Iphone cannot be synced a file was specified

I dont have quartz nor do I have itoner, but my iphone 4s will not sync to my imac. What do I do? And please, I am old, so please give me step by step.(ha ha)

apologies.
had seen that forum structure not particularly logical (and reflected the expected multiple views on categorization); and given the overall query has multiple error types (and Subject line can't capture the full range of error types) seemed that this would be the best fit for exposing to the various potential knowledge banks. was not trying to be irresponsible or unhelpful. again, sorry. good intentions only.

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What does 'ipod cannot be synced. duplicate file name specified' mean?

what does 'ipod cannot be synced. duplicate file name specified' mean?

I'm having the same issue. Old ipod 160 gig worked for years; it crashed. I bought a new "used" ipod. It starts reading all my music and syncs a few songs then crashes. I get the same screen you do about duplicate, etc. Very frustrating. I'm downloaded the new iTunes (not impressed). I've tried unchecking most of my music to see if that would help but it didn't. Any suggestions? Thanks

When I plug in my ipod it comes up with an error saying, "ipod "Skye" cannot be synced, duplicate file name specified." it wont let me put any songs on my ipod? Help!

my computer deleted all of my songs off my ipod one time with i unplugged it, i think i unplugged it too soon and it wasn't finished ejecting. now every time i plug it in it gives me an error saying "the ipod 'Skye' cannot be synced, a duplicate file name was specified." It wont let me put any songs on my ipod now.

Never mind. I found out how to fix the problem
- Go to "Computer"
- Right click on your IPod icon
- Click "Properties"
- Go to the "Tools" tab
- Under "Error -checking" cilck the "Check now..." button
After doing all of that, ITunes now works like normal for me.

The iPhone cannot be synced. The required file can not be found

I have been syncing a small number of iPhoto albums to my old iPhone 3G and now my new 3GS. This error appeared last week for the first time.
I got the message above, and by a process of elimination found that it was resulting from the small number of iPhoto albums I sync. I have rebuilt the library and repaired permissions, to no avail.
All iPhoto photos are on the mac HD and I have not added any new pictures since the last successful sync.

Martin, here are some ideas that other posters have had success with in resolving this issue:
+I found a solution for my problem with syncing error (iphone cannot be synced required file cannot be found) by selecting the option Advanced - Replace information on this iPhone for the Contacts. In my case this error was being caused by the photos from my contacts.+
+I had exactly this problem with my BRAND NEW Nano. Also it was intermittent, and it affected my wife's Nano too, though oddly not her Shuffle. It struck me that I had been periodically "losing" other USB devices - a disappearing drive, missing scanner etc. Also we have recently been having trouble getting the PC to notice a digital camera when photos needed to be uploaded. And the problem for me was:- Power: my PC just did not have enough power to drive all of the devices in the chassis and connected externally. Luckily I have lots of spare power supplies in my basement. I took a spare 230W power supply and used it to drive my graphics card and one of the SATA drives in my chassis. With that load gone, the 105W power supply in my PC has enough power for the USB ports. Since making this modification neither my wife nor I have had any problems syncing our Nanos.+
+There is a screen during the restore process that allows you to name the ipod. I had a ' in the name, which may have been an issue. Not sure, but worth mentioning. I renamed the iPod to a simple name. I also unchecked all boxes that allow auto-start of iTunes and disk usage. After i hit submit, it mounted the iPod and showed the Summary tab with the "Open iTunes..." "Manually manage...." and "Enable Disk Use" boxes checked (very annoying as I had just de-seected that option during the previous screen). I unchecked the "Open iTunes when this iPod is connected" and hit "Apply". It seemed to work, which it never did before. I then went to the music list and dragged one song onto the iPod icon. This copied successfully. I ejected the ipod to verify that it was on there. I then re-connected the ipod and it connected successfully. Big progress! Then, I unchecked the "Manually manage music and videos" box, unchecked the sync-photos option on the other tab, and hit "apply". The iPod stayed connected. I then hit Sync and it is now in the process of syncing. It seems that the settings during the Restore process are critical. Uncheck everything on that initial screen and (maybe) use a very simple name for the iPod with no funny characters. Then, copy at least one song manually to the iPod. One or more of these steps may be the solution. I'll bet that the apostrophe in the original name was causing the problem.+
+...my iPod was set up to sync calendars and contacts with Outlook. On a whim I turned off those sync options, as well as all photos and video. All of my 4400 songs are syncing now with no issue. Now I'll try adding pictures and then video back in and last try to sync calendars and contacts.+
+THANK YOU! You are my hero for posting this solution. I disabled my photo sync, movie sync, TV show sync and just synced the music. When that worked, I enabled the photo sync again. It worked! Now I am enabling the movie sync.+
+It happened while iTunes was trying to sync my photos, so I assumed that there was a file missing in the photos. Since iTunes converts all photos to an iPod format, I thought there might be a corrupt file in the converted photos. So I deleted the iTunes photo cache. Basically go to the folder from where you syncing your photos and delete the folder named "iPod Photo Cache" This will require iTunes to reconvert all the photos. This solved the problem for me.+ (Note: this folder is INSIDE your iPhoto Library. So you will need CTRL-Click the library and select "Show package contents". Ensure that iPhoto is not running. Then move the folder "iPod Photo Cache" to your desktop. Reboot your Mac, and then try syncing again.)
+I have the solution! It's a bug on the iPod Photo Cache. Sometimes this cache ain't done right, especially when there's a huge amount of data to be synced. You should manualy select the folders you want to sync, in order to isolate the part or the cache is defective. To do so, first deselect all folders, then start selecting a few of them (5, for example). Do a sync and keep selecting and syncing until you find the bad folders. When you have all bad folders identified, cut the photos from those folders and paste them into a temp folder. Do the sync again to purge those files from the cache an then start putting them back into the original folders, syncing form time to time. Do not put all the files together to minimize the chances of a bad cache again! When everything is fine again, I mean, when every folder is synced, you can mark "All photos" in the iTunes, if you like to keep syncing automatically every new picture you take.+
Let us know if any of the suggestions provided above resolve your issue.

IPhone cannot be synced. A duplicate file name was specified.

iPhone cannot be synced. A duplicate file name was specified.

You have posted to the iTunes Match forum, which your question is not related to. You will get better support responses by posting to the Using iPhone forum: https://discussions.apple.com/community/iphone/using_iphone.

HT1386 I keep getting an error messagwe when syncing: iphone cannot be synced. Aduplicate file name was specified. What does this mean? How do I fix it? Please help.

I keep getting an error message when syncing:
iphone cannot be synced. A duplicate file name was specified.
What does this mean? How do I fix it? Please help.

any idea how to fix this

HT1386 Trying to sync my music into my iphone 4s but a pop up keeps showing up saying "The iPhone "Brandon's iPhone" cannot be synced. A duplicate file name was specified." How can I fix this?

Trying to sync music into my iPhone 4s but a pop up keeps showing up saying "The iPhone "Brandon's iPhone" cannot be synced. A duplicate file name was specified." How can I fix this?

Remove any duplicates in your iTunes Music Library by following the link below:
How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library
Then try to sync again.

HT1386 what does it mean by iphone cannot be synced. A duplicate file name was specified

what does it mean by iphone cannot be synced. A duplicate file name was specified

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On windows 8, I try to sync my iphone to itunes 10.7 but a message keeps coming up that says "iphone cannot be synced because a duplicate filename was specified" can anyone help please?

on windows 8, i try to sync my iphone to itunes 10.7 but a message keeps coming up that says... "iphone cannot be synced because a duplicate file name was specified" anyone help please?

Delete the iPod Photo Cache folder from the folder hosting the photos you sync to the device.
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The iphone .... cannot be synced.The file name was invalid or too long.

the iphone .... cannot be synced.The file name was invalid or too long.
wat can i do to sync my iphone

Hi there rohitnitin,
It looks like the article below addresses the error message you are describing.
iTunes: Unable to sync photos
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3697
-Griff W.

When Isync my iPhone with my mac desktop I get this error message, "iPhone cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found". Can anyone help?

When I connect my iPhone (ios 4.3.3) to my Desktop Mac I get an error message. "iPhone cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found." This happened while I was downloading photos from iPhoto.

Close "iPhoto" if it is open. Open the "Pictures" folder and right-click on "iPhoto Library." Select "Show Package Contents." Right-click the "iPod Photo Cache" folder, select "Move to Trash" and sync your iPhone. The error message should no longer appear.
if that doesn't work,
uninstall itunes and download the lastest version

I went to sync my iPhone 4 as usual and when it got to the end stage of the sync where it sync the photos from iPhoto, I get a message pop up that says, "The iPhone cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found." What do I do?

I went to sync my iPhone 4 as usual with my iTunes account on my MacBook Pro and when it got to the end stage of the sync where it syncs with iPhoto, I get a pop up message that says, "The iPhone cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found." What do I do?

Hi. I am having the same problem.
I have updated iPhone software and carrier settings, OSX Lion on the comp and in step 4 of 4 during photo sync about half way through, the error message comes up and now my pics are gone from the phone. I did empty the cache and the problem still persisted. I changed cables, I restored the phone and synced from the back up and even restored and created a new phone identity, still no love.
I am puzzeled, any suggestions?

"The iPhone "Dani's iPhone" cannot be synced. The required file cannot be f

Can anyone PLEASE shed some light and - hopefully - help me... I used to be able to sync my iPhone with iTunes no problem... dead easy.
However, for some unknown reason - total mystery - all of a sudden it's started to 'refuse me'. Now, when I connect up, the things seems to go all through the motions of syncing, but at the end I finally get the following message:
"The iPhone "Dani's iPhone" cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found".
Funny thing is that after disconnecting, the thing does actually seem to have successfully synced!!!
It's a mystery, a puzzle... can anyone help? I don't know what is meant by "The required file cannot be found". What's happening?
Has anyone else encountered this problem and have they managed to solve it? If so, please, PLEASE... HOW?
Thanks,
Dani

Hello NottiCaldo,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
I would start by trashing your iPod's Photo cache as described in this Apple support document.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1314
B-rock

During itunes sync i get an error message "iphone cannot be synced. the required file cannot be found." Why is this happening?

During itunes sync i get an error message "iphone cannot be synced. the required file cannot be found." Why is this happening?

Close "iPhoto" if it is open. Open the "Pictures" folder and right-click on "iPhoto Library." Select "Show Package Contents." Right-click the "iPod Photo Cache" folder, select "Move to Trash" and sync your iPhone. The error message should no longer appear.
if that doesn't work,
uninstall itunes and download the lastest version

"iPhone cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found." HELP!!

This is by far the worst problem I have ever had with the iPhone and I'm about to just give up and get a newer, better smart phone. I have an iPhone 3G and Windows 7 OS. I have updated all my software and cannot sync. I seem to be able to sync all my applications just fine as long as I am not selecting to sync my music. When I try to do that I get an error message that says: "iPhone cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found." All of my applications cease to work and I get like 1000 error screens that want to inform me of the error and they continue popping up as I close them...one after the other. I selected to convert the files to 128 kbps AAC as well in order to save space. Even if I do not select this option I get that error. I also get a number of other errors that are just frustrating, but this error is the most consistent. I am able to sync my ringtones. I get the feeling that Microsoft and Apple are making their software incompatible for a reason and I just don't appreciate it. I have tried the rememdies suggested on this message board relating to the same error message and nobody seems to know anything. Restores are useless and frustrating. Factory settings work the first time but every sync after that just fouls up my whole iPhone all over again. The same problem is occuring with my wife's iPhone as well. If I cannot get help here or they do not come up with a solution soon I will never buy another Apple product again. I'm not sure if it's an Apple or Microsoft issue, but whatever the case...it ***** BAD and needs to get fixed. I have talked to several people experiencing the same problems and they are pretty ticked off as well. It's just ridiculous.

Well, attempted again today and now my iTunes locks up whenever I select a song! Also, my Volume Mixer on my Windows 7 will not open. Just terrific. Where's my MacBook???????????????

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