IPhone 4s syncing issues on MacBook Pro retina...

When I try to sync the phone with iTunes it hangs and eventually times out without copying anything over. It then freezes iTunes for long periods of time without any way to get away from the message that the sync failed. Any ideas what is going on and how to fix it?
Thanks!

Outlook and Excel are different beasts on a Mac, and not as good if you're used to Office for Windows IMO so you have two choices:
1) Get over it, and re-learn Outlook and Excel but be prepared for certain features to be missing; or
2) Use bootcamp or a virtual machine to install your MS OS of choice and then install and use your favourite version of Office for Windows.
Enjoy!

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Hi Guys,
Thanks in advance for helping me out, I think this question has been asked in various forms but I was hoping to be a bit more specific.
I've just got a new Macbook Pro Retina 13", which is awesome.
The first thing I want to do is sync up my iPhone 5, which im thinking is going to be a nightmare.
Im almost certain if I connect my iPhone ill be presented with the option to 'Erase and Sync'.
Basically, without transfering all my photos, music and apps to a hard-drive and then over onto this new MBP is there a way to sync up without effectively starting from scratch and spending hours with a big transfer?
Thanks again.

What do you want to sync? You can use it to just sync your music, movies, and tv shows if you want and don't want to have to erase your apps. You can do the same things just as quickly with iCloud and even more things such as contact syncing, calendar syncing, and more.
Learn more at:
http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/
I hope I helped.
Austin

I can't be the only one with this issue. MacBook Pro Retina Late-2013 WiFi disconnects after waking up from sleep.

Did anyone buy a MacBook Pro Retina 13" from Best Buy this Black Friday?
I'm having an issue where the WiFi disconnects after the MacBook wakes from sleep but only after a couple of minutes.
Once the WiFi disconnects, I can't reconnect to the same network and sometimes it won't find nearby networks.
I have to turn off the WiFi and wait for at least 5 seconds before turning it back on for it to auto-reconnect to my home network.
If I wait less than 5 seconds, it will continue to attempt connection to the home network but won't connect.
I've tried reformatting and deleting my network configurations as well as resetting my modem, power cycling it, etc.
I am using 2Wire Gateway modem/router from AT&T on b/g network.
I've tried connecting to a friend's network under Time Warner Cable and the same issue occurs.
I exchanged the MacBook at a Best Buy for a brand unopened one (I hope) and the same exact thing happens with this new one.
Really, I can't be the only one with this issue. Unless in a 0.00001% chance I received two defective units in a row?
Please.. does anyone have a clue why this is happening?

You're definitely not the only one. I have the same issue. I spent 6 hours over multiple days on the phone with Apple support trying a variety of things (some of which are mentioned above), and none of them worked. They finally sent me a replacement laptop. I made sure to try it periodicaly as I was moving files and installing applications to see if I ran into it again and things seemed okay at first but now I am running into the same issue and it is terribly annoying. I've got 5 other devices that connect to the same router and I've never had this issue with any of them.
My router is a Linksys E2000. I haven't tried changing the router channel but I have tried to cnnecting to other networks in the building I live in and I have run into the same issue there.

2 issues with MacBook Pro Retina - Fan randomly speeds up and USB3.0 Issues

So I just purchased a brand new MacBook Pro Retina 15" 2.40GHz.
Randomly, when nothing but finder is open, the fans will spin at full speed.
I have opened every application on the machine including serato, ableton, photoshop, VLC playing a 1080P movie, iTunes playing music and youtube playing videos in 2 tabs - and the fans do not spin as fast at it does when nothing is open or running (confirmed with activity monitor too).
Secondly, once I eject a USB3.0 drive from the machine, I have to reboot the system before the drive can be mounted, or even recognized at all by the computer. (it does not even show up in disk utility till the reboot). this happens with 2 seperate USB3.0 external hard drives that work fine on other rMBPs. This happens with both usb ports too.
I have reset SMC, PRAM, ran all Apple updates as well as reinstalled the operating system (as well as booted from a known good system in target disk mode).
Please help

There are a few threads reporting the fan issues you are dealing with which you might want to look at. I have now experianced it with four brand new 2013 rMBP.
Threads reagarding fan issues:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4735947?tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4744182?tstart=0

Network Issues with Macbook Pro Retina will Apple Router solve issues?

Hi, I just purchased a Macbook Pro Retina 15" and have been having major WIFI/Internet issues. Slow connections, constant spinwheel of death, half loading pages if the website has a lot of images (Facebook, etc). Sometimes I have to wait a fair bit of time and they may eventually load, or I'll have to close the browser and reload the page.
In the area I live in, Bell offers only Fibe 5.1 (802.11 g/b) at this time. I wondered if I purchased a separate router with an 802.11n connection (and disabled the router on the 2Wire modem from Bell), would this solve my issues or is Fibe 5.1 just unable to handle the new "n" technology/speed. I'd like to utilize this computer the way it was meant to be used, but the internet connection that I have leaves much to be desired. Bell won't be upgrading in my area for at least 6-12 months from what they tell me and I refuse to switch to Robbers (I mean Rogers).

I hate to go into a long rant but you may be able to fix your problem by just changing the channel on your 2wire router from ma Bell. They all come with the channel set to a default setting of channel 6 change it to 10. If you are in a high traffic area and they are all set on six you see where this is going. I have a 2 Wire in a high traffic area and I changed mine and it worked like a charm.
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Don Morgan

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Hi, I'm a new owner of a Macbook Pro Retina and not long after a bought the computer I decided to download and purchase Trine 2 from the app store. I figured I would buy a game that could really utilize the high quality retina screen, however Trine 2 does NOT properly initialize when selecting any of the resolutions especially not the native resolution that I would hope it to run on. I've researched the issue and it is common, something to do with the last updated version of the game provide by the Mac App Store clashing with Mountain Lion. I'm not able to find a patch to fix the issue even though I've heard that one may exist. That said if there isn't a fix for the issue, I think it's time to get a refund.
If anyone can provide a solution to this problem I would really appreciate it, and if there is a link to the solution that would be even better!
Dan
The link below mentions a fix is available, but I can not for the life of me find this mysterious patch!
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2847240

Had the same problem. After upgrading to Mountain Lion and Trine v1.16 from the App Store, the game wouldn't run properly scaled at 2880x1800. Now it works perfectly, but I'm still not sure specifically which change fixed it. Some possible fixes are discussed below, such as using gfxCardStatus to switch to Discrete Only mode.
http://blog.alexmorales.org/trine-2-retina-display-support/

Not all of my photos from my iPad will sync with my macbook pro retina. Any advise would be appreciated as I am a Mac beginner.

Not all of my photos on my ipad sync across to my macbook pro retina.Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Thank you - I have done this now but resetting and restoring from another device didn't really help. However, syncing via iTunes was a bit more successful as it occurred to me that many of my contacts are in MS Outlook on my PC and I was able to copy them over. There are still some contacts missing and I am continuing to try and figure out where they originate from to try and get them to show up.

NVIDIA issue on MacBook Pro retina 15 (bootcamp)

hello guys! merry christmas everybody
i have such problem: i bought MacBook Pro retina 15, when i came home i installed windows 7 thru bootcamp, after that i decided to check how many points of perfomance do i have, (in windows you can see that in computer - system properties) and i was 7.2
my games worked amazing on highest level of perfomance, i didn't see such performance anywhere.
10 days later i decided to play, and when the game started it was so bad, everythings hanged very much!! i decided to see what happend to my system and i saw this
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DELL 2713 USB hub Issue on MacBook Pro Retina 15

Hello,
I have a new MacBook pro retina 15" and Dell 2713 monitor.
the Dell works fine with the MacBook with supplied DP cable.
BUT the USB hub doesn't work, the monitor is connected to the computer with original dell usb 3.0 cable.
Note: on PC & win7, it works fine
How can I find a proper drivers for this built-in USB 3.0 hub.
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The Retina models are full of flaws. You have found one of them. For some reason the discrete graphic card is being shut off in Windows and you are now using the built in Intel HD Graphics 4000. Why I have no idea.

FaceTime issue on MacBook Pro retina.

HI guys.
OK another head head scratcher I'm having an issue with FaceTime on my MacBook Pro 13" retina Running mountain lion.
It it to was working fine until about a month ago.
Now it just won't let me connect at all regardless if it's me that is ringing out or someone ringing me.
The issue is it drops connection when I go to answer or if who I am ringing answers Never had this problem before.
it rings fine & when I click accept it says connecting then it beeps 3 times & tells me it's failed.
i Know it can't be my Apple ID as FaceTime works without any problems on my iPad But it does have issues on my iPhone 4 8gb But that's a different issue FaceTime just hangs when I go to answer on my iPhone.
i Have so far tried several things logging out of iCloud then back in.
Logging in with a different Apple ID & trying it from a different user account.
ALl all have the same result so all I can conclude there must be something on the Mac itself.
The mac does have norton antivirus for mac installed which the subscription has expired on months ago I have tried allowing the FaceTime app through the firewall & I have also disabled norton too but still the same result.
anyone had the same issue or come across this before if so how did you resolve it?
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Most recently, started having issues with my iPhone 6 plus maintaining connection to my MacBook Pro 15in.   Noticed this strictly through using iMessage, as I use it to text a lot.
Steps taken so far:
Verified other bluetooth devices (Keyboards, Mice) working fine.
Rebooted both iPhone and MBP.
"Reset" the bluetooth connection by removing it both on the MBP and iPhone, then re-paried the devices.
The pairing function will work then suddenly it will display "not connected".   I additionally have verified the iPhone can connect to other bluetooth devices fine. (Car, Keyboard). So I definitely can say it is isolated to iPhone--MacBookPro.
The fact there was no major updates on any side has me concerned, just suddenly "stopped working".
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Why do my imessages from iphone not sync onto my macbook pro messages

Basically my iPhone 4 syncs perfectly to iPad, though my new MacBook Pro won't sync over any of the old messages... Help?

You can, but it's a bit involved and requires using an app. Probably not worth it for only 5 contacts. If you're interested in how you would do this, you would do the following:
Go to Settings>iCloud, turn Contacts to Off, choose Delete from My iDevice when prompted (any iCloud contacts will still be in iCloud).
Download the app My Contacts Backup. (If you have more than 500 contacts to transfer you will need the “Pro” version.) Use the app to back up the remaining contacts on your phone (from the other accounts) as a vCard attachment to an email that you send to yourself. Confirm that you have received the email.
Go to Settings>iCloud and turn Contacts back to On.
Go to Settings>Mail,Contacts,Calendars>Default Account (in the Contacts section) and set this to iCloud.
Go to Settings>Mail,Contacts,Calendars…tap each of the other accounts you are syncing contacts with and turn off contacts syncing with these accounts (otherwise you will see duplicate contacts on your device).
Open the My Contacts Backup email and tap the attachment to import the contacts from the other accounts back to your device, and to iCloud.

Ensuring iPhone will sync with new Macbook Pro without migrating all settings

Hi,
I recently bought a new macbook pro. I don't want to use the migrate assistant to copy all settings and user profiles, because my old macbook has some problems and I want to ensure they aren't transferred over.
However, I need to be sure that my iPhone 4 will sync properly with my new macbook pro and all my purchased apps will be carried over.
Can someone tell me what specifically I need to migrate to ensure this works properly?
Thank you!
Danielle

All I can safely say is you need to read these Knowledge Base articles before you do anything:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1296 iOS: How to transfer or sync content to your computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766 iPhone and iPod Touch: About Backups
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848 iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751 iTunes: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive

Multiple issues on MacBook Pro Retina. Please help

I am new to Mac. Switched to MacBook Pro from PC being tired of multiple hang-ups and recently losing some important work done on excel.
Now, I face some issues. I know that the first 2 shown here are Microsoft issues, but hey, even those like me who switched to MAC will, like it or not, face Microsoft at some point. Besides, there is no such "Warning" notice before buying a MAC that reads "Ms Office users, please refrain from buying a Mac" after all. :-)
Hopefully someone here will be able to help me.
1) Outlook. (not critical but annyoing)
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     b) "Do not save" option for sending emails out is not an option?
     c) Request "read confirmation" not an option?
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Anyone working on fin markets will agree that excel goes without Mouse 90% of the time. For that reason shortcuts are a MUST.
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     b) PC shortcuts have changed completely in a Mac. A "critical" shortcut is the "F2" button, to edit cells and check formulas within. This has to be one keystroke.. not a combination of two.
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     I have paid a hefty sum hoping that "hangs-up" would be part of the past. Unfortunately, I have suffered 5 hang ups in a period of 10 days, and doing some basic google search I came accross multiple forums about the "spiralling colour of death"? is there any way to turn a Mac more stable?
Of course, the machine is gorgeous, the built is impecable, the screen is superb but, I still suffer from the issues listed above.
so as a new Mac user and starting to become a bit frustrated, I am looking forward to your responses.
Kind regards

Outlook and Excel are different beasts on a Mac, and not as good if you're used to Office for Windows IMO so you have two choices:
1) Get over it, and re-learn Outlook and Excel but be prepared for certain features to be missing; or
2) Use bootcamp or a virtual machine to install your MS OS of choice and then install and use your favourite version of Office for Windows.
Enjoy!

Graphics issues with MacBook Pro Retina

I bought my 15" MBPr in July and have been living with these issues since the beginning. Generally the issue happens when scrolling or writing in forms on web pages in Safari. Often times pieces of the web page will stick or ghost. This also sometimes happens when viewing photos on FaceBook. Anyone else having similar issues?

A number of folks have had graphics issues with the Retina display model... since you're still under warranty, take your unit to your local Apple Store or an AASP and reproduce the problem for them. They should have a 'fix' - even if it means replacing the logic board - that will be of no cost to you.
I couldn't have put up with that as long as you have...
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