I have OS 6.1.3 and I am unable to sync my IPad 2 fully. It says 'waiting for items to copy'. What do I do?
I have an IPad 2, fully updated to OS 6.1.3. I cannot sync from my computer it keeps saying waiting for items to copy. What do I need to do?
How long has it been like this? Depending on how much new content you downloaded from the last time that you synced, it can take a while - but a while would be like 10 minutes or so - unless it has been weeks since you last synced.
This same thing has happened to me on a few ocassions and I just cancel the sync, quit iTunes, restart my MacBook Pro and try again. I cancel the sync using the button at the top of the progress bar in the iTunes window.
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Syncing iphone and saying waiting for items to copy
Did all updates to macbook, iphone and ipad. ipad syncs fine with computer and itunes, iphone goes thru all steps and is at Step 8 of 8, Syncing genius data with "iphone", Waiting for items to copy.
However, nothing happens at this point. let this step run for 4 hours and nothing further. Have to manually cancel sync. Is anyone else having this issue and know of a way to fix?
ThanksWell at least I am glad I am not the only person with this issue. I do hope that the Apple tech people read the discussion boards. Just to be clear that my iPhone does synch using iTunes but I get the error on step 7 with: "synching Genius Data to iPhone and waiting for items to copy". If I manually end the synching I get an error message that my phone is still synching do I still want to eject. When I do eject the phone however, the phone and iTunes are indeed synched. It is a bit annoying but I can at least I am able to synch my phone.
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Why is it my songs or none of my information appearing in my ipod? What can i do? its been a whole 2 days connected to my itunes and it still says waiting for items to copy
my iPad it get stuck on step 8 with a prompt that says "waiting to copy items" it stays on like that for hours
Reset your iPad.
Hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home button down at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
I recently upgraded to to the iOS 5 on my iMac and iPad
You don't need to manually sync using iOS 5.
Help here > Apple - iCloud - Learn how to set up iCloud on all your devices.
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Multiple calendars have appeared on my Iphone and I am unable to sync all of them to my PC, running Windows 7 and Office 2010. How can I sync all the calendars to my PC, or, alternatively, merge the calendars on the Iphone so there is only one calendar to sync?
If the hard drive that crashed is the one that stored the itunes library, be sure to restore the library from Time Machine (mac) or whatever backup you use on windows. That will get back your music. I suspect that the replacement drive has an empty itunes library and thus, perhaps, the itunes match used that to sync to its servers.
Try posting in the iTunes Match forum, you'll probably find more knowledgeable folks there.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/itunes/itunes_match -
I cannot get my iPhone 4S to connect to iMessage n FaceTime have tried all the tips online and it's still not working ? It's just saying waiting for activation
What tips have you tried so far? Just so we don't waste our time telling you things you've already done.
When you respond, also indicate which country and carrier you're using. Also, is your phone brand new? can you make a phone call / access the internet while on cellular? -
hi, when i am sync my books from my mac to ipad even after 24 hours sync, itunes show "wait for items to copy" and the books in ipad are still not fully loaded.
how do i fix this, i have a large collection of books around 12000 booksNobody knows? Not even administrators?
Please it would be really nice to have help on that to take all the benefit of the remote app.
Thank you very much in advance. -
Multiple calendars have appeared on my Iphone and I am unable to sync all of them to my PC, running Windows 7 and Office 2010. How can I sync all the calendars to my PC, or, alternatively, merge the calendars on the Iphone so there is only one calendar to sync?
If the hard drive that crashed is the one that stored the itunes library, be sure to restore the library from Time Machine (mac) or whatever backup you use on windows. That will get back your music. I suspect that the replacement drive has an empty itunes library and thus, perhaps, the itunes match used that to sync to its servers.
Try posting in the iTunes Match forum, you'll probably find more knowledgeable folks there.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/itunes/itunes_match -
My iPad says when i try to download a movie that i don't have enough memory, but when I check I have plenty for the movie and more. What can I do? Also, I can't completely sync to iTunes, when i try it waits at waiting for items to copy forever.
Delete some stuff to make room on the device.
iCloud is not local storage and has nothing to do with your situation. -
Have a $15.00 credit and wish to rent a movie on Ipad but am being asked for payment method and redemption is not an option. Any suggestions?
To Contact iTunes Customer Service and request assistance
Use this Link > Apple Support iTunes Store Contact -
When I try to sync I get a message that says "waiting for items the sync" then it just stays there and runs for as long as I keep it hooked up. Any ideas?
I have tried everything I could to fix this, but some things require actually being on Firefox, and since I cannot get on, I cannot click on the tabs to do it. I have even totally uninstalled firefox, and that has not fixed this. I still get the same message that firefox is running and I need to close it or restart (which I have also tried dozens of times). I have removed things like Java, and that has not helped either. If I cannot even get on line in firefox, how can I fix this. I am not crazy about using internet explorer, but right now, it is my only option. I even tried to start in safe mode, and the same message box pops up!
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I'm stuck on "waiting for items to copy" when I try to sync my laptop and iPod touch. It was fine until the latest update. It's very frustrating. What can I do about this?
Hi maasailand giraffe,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
First of all, thanks for the detailed notes of the troubleshooting steps you've already tried. It's hard to pinpoint exactly what is going on in your specific case, but I do have a few more ideas for you to try.
Starting with just one of your iPads, when you get stuck on the "waiting for items to copy" step, just disconnect your iPhone. There are probably some orphaned or corrupt files that need to be addressed. I would suggest closing all of your open apps and then backing your iPad up to iCloud. Then review the articles below to move or delete any big files on your device. These can include Voice Memos (iPhone), music, photos on your camera roll, photos or videos that are attached to your Messages, email attachments, etc.
iPhone, iPad, and iPod: Understanding capacity
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1867
iOS: "Not enough free space" alert when trying to sync
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1503?viewlocale=en_US
iOS: Import personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4083
How to delete content you've downloaded from the iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, or Mac App Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5772
Remember that you can download any content you have purchased directly to your iPad.
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
If you need to sync from iTunes, check your settings in the Summary tab to be sure you are only syncing items you have placed a checkmark in front of.
iOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
Give this a try on one of your iPads, and hopefully these steps will work for your other devices as well.
Cheers,
Judy -
Synching iPhone after factory restore and restore from backup; synching appears stuck on Step 5 of 5, "waiting for items to copy." That message displays for hours with no apparent progress.
I never had this problem, but just noticed it happening.. Please note it's a BUG. I went out and bought a 128GB iPhone just to hold all my songs. It wouldn't work. This never happened with the iPhone 3/3s/4/5/5s but started happening with the iPhone 6. After 40 hours of working through all possible solutions on the web and with Apple cares support (supposedly senior level) They finally suggested what the problem was. I had "Convert higher bit songs to 128 aac" Checked. This does not work One more thing when I unchecked that, the sync took like 3.5 hours instead of the 9-12 hours is usually took even on the smaller iphones. I have 98.7GB of music. Before I was just syncing a list of specific songs.
The syncing seems to be random when it has the problem though. -
ITunes 10.5 and IOS 5 sync hang at "Waiting for items to copy", possible fix
After seeing many other threads, I am hesistant to start my own. However, I thought it worthwhile to share how I fixed this problem on my iPad 1.
SYMPTOM: iTunes sync doesn't complete, with the message "Waiting for items to copy" displayed. There are no error messages, and it appears that all content is valid and synced. It is possible to cancel the sync from the iPad (Settings -> General -> iTunes Wi-Fi Sync) or by exiting iTunes.
RESOLUTION: Select the iPad in iTunes, and in each category (Info, Apps, Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, iTunes U, Books, Photos) make one modification, just so the Apply button appears. Click Apply. The sync will restart, even if it's already stuck at "Waiting for items to copy".
On my iPad, I noted that if I de-selected the option to sync Books, one book keep re-checking itself after I clicked Apply: The iPad User Guide for iOS 5. I had downloaded this one via the iBooks app in the iPad. I right-clicked the iPad and picked "Transfer Purchases", but it appeared to do very little.
From the iTunes Library under Books, I deleted the local copy of the iPad User Guide for iOS 5, then synced again.
It worked! Briefly, there were extra messages about transferring the iOS 5 user guide again, but the Books category now worked correctly.
SO... it appears that the bug may be related to having items on the device which didn't get transferred fully during the "Transferring purchases" part of the sync.
SUMMARY: If you purchased some items then notice that sync doesn't work right, try deleting the local iTunes copies of the recent purchases and sync again.
Good luck!Hi TD,
You solved my problem awhile ago and I didn't post a thank here. So thank you! I was having a problem with a PDF that kept rechecking itself. It was not the User guide. Anyway, I posted your solution on another discussion board and it has solved the issue for several people. Here's the link. My post is on the last page. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3391000 -
I turned off my iMessage on my iphone4 I tried turning it back on but it won't work it's not letting me turn it back on I have tired everything but nothing will work it keeps saying waiting for activation I don't what the problem is what do I do!
Currently down:
http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/ -
I'm using migration assistant to transfer files from my wife old net book to new mac air and the pc dropped out during transfer. I started up migration assistant on the Pc again and now says waiting for mac to connect! New MacBook Air is stuck at transferring information. How do I get the process to reconnect and continue?
Whew, good luck!
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