Iphone already synced with another itunes library?!?
Hi Guys,
I hope somebody can help me..
I reacently needed to format my computer. And after the format my I was unable to backup or sync my ihone to itunes.
itunes tells me that my iphone is already synced to another itunes library, and to sync i need to erase everything...
I have tried everything, deauthorising and reauthorising, reinstalling itunes, I tried different computers, but the problem still persists.
I am quite frustrated right now, I contacted apple suport and they were not helpful...
Thanks.
You are trying to do the same thing as wj talks about in his user tip: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
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Plawexki wrote:
... do you know if the contacts, photos, messages etc will be wiped?
Yes... Everything will be Wiped and Replaced with what is currently on Your Mac.
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Hi,
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Thanks for your help,
Myzin.Myzin wrote:
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columbus new boy wrote:
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It's not crap at all.
It's not that simple. For example, I've 3500 songs on my MacBook but don't want them all on my phone, so I have to manually select each song again???
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apple..... ypu sale these gadgets which i love but I dont want to earse the music on my iphone i would like to save them into my library, how can i do this? most of the music i have bought and i dont want to loose any of it!!!
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Plawexki wrote:
... do you know if the contacts, photos, messages etc will be wiped?
Yes... Everything will be Wiped and Replaced with what is currently on Your Mac.
SYNCING with iTunes
See here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
From Here > http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/syncing/
You may find this information of interest...
Have a read here...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18409815?ac_cid=ha
And See Here...
How to Use Multiple iDevices with One Computer -
All I am simply trying to do is put some songs from my iTunes playlist on my computer onto my iPhone.
By erasing the content of my iPhone I'm scared that I will lose all my photos and messages etc.
Help please!See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
tt2 -
The "manually sync music" box is unchecked and it wont let me check it without deleting the music currently on my iphone.
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thanks in advance MarkYou will get this warning if you change between manually manage and sync.
You can manually manage OR sync. You cannot do both. If you switch between the two, it will erase the current content.
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