2008 macbook cannot handle Lion - but I need to sync my iPhone 5 to iTunes!
I was gifted an Phone 5 because I needed a new phone and because I needed an ipod for my long walks to work. The music aspect of the iPhone is really important to me, so naturally I was very dissapointed to find out that my current iTunes can't detect it. I've read around and the obvious solution is to update to Lion and to download the most recent iTunes. But my Macbook 2008 cannot handle Lion; it would slow down significantly and its memory can't handle it.
I've yet to find a loophole, or an unconventional trick to sync my phone. If you have any, please let me know.
I need my music so badly that my makeshift solution was to email my music to myself, and download them in an external music player. That's a little farfetched and tiring, especially when I'd like to enjoy my extensive music library.
I cannot buy a laptop at the moment, so that is not a solution.
Sincere thanks for your help,
B
These links may be helpful.
How to Track and Report Stolen iPad
http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-track-and-report-stolen-ipad
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2526
Report Stolen iPad Tips and iPad Theft Prevention
http://www.stolen-property.com/report-stolen-ipad.php
How to recover a lost or stolen iPad
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/how-to-recover-a-lost-or-stolen-ipad/
How to Find a Stolen iPad
http://www.ehow.com/how_7586429_stolen-ipad.html
Apple Product Lost or Stolen
http://sites.google.com/site/appleclubfhs/support/advice-and-articles/lost-or-st olen
Oops! iForgot My New iPad On the Plane; Now What?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577362194012634000.html
If you don't know your lost/stolen iPad's serial number, use the instructions below. The S/N is also on the iPad's box.
How to Find Your iPad Serial Number
http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-find-your-ipad-serial-number
Cheers, Tom
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My MacBook Pro was stolen and I need to sync my Iphone and iPad, what do I have to do in iTunes?
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These links may be helpful.
How to Track and Report Stolen iPad
http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-track-and-report-stolen-ipad
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2526
Report Stolen iPad Tips and iPad Theft Prevention
http://www.stolen-property.com/report-stolen-ipad.php
How to recover a lost or stolen iPad
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/how-to-recover-a-lost-or-stolen-ipad/
How to Find a Stolen iPad
http://www.ehow.com/how_7586429_stolen-ipad.html
Apple Product Lost or Stolen
http://sites.google.com/site/appleclubfhs/support/advice-and-articles/lost-or-st olen
Oops! iForgot My New iPad On the Plane; Now What?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303459004577362194012634000.html
If you don't know your lost/stolen iPad's serial number, use the instructions below. The S/N is also on the iPad's box.
How to Find Your iPad Serial Number
http://www.ipadastic.com/tutorials/how-to-find-your-ipad-serial-number
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I have not updated my phone yet because I know it needs to be backed up first. However, I cannot do this in fear of losing everything on it if I sync to my new itunes. I am not really concerned with losing music, just do not want to lose pictures, notes, etc.
First you need to copy the entire iTunes folder from the
old computer to the new one. You should also make sure
that anything on the old computer that goes on the iPhone
is present on the new computer.
If it is a Mac, this process is usually pretty easy by using
Migration Assistant which will transfer all that stuff over to
the new Mac.
If you are using a PC, I will defer that to someone else for
all but the iTunes stuff. You will do the same thing on the
PC, that is copy the entire iTunes folder to the new computer.
Migration assistant is available to move things from a PC,
but not sure how well that works.
When openning iTunes for the first time, you will need to hold
down the Option key on the Maccbook Air and you will
be presented with a dialog box and you will select open existing
library and navigate to it. Failure to do this, will create a default
library with nothing in it and you will have to move stuff again.
So if all the data is the same, you should be able to sync
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HT2186 i have a macbook from 2008 and cant get the right os x so sync my iphone with with itunes
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Purchase OS X "Snow Leopard" from Apple:
Online (US): http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Upgrade your MacBook to Snow Leopard, then update iTunes to the latest version, and you'll be all set. -
Need help syncing my iphone 5 with itunes
ok my problem is i have restored my computer a few months ago and now when i try
and sync it sayes i can only be synced with one libbary at a time wich would be
the old one and the only option it give me is to erase it so what am i dont know
what do do i mean all my stuth is in both accounts but i dont want to lose any
thing please help and sorry for my bad spelling here is a pic of the problem
below@Kev48us
I appreciate you bringing this to our attention. I can understand your concern as a iTunes and iPhone user.
I do notice that you stated that you restored your computer a few months ago. The files from iTunes are typically stored on your computer in a specific place. If the computer was restored it may have erased these files. Were you able to review your computer to see if these files still exist. For a Windows 7 user these iTunes files can be found under:
• \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Note: To quickly access the AppData folder, click Start. In the search bar, type %appdata% and press the Return key.
Keep me posted. I would like to know if any of the information is currently on your computer. If not you will be able to erase and sync.
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iTunes: Understanding iTunes Media Organization
iTunes: Understanding the iPod Photo Cache folder -
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