictures from the phone to the computer.
    If you imported the photos, where they would be depends on what type of computer (Mac or Windows) and what options you may have exercised when you did the import. The following explains the import process for each type of computer and may help you find the photos: iOS: Import personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer
    If you backed up the phone to the computer using iTunes, that backup should include the photos on the phone but they are stored in a format that is meant only for restoring back to a phone. There is 3rd party extractor software that may help you get them back from an iTunes backup. Following is one example: http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/ibackupextractor/

  • Can't Sync phone with iTunes after 5.0.1 update

    Recently updated my 4 to 5.0.1. Now phone won't Sync in itunes. Keeps opening a "Restore". No updates,no music nothing but "restore". Can someone help? Thanks.

    Hi I had similar issues with my GS.  I was told to sync with the iCloud.  However, since doing that my iphone keeps coming up with the message Activation Required and then immediately goes into recovery.  It appears to do this every time I sync with the icloud : -( I would book a genius appointment.  HTH :-)

  • Ios 5 will not sync phone in itunes after upgrade

    Just upgraded to IOs5 and now itunes does not sync my phone when i plug into pc....anyone having similar issues?

    After reading all the discussions I have decided the fault lies with the new ios 5 and until Apple comes up with a fix I will not resolve it. I also read in these discussions about problems with Audiobooks not showing up as audiobooks in itunes but as music. As an audiobook reader here is what I have discovered: I have an audible.com acct and so far I have noticed no change when I purchase and download a book from that site. The problem comes when I use Overdrive Media which uses DRM and WMA format. These show up in itunes but not in my ipod which means I can only listen to them on my pc or laptop.

  • Syncing phone with itunes

    Hi All
    Em currently using Iphone 3GS and em facing a big trouble.
    Whenever i Connect my phone to itnues to transfer songs,it tells to first erase and sync.
    Everytime i need to erase and then again i need to fill songs.
    Even connecting to same Computer multiple times,I face the same issue.
    Please do help me out as this issue is bugging me up.
    Thanks in advance.

    My guess is that you have the phone set to "Back up" every time you sync (and probably didn't on the old phone). Check out...
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1608143&tstart=0
    Hope that helps...

  • Tried to sync phone to itunes & i think i lost everything on my phone

    i had been using my ipod for my itunes.  i finally wanted to convert and use my iphone for my music.  i connect to the computer and itunes asked if i wanted to set my phone up as a new phone or use my ipod.  i picked ipod figuring then my songs would transfer to my phone.  then my phone restarted and it appears my phone is now brand new and all the settings are gone.  my phone is making me set everything up, i.e. language, country.
    does this mean everything is gone and my phone cannot be restored to how it was a few minutes ago with all of my settings/texts/contacts etc?

    The prompt you mentioned is provided the first time an iPhone is connected to iTunes. This is designed to be done right away with a new iPhone. Had you selected as a new iPhone and not choosing to transfer the backup for your iPod Touch, no data on your iPhone would have been touched. You could have then selected to transfer music in your iTunes library to the iPhone.
    Since you chose to transfer the backup for your iPod Touch, the data that was on the iPhone is gone unless you have an iCloud backup available for your iPhone.

  • HT1386 i downloaded the new version of itunes. when i plug my phone into the computer to connect its saying my device is synced with another itunes library. how do i get my old itunes back? or how can i get my old itunes stuff to the new one?

    I downloaded the new version of itunes and when i plug my phone into the computer and try and do something in itunes it wont let me because my device is synced to another itunes library. how do i get my old itunes back? or how can i sync my stuff into the new itunes with out deleting anything off my phone? HELP

    Copy the iTunes folder from the old computer to your new one.

  • I have a macbook pro, and am trying to update my software. I recently bought an iphone 5, and my software is to out of date to sync my phone with itunes. I currently am running 10.5.8 and I need to update to atleast 10.6.8. Just wondering if I need to pur

    I have a macbook pro, and am trying to update my software. I recently bought an iphone 5, and my software is to out of date to sync my phone with itunes. I currently am running 10.5.8 and I need to update to atleast 10.6.8. Just wondering if I need to purchase it from apple or if there is an easy/free way to update it.

    you need to purchase it: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard.  It is only on a disk, not in download form.

  • HT4527 Followed all steps - phone not syncing with new itunes/new pc

    I have followed the steps in this article for moving itunes to a new computer. I had no problems with loading my music, itunes folder and mobilesync backups to an external drive and copying them all to a new pc. (Windows 8). Installed itunes onto the new computer and plugged in my phone and restored with last backup. All went well with that. The computer is authorised with my account.
    THE PROBLEM:  Now when I plug in my iphone 5 to new itunes/ new windows 8 pc, it does not sync. It goes through 3 of 3 steps in about 2 seconds saying syncing, but not really syncing. I tested by adding a new app through the itunes and then synced phone. It didn't add it to the phone. Then I deleted it and added an app to the phone through the app store on the phone. When I synced the phone itunes failed to recognize a purchase on the phone that needed to be added to itunes.
    So the itunes and phone are not actually in sync with each other and I don't know how to correct that. I have an ipad with retina display which needs to be added but I don't dare until I figure out what the problem is with syncing the devices to the new itunes/computer. It sees my phone when plugged in - I see my 4 pages of apps on the apps tab. I do not see my email accounts listed on the INFO tab. It just says "your contacts/calendars are being synced with your phone over the air." In the block where my accounts were listed on the old itunes/computer it is empty on this one. The phone is continuing to download email though.
    Any help in getting the phone and new itunes in true sync again would be much appreciated!

    Same problem with a mac. My computer will recognize the iPod on the desktop and itunes even opens up when I plug it in, but the iPod doesn't appear on the iTunes menu and won't let me sync.

  • I tried to sync music from iTunes to my iPhone and when I click on "on this phone" the songs are there, but they are greyed out and have a circle in front of them.  I can not click on those songs and when I eject the phone they are not on the phone.

    I tried to sync music from iTunes to my iPhone and when I click on "on this phone" the songs are there, but they are greyed out and have a circle in front of them.  I can not click on those songs, delete or anything and when I eject the phone they are not on the phone.  I tried to re-add the songs and it says it can't add songs because they've already been added.  So HOW can I get the songs to actually ADD to my phone to where I can listen to them?  It's like they're stuck in Sync limbo or something!  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    I am having the same problem. I have just tried this. Unplug iphone > open itunes > delete all music from itunes library > close itunes > re-open itunes > add music from original folder > plug in iphone > select songs > press sync > unplug iphone using eject button onscreen > checked phone .... still nothing in music folder on phone. On itunes the "On this iphone" tab the songs remain there but greyed out.

  • What gets wiped out if I sync my phone to iTunes

    Sorry for starting a new thread with this. It is really a followup/clarification to another post, but that one won't let me reply/comment
    In https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141 wjosten wrote:
    By design, the iPhone will sync iTunes content with one computer at a time. Any attempt to sync such content with a second computer will result in ALL iTunes content being first erased from your phone & then replaced with the content from the second computer. This is a design feature and cannot be overridden. Because you replaced your computer, or hard drive, your phone will see this as a "new" computer. The iTunes content sync is one way: computer to phone. If you have photos that were synced to your phone or music ripped on your own that were not backed up, you will first have to extract them from your phone using third party software, before you do anything else,
    The prompt from iTunes if very ominous. I want to clarify what it is going to wipe out.
    We have two iPhones and an iPad. I don't know if either of the phones have been synced to iTunes on any of our computers. We use iCloud backup, so we have not felt the need to backup to our Windows PCs. When the iPad was first purchased, the version of iOS it had required iTunes to activate it. I think that was iOS 4. We immediately updated to iOS 5 and life was good. But that first activation was done on an old laptop that is long gone. Anything we do with iTunes and these devices these days, we want to do on my wife's newer laptop.
    So, I say all that to clarify that I have no clue what system (if any) these devices are officially synched to. I just want to rip a seminar from an mp3 CD to my iPhone. Imagine my surprise when iTunes tells me my only option is for it to first wipe out my phone
    I have the normal ton of pictures and a few videos I have captured on the phone. The normal ton of apps. And I recently entered the 20th century (yeah, still catching up) and purched a CD on iTunes on my phone. This is my first attempt at transfering music (really a seminar, an MP3 CD) to my phone. I have not synced any pictures to my phone from iTunes on any PC. But I have recently downloaded a couple pictures of my grandson from Facebook. Those all appear as if I took them on this phone. I also have the email client set up to access 4 different mail servers (iCloud, Gmail, AOL, work) and calendar set up to access work, Google Calendar, and iCloud. And a ton of contacts. All of that is backed up to iCloud.
    So do I have anything I need to "extract ... using third party software"? Or will backup to iTunes on the PC get everything?
    Is it really going to wipe out everything on my phone before transfering this one audio CD?
    really disappointed at how difficult this is.

    did you backed it up? with itunes or icloud backup?

  • HT1414 i down loaded pictures from my iphone 4 tp my computer  then attempted to ios and sync my iphone   i seem to have totally lost everything on my phone  the itunes / usb picture is on the phone and now it is not even recognized on my computer!Help pl

    i down loaded my photos from my iphone onto my compuyrt  then attempted to upgrade to ios on my iphone then sync my phone and computer.  now everything is wiped off my phone  the itunes and usb visual is on my phonr and it is not recognized on my computer   if any one knows how to resore this please let me know  thank you

    Thank you this helped. I am not very knowledgable about all this but I was able to get the phone restored.  I got everything back but my iPod. I thought I was just updating but what happened was my phone was wiped out and the lates iPhone software was installed.

  • I have an iPhone 1 and it says i have to sync it to itunes but i cannot get into itune because itunes sid i have to type in my passwo on my phone because i put a code on it and it wont let me type it in the phone, how do i unlock it? plz help

    My IPhone 1 says i have to sync it to itunes, so when i do that it says" I have to type im my passcode and i dont know where to type in the code, the screen only says slide for emergany call, an i in a circle that when u hit that it says codes for- imei and iccid and it has been like this for a few months, i dont know how to get my phone to work.

    Hi iphone5cblue,
    Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
    If the password you've set on your iPhone is not being accepted, see this article for steps that can help:
    iOS: Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong passcode
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212
    Best Regards,
    Jeremy

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