HT4236 Syncing photos to iPhone from iMac using iTunes

I have followed the steps carefully and still cannot sync (load photos) from my iMac to my iPhone 4S. Help!

I have discovered that iTunes does not pick up "smart albums" in Adobe Elements - only basic normal albums.

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Problem while syncing photo to iPhone and iPad. ITunes 10.3.1 mac

It never happened before but just happened today with iTune 10.3.1 mac. I am using it on 10.6.8.
Between last time and now, I did update some mac 10.6.8. and today some java for mac os. After syncing photo to iPad today, I noticed some photos are incomplete. Half of the photo is white. Some with complete photo but incomplete thumbnail. It happened to 30-40 photos out of 1200+. I deleted ipod photo cache and resync the photo but it happened mostly to the same photos that had problem with slight variations. I tried the same with my iPhone and had the same problem. I tried 3-4 times and the problems remained. So I can only suspect that something went wrong while iTune optimizes photos.
The only way to solve this for now is to remove the problematic photos and resync them one photo at a time. Anyone noticed similar problem please give me some advice.

I have the same issue and tried all of the following without success (hoping to save others the hassle):
Rebooted phone
Restored phone and imported backup
Restored phone with no backup and imported photos
Moved photo folder elsewhere on machine and tried to sync it
Tried variety of folders with different images from different devices
Restarted Mac
Repaired permissions on mac
Ran Disk Utility and repaired hard drive, found a few issues
Deleted iTunes Cache
Deleted iTunes related plists
Deleted iPod cache each time
Ran TouchCopy and deleted the photo plists forcing the phone to rebuild the database
Turned syncing of photos off and on again
Ran all weekly/monthly cron jobs
New iphone 4 at Apple Store still repro'd
And so on . . .
Other notes:
Synced to iPod Touch I have and the same photos synced just fine
Restored phone as new and synced on another computer the same folder of photos that I copied over to it and it worked, but it is my husbands computer that I don't keep my photos on/use for syncing normally
Imported the same folder to iPhoto without copying the photos and it works, but I don't want to use iPhoto so not an option for me. Or using a different computer also worked, but not an option.
I went to the genius bar as well after trying all of the above and they had no idea and had not seen this. It appears to be more of a computerissue than an iphone 4 issue though. I say this since putting the same files on another computer (my husbands) synced fine to the phone. They replaced my iphone 4 and the issue STILL repro'd with nothing else on the phone with my computer.
Config:
MacBook Pro purchased December 2010, 10.6.8, latest software updates installed, iPhone 4 latest updates installed
Still troublehooting

Preventing iPhone from restoring using iTunes

Hi all
Is there any way to prevent the iphone from being restored when connected to iTunes?
I want to do this because everytime the iPhone is restored, there is an option to restore as a new phone, and the iPhone has some "Restriction" settings that would be removed in this case. I would like the "Restriction" settings to be in place and prevent it from being bypassed.
Please advise, thanks.

Is there any way to prevent the iphone from being restored when connected to iTunes?
You can setup iTunes to not sync the iPhone automatically when connected to the computer.
Launch iTunes. From the menu bar top of your screen click iTunes > Preferences then select the Devices tab.
Select: Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads form syncing automatically
Click OK.

Restoring iPhone from backup using iTunes

My wife upgraded her iPhone to iOS 5. Unfortunately, she lost all her photos. She says she used backup, however, while following the instruction on the Apple support, we back up once more. Now, the only restore option is the latest one which doesn't contain her photos. Is there a way to get her iphone photos before she upgraded to iOS5?

any ideas?

HT4858 how to sync photos in iphone from icloud ?

hey i bought an iphone ,,, i have sign in my icloud id,,, all i got my safari bookmarks but could not get my photos ,, which is 1,5 gb data shows in my icloud account ,,, i am very worried how to get all my photos from my ipad to iphone >??

When you turn on photo stream you only get photos that were added in the last 30 days, as older photo stream photos are no longer in iCloud. To get your photos from your iPad to your iPhone, you can either add them to a shared stream and invite yourself as a subscriber (see ), then save them to the camera roll on your phone and delete the shared stream; or, you can use an app like PhotoSync to transfer them to your phone over your wifi.

Ical not syncing completely on iphone from imac

I have mobile me and normally have no problem with my calenders updating themselves from my imac to iphone and vice versa. Lately they have not been doing it - even after I have synced them manually by attaching the iphone to the imac. Does anyone have any idea why or has anyone else had the same problem?
Everything is up to date - I have run a software update.
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Unable to sync photos to iPhone from iTune

I am in distress because of this problem of syncing new photos to my iphone. The problem is that in the "Photos" selection, I keep getting the spinning wheel all the time and could not see the "select folder" button. Other items like "music", "books" etc have no problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello sopravoce,
It may help to remove the iPod Photo Cache that resides in the same location as the photos being synced.
iTunes: Understanding the iPod Photo Cache folder
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1314
Cheers,
Allen

Sync Photos in Aperture to IPod using iTunes

My photo IPod is sync'd to my primary Aperture(1.5) library. That function worked well. You can have multiple libraries in Aperture, one of them is the primary library and I have another one on my laptop. You set the library location under preferences and then close and restart Aperture. I originally sync'd the primary library to the iPod. Now I want to change the library and sync the laptop library with the iPod. I can't find where I can tell iTunes (7.3.1) to change libraries.

Well, that was an interesting idea, Colin, but it didn't work. I opened iTunes, and then dragged the Aperture repository into it. It seemed to acknowledge it (when I dragged it onto iTunes, the "dragging" icon wasn't x'ed out), but it didn't add anything to the library.
If you try to do an "Add to Library" from iTunes, and then navigate to the Aperture repository, the repository folder is grayed out. It can't be selected. Same for a backup Vault created from Aperture.
Thanks for the suggestion, though. It's always worth experimenting. (Assuming everything is backed up. )

I downloaded all into a new external hard drive because my internal hard drive was failing. then got internal hard drive replaced by Apple Store. Now when I try to sync IPAD or IPhone to IMAC, photos will not transfer. Why? What shall I do?

Trying to download photos from IPHONE, IPAD to IPHOTO in IMAC after installing new hard drive. Before getting new Hard drive, I downloaded all into external hard drive. photos did not download!

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How did you import the photos to iPad and iPhone?
If the photos have been synced to the iPhone and iPad using iTunes, you cannot sync them back.
See this document: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236
You can't reimport pictures synced from your computer to your device back to your computer. You can only import pictures in the Camera Roll or Saved Photos from your device to your computer. If you need to retrieve synced photos from your device:
If your photos are not in the Camera Roll on your devices, save them to the Camera Roll, share them to the Photo Stream, mail the photos, or, if you have iPhoto on the devices, use iTunes Photo Sharing.
http://help.apple.com/iphoto/iphone/2.0/?handbuch#blnkee26bc1
Save photos to your computer using iTunes
Connect your iOS device to your computer.
Tap a photo, album, event, web journal, or slideshow and tap Share> iTunes.
Tap Selected, or change the photos you want to save (if you are saving a slideshow skip to step 4):
Select different photos: Tap Choose Photos, tap one or more photos, and tap Next.
Select a range of photos: Tap Choose Photos, tap Range, tap the first and last photos in the range, and tap Next.
Select all the photos in an album or event: Tap All.
In iTunes, click the button for your device and click Apps at the top of the window.
Below File Sharing, select iPhoto (in Apps).
Select the Shared Photos folder under iPhoto Documents.
Click Save To and select the location on your computer where you want to save the items.
To view your photos, go to the Finder and look in the location you selected above.

Manually add some photos to iPhone from mac

Hi all,
Now I want to manually add some photos to iPhone from mac (no iTunes syncing) just drag from mac to iphone
Q: how do I do this? Is there way to use image capture app in reverse (send to iPhone from mac) ?

You can't just drag the photos or use Image Capture in reverse. I do it using iTunes but there are other methods such as PhotoStream or using a 3rd party app such as http://www.photosync-app.com

Purchased songs wont sync to my iphone from my imac--shows grayed checkmark

purchased songs wont sync to my iphone from my imac--shows grayed checkmarks for each one

If the songs are greyed out, you may have set up automatic syncing with a different iTunes library.
Set your iPod to sync manually, as described here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12113
After syncing once with your current iTunes library, you can set it back to autimatic sync.

How to play itunes music library from iMac using apple remote? Can only use my iPhone as a REMOTE to play on itunes to Apple TV!!

how can i how can I play itunes library on my IPHONE4 from IMAC using APPLE REMOTE? I can only use my iPhone 4 as a REMOTE to play itunes from IMac to APPLE TV.

You cannot. The remote app is exclusively for remotely controlling an apple tv for playback of a library on your computer. If you want to play your computer's music on your iPhone you just use home sharing on both devices and play the music in the Music app on your phone, not using the Remote app on your phone.
Source:
Set up Remote app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

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iOS and iPod: Syncing photos using iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236
 Cheers, Tom

I cannot sync photos to iphone 5 or iPad , since updating to new iPhoto and aperture option no longer available

i cannot sync photos to iphone 5 or iPad , since updating to new iPhoto and
Aperture Sync option no longer available

Sorry for lack of info
i usually sync photos from Aperture on MacBook Pro to iPhone 5 and iPad
using iTunes (all latest updates) . Sync worked perfectly
but
since last update of OS X and migration from aperture to new "PHOTOS"
icloud turned off, sync won't put any photos onto devices
I have restored both devices , leaving sync photos option off(to delete any previous photos)
then try to sync photos and nothing happens
i I can sync folders but that isn't how I want it??
hope this is a little clearer

Backwards sync??? Taking pre-synced photos off iPhone

Long story short, I have a few hundred pics from my PC synced to my iPhone, formatted my HDD, didn't back up photos. D'oh! Does anybody know ANY WAY of taking the photos that were previousely synced from the PC (i.e. NOT shot from the iPhone's camera) and putting them back on the PC? My backup CD for photos is like a year old.
I know Apple's products aren't designed to do simple things like this, which is why iPhone is the only Apple product I have, but I know there are also usually ways to get around it. I remember a friend found a way to get his music off of his iPod because he lost everything on his PC. This is the same deal, only replace iPdo with iPhone and music with photos. Thanks guys
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The following may be what you've already tried, but just in case it's not -- or even if it is, there may be a step or option missed: The quote below is from http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4236
To delete synced photos and videos from your device
In iTunes, click the Device button in the upper right corner. (If viewing the iTunes Store, click the Library button in the upper-right corner first.)
Click the Photos tab in the resulting window.
Choose "Selected albums" and deselect the albums or collections you want to delete.
Note: To delete all synced photos, deselect "Sync Photos from" and, when asked, click "Remove photos."
Click Apply.
To delete Camera Roll photos and videos from your device
There are two methods to delete items from the Camera Roll:
Import the Camera Roll to your computer and choose to delete items after import.
Delete photos and videos from your device manually:
Open the Photos application and open the Camera Roll.
Tap the Action button.
Tap each photo to select it.
Tap the Delete button.
Note: For photos and videos you want to save, import them to your computer before deleting them from the Camera Roll

HT4236 Syncing photos to iPhone from iMac using iTunes

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