Syncing Apps from iPhone 3 to iPhone 4

I've just upgraded my phone 3 to 4 and managed to sync all my personal info apart from my purchased Apps. They no longer appear.
How do I get them back??

All iTunes content on your iPhone should be in your iTunes library on your computer - all music, movies, tv shows, and 3rd party apps. Did you have Sync Apps selected under the Apps tab for your iPhone 3G or 3GS sync preferences with iTunes? If so, all apps installed on your 3G or 3GS should be in your iTunes library. If not, you need to transfer the apps from your 3G or 3GS to your iTunes library followed by selecting Sync Apps under the Apps tab for your iPhone 4 sync preferences with iTunes, selecting the apps below that you want installed on your iPhone 4 followed by a sync.

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Syncing Apps from iPhone to iTunes with folder grouping

Hi,
I have close to 200 apps on my iPhone structured into approx 50 folders.
These apps are downloaded firectly from iTunes (via wifi).
Now, i want to sync them to my PC via iTunes.
I used the option "Transfer purchases" for that.
But the folder are not synced.
If choose Sync App options, i am afraid i will loose all my folders and it will really time consuming to create them again.
How can get my folders and Apps from iPhone to iTunes ?
Regards,
Ashwani Kr Sharma

Apps are transferred automatically (most of the time, that is!) during the backup that runs prior to the sync (unless you've disabled backup)
If you are syncing your apps, you will see (in the app sync pane) a visual representative of your phone, all pages, and that includes the folders. You will not lose any of them.
Like ChrisJ4203 says, you need to be syncing to the same iTunes library as your Apple ID on your phone, and that iTunes library must be authorized by you.

Sync app from iphone 3G s to iphone4

Hi,there
I have problem,to sync my old app from iphone 3Gs to iphnoe 4.
I took back up from iphone 3Gs but most app didnt back up..
any body know?

Calendar syncing via Exchange 03/07 is entirely too unreliable for Enterprise usage.
We have mixed results with it and experience the same thing you do.
Our execs want to chucking their macs / iphones and going back to win / blackberry because they've been burned a few times because of missed appointments.

Syncing Apps from iPhone 3GS to 4S

Hey folks,
I recently upgraded from iPhone 3GS to iPhone 4S. I synced up my 3GS to iTunes and then connected my new phone. When I synced them I chose the restore from existing option. This worked great and I have all of my messages, email account settings, Photos etc etc. However, None of my Apps have been transferred to the new device. How do I get all of my Apps from the 3GS to the 4S??
Any help would be great!
Iain

Go to the App Store and reinstall them...
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

Syncing Apps from Iphone

Hey world wide internets.
My dilemma is that when I set up my iphone after restoring, itunes didn't automatically select to sync my apps with my PC. Happily unaware of this I have downloaded well over 3.6g of apps to my iphone. However now I want to update my Iphone to the latest software and upon attempting to do so I was alerted that I should sync my apps first. Although when I go to select the sync apps button it states that all the apps off my iphone + their associated saved information will be replaced with the apps from my itunes library! And when I do select this option it shows me what my iphone home screen will look like... it is default! I really want to update and I want to keep my apps. I know it used to say upon syncing 'Would you like to transfer app purchases to itunes' - obviously doesnt because I didn't tell it to in the beginning...
Is there a way to transfer all my apps off my iphone to itunes?

With your phone connected, iTunes running: File>Transfer Purchases.

Syncing apps FROM IPHONE TO ITUNES!!!

The Iphone allows you to download apps onto the phone __from the phone__ but I can't find how to sync those apps I bought via the phone with apps in my Itunes library...???!~!!! It appears as though I will loose those apps if I upgrade my software version.

And after transferring purchases from your iPhone and confirming all 3rd party apps on your iPhone are now in your iTunes library, select Sync Apps under the Apps tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes and make sure all apps currently installed on your iPhone are selected below. Select Apply.
Now after downloading an app direct with your iPhone, the app will be copied to your iTunes library automatically the first time you sync your iPhone with iTunes after doing so.

Syncing Apps from Iphone to Itunes and vice versa, quick question.

Hello, so I had a small question to ask about transferring apps from both the iphone to itunes.
Basically, I downloaded an app from the app store ON my iphone.
I've made a lot of progress and have a lot of data in this app.
The(Sync app) box was never checked on my itunes, so I transferred my purchases from my iphone to my itunes, and now i've downloaded a few more apps (over 20mb) ON itunes that I want to put on my iphone.
Thing is, when I click "sync apps" it gives me a warning saying something along the lines of "Apps in itunes will replace all in iphone, including data"
Now, i've already transferred my purchases, so all the apps from my phone are on itunes, but if I sync, will I lose the DATA in my apps on my iphone? Or will the data remain in those apps?
Basically, will syncing my apps replace my settings/data/progress of the apps I have on my iphone?

There is no data in the apps themselves. Your app data is stored in the backup file iTunes creates. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
From Page 179 of http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iphone_userguide.pdf, "You can reinstall an app and restore its data as long as you backed up iPhone with iTunes on your computer. (If you try to delete an app that hasn’t been backed up to your computer, an alert appears.) To retrieve the app data, you must restore iPhone from a backup containing the data."
So, make a backup before you click the "Sync apps button. Then, you may have to restore your phone from that backup to reload the data.

Syncing Apps from iPhone to iTunes and back

I've transferred my apps from the iPhone to iTunes by clicking on "Transfer Purchases" That's all good so now they both have the same apps.
I've installed the latest ver of iTunes so ultimately it allows us to re-arrange the pages of apps on the iPhone through iTunes.
When the checkbox "Sync Applications" is unchecked I can see my apps as arranged on the iPhone, when I check it everything is different. That's not what I want as it tells me my settings will be copied from iTunes to iPhone.
What I want is for it to recognise my latest apps setup on my iPhone and THEN allow me to re-arrange it from iTunes before syncing.
How can I do this?
Extra info: This is for my MBP, I've synced it with my PC and I think that has the latest settings I'm not too sure.
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As already mentioned, you can only sync to one computer at a time. To be able to go back to your computer, disable autosync in itunes, connect your phone and right click on it in the device list and choose Backup. Transfer your purchases the same way after that. Then sync your phone. All media content will be erased during this process, but you can restore your phone from the manual backup you made before. See also: "About backups": http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766 and "Restoring" : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

Syncing apps from iphone 4 to new imac

I just bought a new imac. I synced my iphone 4 to the new mac to transfer my data for first time from phone to computer. contacts and calendar worked but my apps won't transfer. if i click sync apps on the preferences,it says the apps will delete from my phone.
how do i copy the apps successfully to my new computer so i have a backup? thanks

Give this a try:
1. With iTunes open, select Store from the menu bar
2. Select "Authorize this computer"
3. Fill in your AppleID information and click "Authorize"
4. Select File from the menu bar and select "Transfer Purchases from iPhone"
Hope this helps!!

Authorization error when syncing apps from iphone to mac, mac to iphone

I am having this error with both apps I've synced from my iPhone to my Mac, and one I purchased from ITunes (which as a side problem, I can not sync to my iPhone no matter what I try). I have one iTunes account and it is the same on my computer and on my iPhone. However, the one I bought on my mac I can't authorize on my computer, and I can't sync some back because I get this same error message (I have all the latest software on phone and Mac):
THERE WAS AN ERROR STORING YOUR AUTHORIZATION INFORMATION ON THIS COMPUTER
The required directory was not found or has a permission error. Correct this permissions problem and try again, or deauthorize this computer if the permissions can not be changed.
Is this just becuase these apps aren't made to USE on a computer? Because that would make sense. I'm just worried it has something to do with the app I purchased on ITunes not syncing back to my iPhone.

I created a new user on my macbook and tried to authorize the computer but got the same authorization error. This doesn't have to do with the fact that I have once used a different iTunes account? (not since I have had the iPhone. I have tried to figure out how to delete this but it looks as if apple doesn't want me to.) Plus, it's the same email as my dot mac which I've ALSO been having trouble with the past few months-- it keeps resetting on its own and my keychain and iphone can't get into it. online chat has not solved the problem so i decided to just let it expire...
Ive been using a mac for 15 years and have never had as many problems as i've had these past few months.

How do I sync apps FROM iPhone TO iTunes?

I don't want to lose all the folders with apps I have on my iPhone when synching to iTunes. The playlists, movies, etc. I can create without much headache.
I have right-clicked on my device and selected "transfer purchases," but when I checkmark "sync apps," I still get that annoying "are you sure you want to sync apps? ..." warning.
I'm running on iTunes 10.3.1.55 now because the upgrade to iTunes 10.4 locked me out of the iTunes Store and Apple couldn't figure out why
Suggestions?

are you positive,
No. I'm lying to you.
Of course i'm positive. I, and countless others download apps to their phones all the time that end up syncing back to their iTunes library on the computer.

Syncing apps FROM iPhone TO ITunes and retaining app folder structure

How can you retain the app folder structure you have painstakingly created on your iPhone (OS4.3) when syncing apps with iTunes?
It seems that it only works the other way - i.e. creating the structure in iTunes and having that copied to the iPhone when syncing apps.
I know this has been posted in various ways before, but there seems to be no answer, and Apple appear either not to understand the question, or its importance to so many users.
Anyone found a way of doing this yet - or Apple - please can we have this fixed?

Thanks Mr. Gnome I was aware of that - it was a rhetorical question as far as Apple are concerned, but I do hope someone out there may have found a way around this illogical glitch.
By the way, I think you meant your link to be...
http://www.apple.com/feedback

ITunes wont sync apps from iPhone

So, the problem is that iTunes won't sync apps which I downloaded on iPhone. I synced my iPhone before and it all worked well, but now when I go to Apps folder its empty and when I connect my iPhone to computer and sync it, iTunes syncs all exept apps. Whats wrong??

no1??

Syncing Apps from iPhone...manual fix not working...

Similar problem to what others have experienced...however when I manually select "transfer purchases from iPhone) from iTunes the transfer stalls almost immediately.

In iTunes, go into the AppStore (not on the phone, but computer) and just redownload them. If you paid for them once already, it will NOT recharge you.
Of course use the same account you used on the phone.

Can't sync apps from iPhone to new media library

I created a new media library for iTunes because my old library had become a mess. With this library open in iTunes, I plugged in my phone and had no trouble syncing music to this library in place of the old one. However, when I go to the apps tab, it shows the preview of my home screen with my apps on it but it doesn't list any of my apps in the left hand bar that would let me know this media library has my apps. How can I get this new media library in iTunes to recognize the apps on my phone and then my phone can sync apps with this new library and not the old one?

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Syncing Apps from iPhone 3 to iPhone 4

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