HT5649 computer illiterate: just downloaded itunes to windows 8,i have two iphones and do not want content from one phone mixed or confused with the other. does itunes recognize the different phones

i would like to know if multiple iphones can be pugged into the same computer (at different times) without affecting the itunes content for one phone affecting the other phone...

Each device is different and each will only sync what you select to sync.

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It was telling you that you needed Mac OS 10.6.8 or later, not itunes 10.6.8
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
Mac: OS X v10.6.8 or later"
http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

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These are two possible approaches that will normally work to move an existing library to a new computer.
Method 1
Backup the library with this User Tip.
Deauthorize the old computer if you no longer want to access protected content on it.
Restore the backup to your new computer using the same tool used to back it up.
Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
Method 2
Connect the two computers to the same network. Share your <User's Music> folder from the old computer and copy the entire iTunes library folder into the <User's Music> folder on the new one. Again, deauthorize the old computer if no longer required.
Both methods should give the new computer a working clone of the library that was on the old one. As far as iTunes is concerned this is still the "home" library for your devices so you shouldn't have any issues with iTunes wanting to erase and reload.
I'd recommend method 1 since it establishes an ongoing backup for your library.
Note if you have iOS devices and haven't moved your contacts and calendar items across then you should create one dummy entry of each in your new profile and iTunes should merge the existing data from the device.
If your media folder has been split out from the main iTunes folder you may need to do some preparatory work to make it easier to move. See make a split library portable.
Should you be in the unfortunate position where you are no longer able to access your original library or a backup then then see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device for advice on how to set up your devices with a new library with the maximum preservation of data.
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We have two iphones and only one ipad - no mac. We want to be able to use "find my iphone" for both phones. How do we get the ipad to accept two iphone accounts? icloud is enabled on all three devices.

Also, be aware of the following:
The "Find my..." function is pretty much useless if the device is in the hands of a thief. All that is necessary is for the thief to connect to any computer with iTunes and "Restore as new."
The only real protection you have is with the personal information on the device rather than the physical device itself. Something as small as an iPod/iPhone should have a strong 8-digit (or longer) password AND be configured for automatic wipe in the event of ten consecutive incorrect password entries.

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Welcome to the Apple community.
Ideally you should each have your own iCloud account, providing you with your own contacts, calendars etc, not doing so will result in exactly what you have experienced. The contacts have likely been lost due to the options you have chosen at the login stage on each device.
Unless you have the missing contacts in a backup file, they won't be recoverable unfortunately. You can add them manually to the contracts that already exist and continue to share the iCloud account if you wish, but I suggest that you each have your own iCloud account.
Note, you can each have your own iCloud account, but continue to share an iTunes account for purchases of apps, books, music, TV shows etc etc.

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I have two iPhones. How do I have two seperate apple ID's on one computer without them syncing.

You can either do as sberman suggested - create separate User logons on the computer
or
You can make sure that you are syncing Contacts, Calendars, and Mail via the individual iCloud accounts.
Then, for Apps, Music, Movies, Books, Photos, etc. you would set up each individual iPhone's options to only sync what you want to have loaded to each of the phones from the iTunes and Photo libraries. You do this by setting up the individual Device Profile pages to have only what is selected for that particular device. When you hook the device up via a USB cord, you will see the device Profile pages to the right of the sidebar. Select each Profile page and set it up as desired for the particular device.
Also, turn off Automatic downloads in Settings>iTunes & Apps Store>Automatic Downloads on each device.
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GB

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Note... I started this process because I originally received error messages involving MSVCR80.dll being missing. After my first try at reinstalling iTunes all messages went away but my iphone would not connect. By the way, my wife has a desktop with Windows 7 and the same thing occurred. I followed the Apple support suggestions and everything was fixed perfectly... her iphone now connects using AMDS and USB drivers were automatically installed.
I have been working on this for more hours than I would like to admit. Please Help.

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I basically want to start again with two iphones, I know I need to set up itunes on two different accounts on my windows 7 pc, I've done this now but its too late, help help, btw I have no idea about iphones really.

If you have your wife under a different account you will need to get her a new Apple ID, then sign into that ID. Then sync her iPhone in iTunes, note the apps that your have under your Apple ID on her iPhone will not update unless you sign in with your Apple ID and password, if would be best if she erased her iPhone and re-downloaded the apps under her Apple ID. For her to start over, make sure that her pictures and movie files are backed up, then go into the settings>general>reset then tap erase all content and settings.

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When you have three i devices on one apple itunes account, how can you keep specific data, music and apps separated for each device?

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I just got my first mac. i have an iphone and all of my itunes and stuff are on my pc. How do i get all of that onto my mac?

how can i transfer all of my itunes stuff from my old pc to my new mac. also i bought this ne macbook pro and i really want to set it up properly and without a lot of unneede garbage. can anyone lead me in the right direction

This is a handy reference for your move from PC to Mac
http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/
These are good pages on the iTunes Library move:
http://www.techdc.com/move-itunes-from-pc-to-mac
http://osxdaily.com/2010/03/21/copy-itunes-library-from-a-pc-to-a-mac/
There's even a video:
http://www.applesource.com.au/how-to/soa/Moving-your-iTunes-library-from-PC-to-M ac/0,2000451082,339289880,00.htm
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I have two iphones and the two got sync'd contacts were deleted from 1 phone and now were deleted from other via wireless on icloud the last back up was 2 months ago how do i retrieve and reinstall that backup? or can I do this from an old icloud back up

Hi this is my first time using this service and I am having a huge problem with two of my iphones. I have two phones that were sync'd accidently on itunes and both were sync'd to icloud too apparently. The one phone then deleted some of the contacts - now both phones have lost those contacts. What would be the steps to get the phone contacts (not from the computer) back on one of the iphones. it does show the phone was backed up over two months ago - can I restore to that back up and how? Any help would be very appreciated <")))><

Please read before going through with this procedure.
If you really want your contact back and you did not do another iCloud backap since you deleted some of your contacts, you can do a hard reboot on both devices with iClouded contacts by holding down the home and lock buttons on each of them for 10 seconds ignoring the slide to turn off thing. Make sure you have iCloud contact services off before doing so. You can then go through the whole set up process until you get up to the backup part. You then press to restore from an iCloud backup (make sure you choose the right backup for the right phone). If you didn't make an iCloud backup before the contact incident, you will have to use your two-month-old iTunes backups. Each phone should have their contacts the way they were from your last backup. You then go into Settings>iCloud>and turn off contacts. You then can choose if you want to keep your current contacts or not. Turn this off on both phones just incase you add another iCloud device to the mix later on. Now your contact lists are no longer linked (Caution: side effect may include lack of edit button). You may now add and delete contacts as you please without it happening on your other phone.
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Okay. We have three Ipads in our house with only one Itunes account. When I go into imessaging and facetime on each of the devices, it wants to start switching my wife's cell phone and then the three emails associated with each Ipad to the contact information for all of the Ipads. As of this morning, only the imessaging and facetime are turned on my wife's iphone and ipad. My kids imessaging and facetime is turned off. Do you really have to have an itunes account for each device to make then work??? Any help would be very much appreciated.
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There is only one solution. Each user must have their own separate user account. All of their respective data would be contained in their separate user accounts. This also means each will have a separate iTunes Library. If you all use the same third-party apps, then each will have to purchase their own copies under their own Apple IDs. Some data sharing is possible. See:
iTunes- How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
iTunes- How to share music and video
iTunes- How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
iTunes- Setting up Home Sharing on your computer

Hi have an iphone and can not get it to accept my music in itunes

Hi
I have bought a new pc and have a lot of music on my iphone that I want to sync with my I phone but can not find a way to make it to work. I trried to syncronize but a lot of my favorit folders and music is gone and I can not use this to get it to me ipod. helpfull for any help!
I do not have a mac because my company does not allow me so please give me some usefull advise for a Windows Pc
Thanks!
Rune

Ok, then I do not like apple. I have used a lot of money to download music to my iPhone and now they do not want me to use it on my PC or IPod? I will not accept that and if Apple do not have any solution to this I will never buy their products again
Hope somebody out there can help me, I think that Apple must have a solution to this
Thanks for any help!
RW

I have two iphones and i synced them now i cant delete my contacts off one phone without it automatically deleting off the other.. how can i fix this?

please help!!

That's what syncing does. It keeps the information on multiple devices "in sync" with each other. It is working as designed.
What are you syncing your iPhones with? iTunes, iCloud, Google Sync, Exchange?
If you don't want one phone to sync with the other, you'll have to turn off syncing on that phone, or change what it syncs with.

HT5649 computer illiterate: just downloaded itunes to windows 8,i have two iphones and do not want content from one phone mixed or confused with the other. does itunes recognize the different phones

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