HT1689 error message iphone synced with another library

when i connect my phone to itunes,it says its synced with another library.how can i change this??

When you say erased, you mean almost like a restore is done to factory settings instead of just the media being erased?
I ask because the older phone is no longer available and they want to preserve their photos, etc.
Can I backup the phone on their computer, select erase and sync and then restore from that backup?

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IPhone synced with another library..."Erase and Sync" question

I helped someone transfer from an older iPhone to an iPhone 6 and did an encrypted backup on my laptop and then restored that backup to their new phone.
When they took the phone home and tried to sync their library with it they got the following message:
"The iPhone ... is synced with another iTunes library on ... Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?"
I understand what iTunes is referring to but what does "Erase and Sync" actually do? Does it just erase any media i.e., songs, apps and videos and then resyncs them from the new library or does it completely wipe the phone and start from scratch?
Thanks...

When you say erased, you mean almost like a restore is done to factory settings instead of just the media being erased?
I ask because the older phone is no longer available and they want to preserve their photos, etc.
Can I backup the phone on their computer, select erase and sync and then restore from that backup?

"iphone synced with another library" it isn't; please help.

Hi all
Tried to put a new CD onto my new iPhone 6 via iTunes.
Music moves over to Itunes no problem, but refuses to move to phone. Greyed out with a dashed circle to left of each track name.
Tried to move music manually; says "The iPhone “Andrew iPhone6” is synced with another iTunes library on “OFFICE-PC”. Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?"
My office PC went 3 years ago; I've checked, and I only have my Mac authorised on my account.
PLEASE HELP. I'm going mental trying to figure this out!
I love Apple but am struggling to see how iTunes is intuitive. Everything else Apple is so simple, iTunes is utterly annoying & time consuming.
PLEASE NOTE:
iMac running latest version of Yosemite....though interestingly it says "135122" where it should say Yosemite?? V10.10.2
Brand new iPhone 6 running latest IOS 8 version. (obviously never had it when I had my PC 3+ years ago)

The some computer glitch occurred and now iTunes thinks it was synced to another library.
To resolve:
- get all the synced media like apps and music in the iTunes library.
- Connect the iPod to the computer and make a backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore the iPod from that backup. The above link includes those instructions.

Iphone synced with another library

I used to use a PC to sync my iPhone but recently but a MacBook. Now when I try to sync my iPhone with the MacBook it says my iPhone is synced with another iTunes Library and if I continue everything on my phone will be erased and synced with the library that has nothing in it. I have over 400 songs and don't want to lose them

If those songs were dowloaded from the iTunes store, you need to authorize your new computer to access your iTunes library.
If those songs came from another source, such as your private CD collection, you'll need to physically move them to your new computer. Copy them from the old computer to an external drive and add them to the music library on the new computer.

Iphone synced with another library, how can I transfer to new computer?

when I tried to sync my iphone, itunes music, with my new computer it said "the iphone is synced with another itunes library on VAIO. Do you want to erase this iphone and sync with this itunes library?" How can I transfer my music from iphone to new computer? I don't have my old computer no more.

The referenced article doesn't transfer playlists, last time played, etc. to the new computer. I want to essentially transfer my current environment to another computer.
Originally, my PC was underpowered but had large disks. So I imported my CD collection to my PC, but then ran iTunes from my laptop across the network.
My PC has since been upgraded, so I want to connect my iPod to iTunes on my PC instead of my laptop. I tried copying and editing the XML files, but it still didn't seem to use the desired configuration files. I'm guessing I have to do something with the Persistent ID key value, but I'm not sure what it wants.
Can anyone point me to something that will help me transfer a complete environment from one machine to another?
PC Windows 2000

I have a mac and my wife has her Iphone synced with another library.

When she hooks it up to the MAC it says it will erase in order to sync with my Itunes/Mac. How does she use my computer to communicate with her phone without erasing it?

Depends on what she wants to do. You need to make sure that auto sync is turned off, then there are only a few things she can do with the iPhone and a different computer. The iPhone is desiged to sync with just a single computer. Is t here a reason she wants to connect to your computer?

My iPhone is now saying it is synced with another library - despite me not changing my iPhone or iTunes since I last synced - related to downtime (2 June?)

I synced my iPhone a couple of days ago no problems, and I always 'manually manage' my stuff between iTunes and my iPhone 4.
Just now I plug in to drop a new album onto my phone, and the 'manually manage music and videos' box is unchecked (nobody else uses my machine, no other devices plugged into it) and when I check it, it tells me my iPhone is synced with another library.
The only thing I have changed that I can think of is my iTunes password - while working out what was causing the downtime yesterday (error 5002 with the store, etc.)
Is it related?

I'm sorry, I am having a smilar problem and my contacts have already been deleted because of it. I recently reloaded my OS as my computer was having problems. I'm using Vista. I had to reload itunes and when I attempted to sync my phone it said my iphone was synced with another itunes library. I'm not sure if I messed up and created two apple ID's. When I log into apple and attempted to see if I had any other accounts it did not show any, but when I try the other name I thought I had used first, it said that account had been locked for security reasons. I actually hit the "accept" button by mistake and it deleted everything so I unplugged it really quick and all I lost was my contacts. How on earth do I fix this? I can plug my iphone in and sign on, but if I attempt to change anything it gives that same message.
Thank you
Brandy

Iphone thinks its synced with another library...???

i always used my iphone with my PC, which has only one library. I don't keep any music in the library anyway - after transferring music to iphone, i delete it from the library since i don't use iTunes to listen to music. i've been doing it this way for years and years, managing everything on it manually through the "manually manage music and videos" option.
Now, suddenly after I connect my iPhone, I can't add anything to it, can't delete anything from it, can't change or edit ANYTHING... all I can do is listen to the songs on it on iTunes, that's it. I also noticed "manually manage music and videos" was no longer checked, and when I check it and click apply it tells me that the iPhone is synced with another library and I need to delete everything on it to sync it with this library... but NOTHING HAS CHANGED. I don't know why this is... nothing changed with the computer or hardware. Tried restoring my iPhone back up from 5 months ago, didn't help (only made it worse), I don't know what to do.... I don't want to delete everything and put it back again after... does anyone know how to fix this?
note: I can add music through the "autofill" option but that's it... I can't create/delete playlists, delete songs, edit song info, or anything else, it's driving me crazy...
If anyone had this similar issue and managed to get it fixed, please let me know... this is driving me crazy... definitely my last Apple product.

I'm not sure exactly why the setting for Manually Manage Music changed, however, when you change from Sync music to Manually managing music, you will get that error message because it will remove all music from the device so you can manually manage it. Your other issue is the fact that you have removed all of your music from the library. When you restore the phone, or update the software, at times the phone will need to resync your music because that is not contained in your backup, just a setting about the music. If your device tried to resync music, it would find there is none. Also, I'm not so sure why you cannot delete music, but I'm guessing that since you say all you can do is listen in iTunes is that you cannot listen using the Music App?
To be honest, I'm not sure if there is an answer to this, least ways one that you would like to hear. I would see if anyone that manually manages music on their device can provide better information. This is the best that I can say.

PC hard drive died and I have replaced it. Need to import the music on my iPod, but get a message that it's synced with another library (old hard drive). How do I import the music onto new hard drive? Senuti's just for macs.No old hard drive to copy.

My PC hard drive died and I have replaced it. Need to import the music on my classic iPod, but get a message that it's synced with another library (old hard drive). How do I import the music onto the new hard drive? Senuti (one respondent's suggestion) is just for macs. I have no old hard drive to copy to the new hard drive (another respondent's suggestion.)

See this older thread from another forum member Zevoneer on different ways to copy music from your iPod back to your PC.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2417169?start=0&tstart=0
B-rock

"The iPhone is Synced with another library. Do you want to erase..."

My itunes library has a lot of music from my iPad. I want to move that music to my iPhone by managing my music "manually", but it says ""The iPhone is Synced with another library. Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?"
I read that I have to back it up, then go ahead and erase the phone, then you can add the music from the library to your phone. Is this true? Will it work?
I have backed up the phone to iCloud, but I'm worried still. How can I be SURE that I'll get everything back when I restore the phone after erasing it?
Thanks!

I'm afraid the LU suffix is a new one on me.
As long as you have all of the content in your library then that remove and sync warning shouldn't cause any loss of data, but it shouldn't be happening every time. It may pay to take the following steps to reset the connection between the two,
Backup device.
Restore as a new device.
Restore the backup made earlier.
Again, this assumes all content on the device is in your library. If that isn't the case see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device first.
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I get the message "IPod is synced with another library" I only have one Library acount. Nothing I have purchsed shows up.

When I open up my I Tunes account with my IPod plugged into the computer, I get the message" IPod is synced with another library" I only have one Library. None of the music or Apps that I have purchased shows up.

sorry...I am computer illiterate....not sure what you were asking!

Iphone says it is already synced with another library, but it's not

My iphone says it is already synced with another library, but it's not.

I have the exact situation and it is frustrating me. All I want is my original iTunes Library back!
I have not synced to another computer what so ever. Does anyone know how to set my iTunes library to my original? I don't want to erase everything and start from new.
Please let me know!

How do i change the library my iPod is synced to? I want to sync my iPod with my current mac book iTunes, but the message says I am synced with another library.

How do i change the library my iPod is synced to?
I want to sync my iPod with my current mac book iTunes, but the message says I am synced with another library.

Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities

Trying to add playlist to iPhone. The current music on my iPhone is synced with another library. How do I add my playlist without erasing all of the music currently on my iPhone?

Trying to add playlist to iPhone. The current music on my iPhone is synced with another library. How do I add my playlist without erasing all of the music currently on my iPhone?

iPhone is designed to sync with one computer only, if you sync with another, all your content will be erased and replaced by whatever is on that computer.

When trying to sync music, message says my device is synced with another library.

when trying to sync music, message says my device is synced with another library? what other library? my laptop crashed and i had it wiped clean. i redownloaded itunes. all my apps are there, my music is not.

You should be able to recover the media with the tips in this post from forum regular Zevoneer but I'm not sure what the implications are for your application settings. You can probably transfer your purchases into a newly authorised library, backup the device, recover any other media using third party tools, then restore the device from the backup. That might switch the assocation of the device to the new machine but I couldn't say for sure.
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HT1689 error message iphone synced with another library

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