HT4864 syncing computers on different OS

I have a Mac tower running lion and macbook pro running snow leopard, and i phone, ipad and ipod. i have been syncing all of my idevices on my macbook running leopard. it always asks me if i want to back up to icloud, and i say yes, but when i go to my icloud account, it doesn't look like it is syncing. is it? or do i have to upgrade to lion to make icloud availible to my devices?
thanks

As mentioned above your computer running snow leopard cannot use iCloud, it would need its operating system updating before you can use iCloud. Even then you cannot backup a computer to iCloud.
Can I suggest you get yourself an external hard drive and start using Time Machine or another back up utility. Data loss is often sudden and unexpected and far too late to do anything about in many cases.

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How do I sync on 2 different computers without it deleting my stored music?

I have songs on my home computer loaded on my iPhone, & I have songs/albums loaded on my work computer. Is there a way to sync the 2 different computers using my iPhone? for instance, I have a new CD I downloaded onto my work computer that I want to add to my iPhone but it says it is going to delete all the music I have loaded on my phone already. can I add this CD to my iPhone & not delete all my music? When I sync my iPhone then to my home computer I'd like the CD to be added to that computer as well.
Thank you for your assistance with this & HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL
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But is it possible to (specifically) sync regularly with my PC iTunes library (as that computer has the larger HD), but everything else (contacts, photos, Mac Mail, etc.) to sync regularly on my Mac, sans hoops each time.
Correct, but you aren't syncing email account mailboxes and messages via the iTunes sync process. There is an option to transfer selected email account settings to your iPhone via the iTunes sync process and after the account settings are successfully transferred to your iPhone, there is no reason to continue including this as part of the sync process.
In regards to iTunes content, you can sync an iPhone with an iTunes library on a single computer only, and you can transfer photos to your iPhone from a single computer only. You can sync contact info, calendar events, and bookmarks with the supported applications on multiple computers.

Is it possible to install photoshop on two computers in different countries in European Union?

Hi! I would like to know if it is possible to install the photoshop app on two desktop computers in different countries in European Union, since I spend my time travelling between 2 countries?? As I understand it, it is possible to download the app on two devices, but I couldn't see any information on wether these two devices must be in the same country. Thanks!!

Jim's IMAP suggestion is exactly what I would suggest. POP was fine when people generally had one computer to download their mail to; now that people have multiple computers, phones, and other email-capable devices, IMAP is really the way to go. Many mail providers - not just Gmail and MobileMe - offer IMAP as an alternative connection method to an email account, so you should see whether your current provider supports it.
Your solution of networking a .pst file, while it may have worked for you, sounds like a pretty risky kludge. I wouldn't like to try to recover the file if you get any kind of network error while you're writing to it, for example. Outlook for Mac 2011 will not use a single file (thank goodness!) but a folder/file structure, which allows easier integration with Spotlight and Time Machine, and less risk that a database error will render all your email unreadable (as could happen with Entourage).
There are a couple of good ways to transfer Outlook data to a Mac. One is to use Outlook2Mac, which runs on your PC and converts the data to standard mailboxes which Apple Mail can read. The other way is, in fact, to get an IMAP account (eg GMail) set up on both PC and Mac, transfer your local mailboxes to the IMAP server, and wait for them to sync across to the Mac. I've used both methods with success. If you have a lot of nested mailboxes, I'd recommend IMAP over O2M - the latter will rename all mailboxes and can be awkward to reassemble them on the other side. If you only have a few simple mail folders (no matter how much mail you have in them), it's fine.
With the IMAP method, I've noticed that GMail, for one, doesn't like certain mailbox names (names beginning with a number don't seem to work well, for example).
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I have been having trouble with my iphone 4 for the past day . i tried to update it to 7.0.4 then the screen went blank and it keeps telling me to connect to itunes . I have connected it to 2 computers , using different cords

I have been having trouble with my iphone 4 for the past day . i tried to update it to 7.0.4 then the screen went blank and it keeps telling me to connect to itunes . I have connected it to 2 computers , using different cords and it doesnt recognize it . It says it is in recovery mode and i need to restore . after clicking restore it says that my iphone cannot be restored . I am very frustrated because i have been online searching for solutions all day and nothing seems to work . As soon as i turn on my phone it goes to the apple logo for about 2 seconds then the connect to itunes screen . SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ! my phone is my life and i need it back on .

Connect the device to iTunes and restore from the most current backup.
If the issue continues, restore as new.

Sharing Files Amongst Two Computers With DIFFERENT Versions Of Windows (XP & Vista)

I just bought a WRT54G4 Wireless-G broadbad router & am a n00bie to this whole networking thng. As things stand now, I have got everything whereas both my desktop PC (Windows XP Home Edition) & my wireless laptop PC (Windows Vista Home Premium) are online (Both local & Internet) HOWEVER I cannot seem to get things whereas my desktop PC shares files which can then be viewed & otherwise accessed by the laptop.
Here's what I'm trying to do....
* Have BOTH computers access the Internet via private network (This I have already managed to do)
* Have the desktop share files which can be accessed (Wirelessly or not) by my laptop
Essentially, I want to be able to make use of BOTH HDs as needed.
My desktop is an old AMD Duron 1 Ghz. computer with 512MB of RAM & can handle SOME small tasks however the big gun is my laptop (A 1.86 Ghz. Intel Pentium with 3 GB of RAM). Because of it's speed & memory, I'd like to have the laptop handle the larger & more intensive tasks.
Although my laptop has a smaller HD compared my desktop (A 136 GB HD in the desktop (Out of 200 GB) compared to a 141 GB (I'm guessing this HD is around that size but since it came pre-installed & I'm currently leasing-to-own, I don't know), I'd like to be able to make use of BOTH HDs if at all possible. All I need is for the two computers to see the two HDs & all the files on it.
I have tried the setting up of file sharing as instructed elsewhere on the Linksys site, but lost it when I restarted both of my computers since that's what the page told me to do (I followed the Windows XP as the desktop has all the files I want to be shared & Windows XP is the OS of the desktop). Should I have not done this?
Also, my ultimate goal is to GET RID of the big bulky monitor which I have plugged into the back end of my desktop PC & just simply use the laptop instead since it doesn't take up so much room on the desk. Is there a software-based "Virtual Monitor" or monitor emulator of some kind which I can download (FREE please ) that will allow me to see the desktops of all the computers on my network just as if I
had REAL monitors? If so, where might I find one?
In short, whle I have accomplished a great deal in these last few days since I bought the router & linked the two computers together, as you can see, I still need some help & I've got some learning to do.
Any help I can get wouldbe MOST appreciated.
Cheers
Pat Cook
Denver, CO
Message Edited by asmyworldturns on 07-06-2009 06:32 PM
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File & Printer Sharing IS enabled on the desktop (Which has all the files I wish to share) HOWEVER.....
Ricewind wrote:
Make sure File and Printer Sharing is Enabled...
Also make sure both the computer's are in the same workgroup...
The default workgroup name in Windows Vista has been changed to WORKGROUP. In WindowsXP, the default workgroup name is MSHOME...
Also go into the computer software firewall on each computer, and set it to "trust" the other computers on your network.
If your firewall or PC security program keeps a list of trusted applications (also known as a "trusted zone"), then make sure that your router is in the trusted zone on your firewall...
As indicated before, both computers have DIFFERENT operating systems. The laptop has Windows Vista HP installed while the desktop has Windows XP HE installed. As such, are you suggesting that I stick with the default workgroup names just to keep things simple?
As for the firewall & other security software, I have Windows Defender plus SpyBot (Desktop only), ThreatFire & AdAware (The latter I rarely use since ThreatFire fills this need rather nicely). Would I have to go into Defender on both computers & tell it to trust the other computer? Network Magic already does this with both computers (Yes, I have Network Magic installed on both computers).
Cheers
Pat Cook
Denver, CO

Error message "ipod is currently synced to a different library"

My hard drived crashed and I purchased a new computer. When I installed ITunes on my new machine and tried to sync my music I receive the following error message "your Ipod is currently synced to a different itunes library erase and sync or cancel" I clearly don't in want to erase and sync. So how to do I sync my music to my new laptop. I am currently runnig Windows 7.

pawi wrote:
I don't have a back up copy because my old hard drive crashed. So what you are telling me is I can't sync my ipod to my new computer with out erasing and syncing
You don't have a backup, not because your hard drive crashed but because you chose not to have a backup.
And yes, you have to erase and sync.

ITunes tells me my iPad is synced to a different library. It's not.

We bought a new iPad Air and immediately synced it to our iTunes library, hand choosing 3000 songs. I went back later to add some books, and iTunes tells me that the device is synced to a different library (it's not, same library) and that to sync books I have to erase all data and start over to make it compatible with this library. It's not a crisis, and I can do it, but to go back and choose the music all over again is time consuming. And I have no idea why it is not recognizing this device as being synced to this iTunes.
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I have a similar problem - transferred from an older iPad to a newer one.
Once over the hurdle of the backup being encrypted with a password that was never set, the new iPad thinks it is synced with a library on another computer that will not be up to date (it was an old backup made on the original device).
Some of the backup information has not fully restored the new iPad to the same state as the old one - if I connect and sync to the computer with the older library, will this;
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b) will it recover the missing data - or is it 'lost'?
c) will it always require synching to this library - I intend for the device to be synched with another PC because it is faster and more convenient - this is the one where the backup and restore has been carried out rather than waiting for an iCloud sync.
The old iPad has already been reset - will this process have to be completed from scratch again? i.e. is there a way of divorcing the old iPad from it's old library then backing up and getting a full transfer.

My computer crashed and was rebuilt. I tried to sync the music from ipad back to my computer but I keep getting a message that says the content on my ipad will be erased. It also says the ipad was synced to a different library.

My computer crashed and was rebuilt. I tried to sync the music from my ipad to my computer but get a message that says the content on my ipad will be erased and is synced to a different library. All the music purchased from itunes synced but I need to get the music that was not purchased on itunes. How do I do this?

You don't. the ipad is not a backup/storage device. it simply mirrors the selected content of your computer. The sync is one way - computer to ipad. The only exception is itunes purchases.
Did you fail to maintain a backup copy of your computer?
If so, not good.
You may be able to purchase a third party program, not supported by Apple, to get the other music.

My iTunes just started like I've never used it before clearing all 7000 songs and playlists. My ipod said it's synced to a different iTunes?? HELP!!

Someone please help!! I just started my computer and opened iTunes and it looks like a brand new iTunes that's never been used before. All of my 7000 songs and all playlists are gone. When I tried to sync my iPod it says it's synced to a different iTunes. What do I do??

I have a similar problem - transferred from an older iPad to a newer one.
Once over the hurdle of the backup being encrypted with a password that was never set, the new iPad thinks it is synced with a library on another computer that will not be up to date (it was an old backup made on the original device).
Some of the backup information has not fully restored the new iPad to the same state as the old one - if I connect and sync to the computer with the older library, will this;
a) erase any data - i.e. should I not automatically sync?
b) will it recover the missing data - or is it 'lost'?
c) will it always require synching to this library - I intend for the device to be synched with another PC because it is faster and more convenient - this is the one where the backup and restore has been carried out rather than waiting for an iCloud sync.
The old iPad has already been reset - will this process have to be completed from scratch again? i.e. is there a way of divorcing the old iPad from it's old library then backing up and getting a full transfer.

How do I save photos that have been synced to my Ipad2, so that they do not get deleted when I sync with a different photo file on my computer.

How do I save photos that have been synced to my Ipad2, so that they do not get deleted when I sync with a different photo foder on my computer (Pc win7).

Place that first folder of photos that you synced to the iPad within the main folder of photos that you sync from and select them to sync again. You can place any number of subfolders within the main folder that you sync from and select those folders to sync. Just "tick"(select) the folders in the photos tab in iTunes.
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How do I get a keyboard to sync to my ipad, if it has been synced to a different ipad previously?

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Is it possible to share a sequence between computers and different projects?

Is it possible to share a sequence between computers and different projects without copying the sequence, closing the project, opening the new project and pasting in the sequence. This workflow is to slow when it takes 40 minutes for Premierer Pro CC to load a 4tb project. Just this simple thing would take 80 minutes.
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Okey, I found out how to import the seaquens, it is actually possible to make that choice after you click to import seaquence. But the problem is i do not want to import the media again. I already have that media in the other projekt. And once importingit it is offline and when I want to delete it it want to remove things from the timeline defeting the purpus. Is there a way to get aroun the fact that the program wants to import the media with the timeline.
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I have a new computer and downloaded iTunes and signed in to my account but my iPod tuoch says its synced to a different account?

Edit > Preferences > Store check Music under Automatic Downloads.
Open the iTunes Store from left hand column, then select Purchasedfrom the column on the right, click the Not In My Library button and select the tunes you want to download again.
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I plugged my phone into my computer for the first time and it restarted my whole phone so now all my apps say waiting put I'm let my phone sync a view different times and it still doesn't work. Has anyone else had this problem?

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HT4864 syncing computers on different OS

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