HT4137 HELP WITH BACKUP AND SYNC

My mom can't have itunes with ubuntu. I plugged her phone into my computer so she could update to ios5. when i did this i wiped out all info on her phone(3gs) now she has a 4. If I back up her old phone and then sync the new one will this work?

After getting no responses, I just performed a reset to my iphone and installed everything again. Lost all my data from the several apps I have been using.
Today, after trying to update some of the apps, my iPhone crashed and now it does not switch on anymore. It says in the apple logo and doesn't do anything else.
This is the third time it happens so I am getting pretty desperate. Anyone knows how to solve this?
Can I at least backup the data from my apps in anyway?
Thanks
Nuno Sanches e Silva

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Hi,
I'm getting ready to reformat my hardrive and I'm backing up all of my files. All apps will be reinstalled after the drive is formatted.
I have a ton of music that I've purchased from itunes and mp3s that I've ripped from my CDs in my main itunes folder. I will backup this folder (if necessary). Do I need to back up the licenses? If so, where are they stored? Or, what's the best and most efficient way to go about this backup and restore process? If my Ipod has all my music/videos, will it just copy all the music/videos back to my newly reformatted hardrive while maintaining the original folder structure? I assume I will have to install a fresh copy of itunes first. Also, I'm worried about the licensing for the purchased music. Is there something special I need to do with these files?
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Back up or copy the iTunes folder. There are no licenses to worry about, buy Deauthorize your computer in iTunes before you reformat. After you restore everything play one of the songs you purchased from the iTunes Store and enter your Apple ID and password to Authorize your computer.

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Over the past few months I have been making the transition from PC to Mac. A "clean install", if you will.
In addition to iPhones and iPads, we now have a new Mac mini which serves as a HTPC and general home computer, 2 laptops (Air and Pro), all connected (some wirelessly and some wired) through AirPort Extreme and extended AirPort Express.
The one missing piece of the puzzle is backup and storage. I have no backup (which can't continue) and the only storage is on the hard drives in the various devices themselves.
After spending days pouring through this forum and others, I am now thinking about getting a 2TB Time Capsule for backup and a 6TB G-Raid for storage.
The G-Raid, I'm assuming, will have to be connected directly to the mini by Firewire. As it will largely be used for storing our DVDs and CDs, I don't think that's an issue but wonder if it will be easy to move files between it and the other devices?
Are there any flaws in this plan? Is there a better way of doing it?
I would appreciate any comments.

The one issue you will have is that you have multiple
iDevices, multiple computers and multiple users. If
you are using iTunes to manage your media, you
will need to put the media storage on a computer that
will be running all the time and have iTunes running on
that and set up for Home Sharing. Then, on each device,
you can select what material gets copied to the device
and what material will stream only.
As far as backups, I personally maintain clones on portable
drives for each of my computers and, depending on the data,
backup data on USB memory sticks or additional portables.
As for my media, I have a pair of 2TB drives connected via
USB to an Airport Extreme Base Station and have my media
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Backing up your Users folder will save everything in all the accounts on the computer including pictures, music, preferences, etc. as long as they were kept in that folder.
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2. Boot the G5 into Target Disk Mode.
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6. Shutdown the G5 and remove the Firewire cable connecting the two computers.
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2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the number of partitions from the dropdown menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled, if supported.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the volume(s) mount on the Desktop.
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4. Open a Finder window on the G5's hard drive and drag the Users folder to the Trash (don't delete yet.)
5. Now copy the saved Users folder from the Mac Mini to the G5 (only the Users folder, not the folder in which you stored it.)
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I have a problem with connecting and syncing my Iphone to itunes.
iphone alone on PC -> uploading files (fotos) is possible
itunes starts normaly, if iphone is not conected.
if i connect iphone after starting itunes, or if i start itunes after connecting iphone i get an itunes-error with message:
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