Backing Up And Restoring iTunes
To my dismay I have to completely reinstall my operating system, which happens to be OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.4. I need to back-up iTunes to my external hard drive and then put it back the way it was after the OS install. Can someone please walk me through the process? Keep in mind I need to retain my playlists, tags, and artwork. Also I should mention that my iTunes Library is already on the external drive. Thanks so much for any assistance.
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-backing -up-your-itunes-library/
"Backing up the iTunes Library Database
With the above in mind, the simplest solution for backing up the iTunes library database is to simply back up the “iTunes” folder and everything in it. This will include not only the iTunes database itself, but also any Click Wheel iPod Games, iPhone and iPod touch applications, and downloaded and cached album artwork.
Note that if you’re using iTunes 9 and have updated to the new iTunes 9 Media organization, your iPod Games and Mobile Applications will be stored in your iTunes Media folder instead. See Transferring your iTunes Library for more information on this and converting to the new iTunes 9 format.
This will ensure you have a backup of your iTunes library database and related files, but whether or not it includes your media content will depend on how and where you have chosen to store it…"
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to -a-new-hard-drive
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Hi all. I am having problems with my windows PC, i am going to have to wipe the hard drive and reinstall windows.
What is the best way to back up and restore iTunes?
I want to keep all my playlists, music data, such as number of times player etc and which songs are ticked.
I also have a iphone and a ipad, is there anyway to transfer their data and backups?
I don't want the trouble of re-syncing the iphone and ipad apps/music etc.
My library is about 40gb. In the past I have simply copied and pasted the itunes folder (on a portable harddrive), but it never remembers the data listed above and I have always had to re-sync all of my music and apps to iphone and ipad, which are full up with 32gb and would take a considerable amount of time.
Is there any way to do this so my iPhone and iPad think itunes is exactly the same and won't require (wiping and) re-syncing/re-authorising and will carry on as normal.
I would be greatful for any help. Thank you.Copying and later restoring the entire iTunes folder should have you covered. I suspect you did something wrong with the restore phase on your previous attempts.
All your media should be inside your iTunes\iTunes Media folder. If that is not the case then you should consolidate the library. File > Library > Organize Library > Consolidate files. If the option is available you should also use File > Library > Organize Library > Rearrange files in the folder "iTunes Media". If your media folder isn't a subfolder of the main iTunes library folder then see this post.
Backup the library with UserTip. Before you wipe the hard drive deauthorize the computer and make one final update of the backup.
Once you have rebuilt your computer install SyncToy and use the same process to clone the backup copy of your library back into the Music folder of your new profile as ...<User's Music>\iTunes. Then install iTunes and authorize the install of the operating system to your account. Your devices can now be connected and backed up on the new system. They will sync without losing any data.
Keep using SyncToy periodically to keep your backup up to date.
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I keep on getting an error when logging onto my whatapp telling me about connecting to itunes, Ive now backed up and restored but im still getting the same message connect ot itunes for push messages
Hello there, Minig1501.
The following Knowledge Base article has some information on the message you're receiving:
Unable to use Apple Push Notification service (APNs)
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4264
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro D. -
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Backup the phone, Erase it, connect to iTunes for the unlock process, then your iProfile can be restored.
You can go ahead and get the SIM, bout you have to Erase the phone and connect to iTunes before it will be unlocked. -
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I have been allowed to unlock my iphone recently by AT/T.
I want to keep my existing ios (5.0.1) as it is on my iphone now.
I've been told to back up and restore by itunes but I am worry of updating my ios to the latest version automatically.
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You can use either, but if you restored to the backup, then you will not see the message. You need to restore the device as new first, then restore the backup. Make sure you can continue with the unlock first. Many of the emails report, "Your unlock has been approved, restore your device in iTunes in 24 hours", or something like that. If it is ready to go, then as I said earlier, restore as new first, and then you should see the confirmation.
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My wife and I have been using the 3gs for 2 years and have now upgraded ;-) I pluged mine into itunes and backed it up, then pluged in my new one and restored and it all works fine.
However when I tried to backup my wifes phone and then restored - it just restored as mine again, so we had 2 new phones with all my details on it!!
So I restored to factory setting on the iphone 4s
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Take it in for repair/replace to your local Apple retailer.
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