Clarification on syncing

Can someone explain the difference between "sync only checked songs and music" and "manually manage music and videos" in the Summary options section?
I just did a sync to bring in a ringtone and lost all my music - I had "sync only..." selected.
Am I correct that I if I have "manually manage..." checked, I can safely sync other things (contacts, ringtones, etc.) and my music will remain untouched?

Yes you can certainly Sync Cal on one computer and music on another without any issues. There is a couple things you want to do
1. In the Summary screen tell it not to auto sync when connected
2. Choose Sync only checked songs and videos and ensure you only sync audio from 1 source.
When you move from 1 machine to another just choose Sync. If you get the "Your tied to another system" select cancel. This will prevent any data loss.
This should not really occur though as long as your not set to auto sync and set for sync selected songs and videos.
I personally sync on 6 different machines for testing.. Contacts on 1, Music on another, Videos on another etc. And the only time I have an issue is if I go in and change any settings in one of those categories.
Personally on computer 1. It shows I have music set to sync, Connect it to any other computer, and I go to music and the option to Sync is unchecked. As the iPhone remembers which machine I wanted to sync with. And ignores that setting when connected to any other computer. If I had checked marked sync music on PC 2. Then it would of given me I am synced with another iTunes message.
iPhone: Syncing and merging data
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306071
Preventing iPhone from syncing automatically
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/7.6/en/15518.html
Syncing media with iPhone
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesWin/7.6/en/15512.html

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Clarifications on "syncing" systems -- i.e. exporting/importing catalogues.

If I want to simply "sync" two computers so that changes or additions I made on one system will be incorporated on the other, do I need to first "export" a catalogue and then import it onto the other system, or can I simply "import" directly without first exporting a separate catalogue? In other words, does the current catalgue (what used to be referred to as a "library") exist as something that can be imported onto another system without first requiring a separate "export"?
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Thanks,
Larry

>As I understand it, a catalog is a catalog, and you are always in a catalog. No need to export unless you want to create a subset.
Can anyone confirm this? A similar questions was answered in another thread saying you could not do this, so now I've received two answers that directly contradict each other, and don't know which is accurate.
I'm looking for the easiest way to "sync" two systems where changes may have been done on BOTH systems to different pictures. The end result should be that both systems have all the same information on them. I'm still unclear what the specific steps would be to achieve this.
On this note, what if the same photo had new edits on BOTH systems? Is there a way of syncing "both ways" so that both systems ended up showing all the edits from BOTH systems in different snapshots or virtual copies or ???
Thanks,
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Sync help / clarification

My old hard drive crashed.
I now have a brand new system.
I want to re-sync my iphone so I can continue to add music.
When I re-sync, it warns that it will overwrite existing files. Does that mean it will erase the playlists/music/pictures, etc. on my phone? I don't necessarily need to get these back off my phone, but I don't want to have to rebuild all my existing playlists.
Thanks for any input.
Message was edited by: DocVadr

Same problem here. My old computer crashed and I cannot get the music from my iPhone 3G to my iTunes on my brand new computer. It says it wants to erase the exsisting files and replace it with whats on my harddrive now, which is nothing. It was able to sync my contacts and bookmarks, but no music or pics! I have almost 3000 songs and I would hate to have to start over again and re-purchase the cd's I have already. Any solutions to this problem? Seems kinda odd that I cannot just download what's on my iPhone now. And no, I did not and cannot get my exsisting files from my old computer.

Need Clarification on JDBC--RFC Sync

Hi All,
in JDBC----RFC Sync scenario, do we use BPM to get the response from the RFC??
Why because JDBC is not having the Sync nature.
Regards
Vamsi

Hi,
its not necessary to use BPM to get response with out BPM also we can get the response. Better try to avoid BPM because of the performance issue.
Please refer this link
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/b0/676b3c255b1475e10000000a114084/content.htm
Thanks
Vikranth
Edited by: Khimavath Vikranth on Jun 4, 2008 11:31 AM
Edited by: Khimavath Vikranth on Jun 4, 2008 11:39 AM

Sync library and podcast clarification

I had to erase my computer fully after it got a problem from an Apple update but my old iTunes library - whilst deleted on the computer - has remained on my iPod.
I thought it wasn't working for a while so have been using my new iTunes loading on some CDs (though not everything i own as on the iPod) and purchasing music. However, I now find the iPod has resurrected itself apparently so I'd like to start using again all together.
I have transferred the purchased music onto iTunes and that's great.
However just have a couple of questions and confirmations for syncing the two:
1. By agreeing to sync it says that the iPod memory will be replaced with that from iTunes. Does that mean that the library filed on my iPod will combine with the iTunes library or does it mean that the iPod will be wiped and I will have my more minimal CD library (although all my purchased tunes)?
2. What happens to the podcasts from my iPod? Is there a way to ensure they are transferred into my iTunes library - or are they non transferrable (which seems to be the case)
Thanks for any advice.

"1. By agreeing to sync it says that the iPod memory will be replaced with that from iTunes. Does that mean that the library filed on my iPod will combine with the iTunes library or does it mean that the iPod will be wiped and I will have my more minimal CD library (although all my purchased tunes)?"
Choosing Erase and Sync will wipe everything off the iPod and replace it with what you currently have in your iTunes library, it won't amalgamate the two sources. Whatever you have on the iPod that isn't in iTunes will be erased.
While the the transfer of content from other sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod, there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve music files and playlists from your iPod. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well. This is just a small selection of what's available, you can also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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iPodCopy Mac & Windows
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Clarification with Google Sync and Gmail account

I recently linked my gmail account to my phone and prior to this i was using google sync to link my google calendar and phone calendar. After adding my gmail i began to get multiple contacts and calandar entries...Does anyone know why?

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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.

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Why is there missing info in the windows address book fields after syncing iphone 4 contacts?

I am reaching the end of my rope trying to deal with syncing/backing up contacts and other "non copyright protected" content from my iphone 4 and my desktop (and preferably my laptop as well). I've spent literally days trying to solve this problem with ultimately no solution. So, cutting through my MULTIPLE issues and focusing on one primary I need help backing up my contacts from my iphone 4 to ANY computer. Here is what I am working with:
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Saw this solution on another post about an iPad in a school environment. Might work on your iPad so you won't lose everything.
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‘iPad is disabled’ fix without resetting using iTunes
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Does email sync over iCloud also support sync of non iCloud email accounts?

I use mac, ipad and iphone with sync over iCloud. While ipad and iphone sync emails of both iCloud and non iCloud email accounts, email sync between mac and ios devices works only for iCloud email account.
Please clarify whether iCloud should sync emails of both iCloud and non iCloud email account across all apple devices (mac, iphone, ipad) or it is not designed to do so.
Thank you.

Thank you for clarification.
However, after rechecking everything again, I can cofirm that full sync of all email accounts (icloud and non icloud) on all apple devices works perfectly as long emails originate from ios device. Unfortunately, this does work if email is sent from mac.
Thanks again.

ICloud Calendar will not sync with iCloud

I am at a complete loss here. I have my work MBA running Yosemite and connected to my iCloud account. I also have a personal MBP, iPhone and iPad, all running the latest OS and Patch, all connected to my iCloud account.
For 98% of it, it works and syncs perfectly. Except for the calendar on my MBA. Calendar works and syncs perfectly everywhere else, MBA works perfectly with iMessage, FaceTime, Contacts, Keychain, etc, etc, etc.
Basic troubleshooting I have performed:
Rebooted MBA (obviously)
Attempted to remove calendars from syncing with my iCloud account (unsuccessful) - will not remove calendars.
Attempted to remove entire iCloud account from MBA (unsuccessful)
i have signed out everywhere on my MBA, when I go to System Preferences > iCloud and attempt to sign out, it fails.
When I go to Internet Accounts, iCloud keeps coming back as "INACTIVE" with nothing checked.
When I go through all the apps, Calendar is the only one that shows the iCloud data (iMessage shows me as signed out, same with App Store, iTunes, FaceTime, Contacts, etc)
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Needed to add some clarification here:
iCloud shows me as signed in, but Calendars are NOT checked
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For what it's worth, I have finally figured out how to keep my ATV from crashing and rebooting during the sync process and also keep it in from disappearing from the device list in iTunes.
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This may help and it may seem obvious but it is the ONLY thing that has worked for me.
Message was edited by: Jamvan - Added clarification to existing setup.

My set up is an Airport Extreme, iMac (Snow Leopard 10.6.1, iTunes 9.02), and Apple TV with the 3.0 update. No luck with Syncing it just hangs until the ATV crashes.
I'm using the work around mentioned at the top but it is really irritating given I'm using all Apple technology. By the way the Firewall is off on my iMac however I do have a large iTunes library 300Gigs. I just wonder if it's too big for the ATV to sync successfully.

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I would need a little clarification on the issue that you are experiencing to provide a better answer. However, if your device is not recognized by iTunes, try going through the steps in the article below.
iPhone, iPad, or iPod not recognized in iTunes for Windows
If the device is recognized and you are unable to select the syncing preference, see the article below as the steps have changed.
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I have had an iPhone 3G for the past 2 years, and just bought an iPhone4.
Can I give the 3G to my wife and sync both iPhones to the same iTunes library on ONE computer? Or need she sync to her own iTunes library on her laptop?
We have the same Contacts and Calendar etc on our laptops (through MobileMe), and I would love it if both iPhones behaves identical, i.e. that they had the same content (including the Apps that I downloaded/bought). Is this possible?
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Thanks for the clarification and sorry for the follow-up question: I assume that the iTunes account needs to be on ONE and the SAME computer, or can the same iTunes account reside on TWO separate laptops?
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Foolishly I upgarded to Office 2010 not realising that my Palm won't sync with Outlook 2010. I reverted back to Office 2007 but now my Treo won't sync with the calendar. All else appears okay. I get the following message:
This handheld is associated with a differentprofile. To synchronize with that profile, close Outlook and synchronize again. To use this device with current Outlook profile, open the Hotsync custom dialogue and change the conduit settings to use this Outlook profile. See the Oultlook conduit help for details.
The conduit settings only allow me to change which over-writes which - computer or Treo. When I chnage to get the computer to over-write (as this is where my up-to-date info is, the same message appears. I going to get an iPhone soon if I can't get help. This is crazy.
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If I understand correctly, then the old Outlook 2003 is no longer available to you. If that's the case, then all of your information should have been taken from your local outlook 2003 and put into the new outlook 2007 exchange. The only way you can sync with exchange is by using EAS. You will need the server address, domain name, and the username/password you use to log into outlook. I expect you may not have some of this information, which is where your IT department will be able to fill in the blanks. You won't need to use the Treo for email, but now that outlook 2003 is gone, that isn't an option for your contacts/calendar/notes anymore. When setting up the EAS on your device, it will ask what you want to sync, and you can select/deselect the options you prefer.
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