I'm no longer able to sync... Does anybody have any suggestions?
Hi Everybody!
I have a MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. I also have a Verizon Wireless iPhone 4. I tried to sync this evening for the first time in months....and iTunes won't acknowledge my iPhone. "Devices" won't come up. I tried using a different USB port cable with no luck. I have no idea what I should do next. And, I admit. I'm incredibly frustrated. I should admit at this point that I am technically challenged...and don't ever ask my MacBook Pro or any of my Devices (iPod Touch, iPhone) to do anything other than surf the web, play games, play music and get my email. lol Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Thanks for trying to help. Unfortunately, I somehow ended up making things worse. And now, I have NO Music in iTunes...AT ALL. It's all gone. It's as if I'm brand new to iTunes and I have nothing. I want to throw up, I'm sick to my stomach. It's all gone. All of my years of compiling and purchasing music...gone. And, I STILL can't get my iPhone to show up when I open iTunes and have my iPhone plugged in. And I can't even plug in my iPod, either. So, I still can't sync. I feel like crying. I am so frustrated and ****** off it's not even laughable...and I can usually find some funny in the craptastic of it all.
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