From device to computer

I just bought a new computer and I can't figure out how to transfer everything from my devices (ipad, iphone, ipod) on to my home computer into itunes?

iDevice are not and have never been backup devices.
Move the content from the old computer to the new computer.

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HT4236 importing photo albums from device to computer

Can you import complete albums under the album name from the device (ipad) to the computer (imac)?

See this article, referred to in the article you attached above:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
In particular, note these two paragraphs (pay particluar attention to "Camera Roll or Saved Photos" in the first):
After your photos have been imported from your Camera Roll or Saved Photos, you can use iTunes to sync them back to your device.
Additional Information
You can import only photo and video content taken with the built-in camera or captured on the device. You cannot import photo or video content synced from iTunes.

HT1296 sync from device to computer

How do I sync the music from my ipod to my computer so I can load it to my new iphone?

Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities

HT1296 Transfers from device to computer

I accidentally deleted a few playlists in iTunes on my computer. But because I didn't set up my iPhone to automatically sync music with iTunes, the original playlists are still preserved on my iPhone.
Question: is it possible to transfer a few playlists FROM my iPhone to my computer (iTunes) so that both computer and iPhone playlists match?
Thanks in advance.

Try Senuti.

Problem with ID and download from app store:computer or device could not be verified

Hello.I have mac and i had one game from app store,but one day i couldnt open it,it ased me to ented my App ID and password,,,i did but it wrote to meYour device or computer could not be verified. Contact support for assistance. I allready chande my password and mad ned ID but nothing works.....the same problem.how can i download from app store again.thanks

Try a forum more suited:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_app_store/using_mac_apple_store?view =discussions

It says "your account has been accessed from a new computer or a device"

When beginning to proceed to check-out and starting with my Billing Info in MAS I got a warning that I have accessed from a new computer or device and I have to verify my sec.code, though I have never accessed my Apple ID account from any new iDevice or a computer. No problem with verifying but I'm curious for why it said so?

I thought Dah•veed's answer was spot-on.
But even if I did not specify then would it help if "The folks here can't give you a detailed answer"?
Why would we tell you something you did not ask for or that won't help?

HT5622 my husband and I share a home computer but have seperate devices how can I download my music from the home computer onto my ipad but it is under my husbands apple id?

my husband and I share a home computer but have seperate devices how can I download my music from the home computer onto my ipad but it is under my husbands apple id?

WoodFamily5 wrote:
... how can I download my music from the home computer onto my ipad but it is under my husbands apple id?
SHARING iTunes MUSIC
http://macmost.com/five-ways-to-share-music-in-itunes.html
WoodFamily5 wrote:
my husband and I share a home computer but have seperate devices ...
Have a read here...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18409815?ac_cid=ha
And See Here...
How to Use Multiple iDevices with One Computer

I use iPhone 4S 8GB device. Want to move the back up from mobile device to computer. Can anyone help me on this?

I use iPhone 4S 8GB device. Want to move the back up from mobile device to computer. Can anyone help me on this?

It's not clear what you're asking. What mobile device are you talking about. iPhone back ups are ordinarily in one of two places: iCloud or a computer. The are not stored on the phone. If you're currently backing up your phone to iCloud and you want to back it up to your computer, you can do that using iTunes. You don't move a back up from iCloud to your computer.

When I try to sign on to Mac App Store I get the message "Your device or computer cannot be verified" Yet I can sign on in iTunes no problem. I've tried all the suggestions from App Support but no luck.

When I try to sign on to Mac App Store I get the message "Your device or computer cannot be verified" Yet I can sign on in iTunes no problem. I've tried all the suggestions from App Support but no luck. What am I doing wrong?

What troubleshooting techniques have you tried? Have you restarted the app? Have you restarted your computer?
One idea is to Trash this file; Mac HD/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist and restart.

HT201303 how do i verify my account when i accesed from a new computer or device?

how do i verify my account when i accesed from a new computer or device?

sdackley6 wrote:
Is this going to delete all my previous music?
Yes. By design an 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, to be replaced with the content from the second computer. Apple provides no way to transfer non-purchased iTunes content from your phone to any computer. For that, you'll have to use third-party software:
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/index.php

Trying to transfer photos from iPhone to computer and it is showing 0 photos on the device. There are hundreds of photos on the device so how do I transfer them?

Trying to transfer photos from iPhone to computer and it is showing 0 photos on the device. There are hundreds of photos on the device so how do I transfer the photos?

What photos?
Pics synced from computer to iphone are synced one way only - computer to iphone.

Why can't I download projects from iPhone to computer through iTunes to clear space on my device?

Why can't I download projects from iPhone to computer through iTunes to clear space on my device?

Yeah, I have this problem too. Since the HD purchase usually includes the SD movie too, I am perfectly content to watch SD on my Windows computer and HD on my AppleTV.
Only workaround I've found for this is to buy the HD version of the movie on my iPad. Then, download it to my computer via iTunes or by transferring it from my iPad. I hear you can buy it on an iPhone too (4 or 4s) and achieve the same result.
But that's a terrible workaround. I have a number of other HD movies I've purchased with previous versions of iTunes, so this is absolutely something that Apple has introduced relatively recently.

How do I unsync from an old computer and sync to a new one without losing data or actually syncing.

I have an iPhone 4S. I have always had it "synced" to my family Mac on my own user account, but I kept the "manage music manually" box checked, so it was never actually synced. I recently got my father's old macbook pro. I did not wipe it, but changed all the account information to my own. I plugged my phone into the computer and it would not let me click and drag songs into it. After a little bit of digging I found some settings that would allow me to fix this. However, when I tried applying these a message that said something like this appeared, " Do you want to sync with this library? Your device is previously synced to another library. Syncing with this library will delete all your data. Do you want to continue?" This isn't the exact wording but pretty close. So I tried troubleshooting that for about 3 hours. Eventually, I tried deleting my user account from my family mac entirely through the Admin account. I then tried plugging my phone in to my macbook, and the same thing happened. I have tried everything I have come across except actually backing up wiping and restoring my iPhone. I would prefer not to do this unless there is some way to get every piece of data on my macbook from my phone, as it has music from various libraries and I am not positive it will load everything. Is there any way to fix this?

I had the same problem. I solved by (I use Windows7, should be same for OSX):
1. copying the library from the older computer to the new computer, at the usual itunes media location.
2. on new computer's itunes preference (advance), uncheck the box "Copy files to iTunes media folder when adding to library"
3. open up this folder of media copied over from old computer, just drag over to itunes library, cursor will turn into plus sign.
4. since you unchecked the box for "Copy files to iTunes media folder when adding to library", you are in effect only growring the new computer's itunes library's database. Your media files are already under the folder on the new computer.
Now when you connect iphone to this new computer and tells you it wants to erase your iphone's library in order to sync with this one, go ahead, click yes. Why is this ok now? Because you've copied all your files over to the new computer. So when you sync again, your existing files are there on the new computer.
You should export play lists on the older computer to be imported on the new computer though.

HT5772 How do you delete a movie from a local computer without deleting it from the library? This should be such a simple procedure, but it's not. And while we're at it, why is iTunes NOT one of the dropdown product choices?

All Apple support says about deleting movies from a computer is that you "should" be able to re-download it if you live in the right area. Well, I'm in the U.S.A. and just deleted one of the movie extra features exactly as described in the support directions. According to Apple I should be able to re-download this from the cloud at any time, but now I no longer even see the title listed. That's why I wanted to test their support statements with a Movie Extra instedad of a real movie. This should be the simplest of tasks to manage, yet they make it extremely difficult. Why? I own the movies and I want them to stay in my iTunes library basically forever. Makes sense, right? But, I only have so much room on my laptop to store movies that I want to have with me on long trips, etc. So if I only have the space to store 3 or 4 movies on the disk, shouldn't I have the ability to every once in a while delete one of those movies from my local computer ONLY, NOT my library, so that I can download a different movie? Yet the first thing iTunes does when you hit the delete key is tell you that it will remove the movie forever from all devices and the library. So why does support say you can download again any time from the cloud then? The worse part is, the calamity doesnt stop there. Wait until you see the message you actually get once you say that yes, you do want to delete the movie (but only because you assume that you really can download it again sometime). Here is the exact 2 messages you get from Apple, in the same popup box.
Do you want to move the selected movie to the Recycle Bin, or keep it in the iTunes Media Folder?
Only files in the iTunes Media Folder will be moved to the Recycle Bin.
[Cancel] [Move to the Recycle Bin] [Keep File]
Is that the most confusing popup or what? Who develops this kind of software?!?!?!
I have tried it both ways and the only difference is that the file shows up in the Recycle Bin or doesn't. But in both cases the file name no longer shows in the movie list, so I don't know how to re-download it from the Cloud. Better hey, if I clicked "Keep File", where is it? I can't see it anywhere, so where is it kept and what can I actually do with it?
I have to be honest, I love my iPhone and some of the neat features, but when it comes to iTunes, I have never seen a more difficult piece of software to use in my life... and I'm a software developer. Your Support documentation is actually more confusing than the softwae itself, it's almost as if you don't want people to use the software, just simply buy stuff and listen/watch it, but nothing else. Seriously, this is the most cumbersome, unfriendly piece of software I've ever seen. What does it say about Apple iTunes when everyone has to google solutions for how to do something rather than using Apple support documentation.
Seriously disappointed in Apple iTunes and it's never really gotten any better over time. This is one of the primary reasons I have never moved all of my recording studios and office operations over to an Apple platform. Hardware and phones are awesome, but your software is either grossly incompetent or intentionally designed to make it all but impossible to use. Either way, it's worthless to me. We're talking about software that does nothing else but manage media that I already own on multiple devices. That should be one of the simplest things in the world to do. Sad... very sad.
While we're at it.... why isn't iTunes listed on the product dropdown below? Maybe it's not even considered a product, which would explain it's goofiness I guess.

I own the movies and I want them to stay in my iTunes library basically forever.
But in both cases the file name no longer shows in the movie list, so I don't know how to re-download it from the Cloud.
iTunes prefs > Store > Show iTunes in the Cloud purchases.
This will show all your iTunes purchases in your library with a cloud icon down arrow. Click the icon to redownload or click on Play to stream without downloading.
Also see this , -> Download past purchases
and techncially, you don't "own" the movie, You simply have a license to use it.
Yet the first thing iTunes does when you hit the delete key is tell you that it will remove the movie forever from all devices and the library.
Actually, no it does not tell you that.
FYI: You should keep copies of all yoru iTnue spurahses as the labels/movie studios/copyright owners can pull their product at anytime and it won't be available to redownload.
Suggestions here -> http://www.apple.com/feedback/

How do I move iTunes from a dead computer?

My iTunes currently resides on a dead computer (hard drive failure). How do I move iTunes to my laptop PC (Vista) without losing all of my music/videos (on iPod) or apps (iPhone)?

Don't think you can get anything from your Dead computer.
Sync is only oneway, from PC to your device. Unless you have the same music on your new PC, iTunes is going to wipe out what you have on your device if you are syncing to a new library.
You can only transfer Purchased music over to Itunes on your PC.
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
As for you own music/videos, you may have to use a third party software. A good Free one is called Sharepod which you can download from Download.com here:
http://download.cnet.com/SharePod/3000-2141_4-10794489.html?tag=mncol;2

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