Iphone refuses to sync to my laptop

I recently have come across that I am unable to sync my iphone to my laptop. It used to work perfectly and then bam it refuses to work. I just got a new harddrive put into my laptop about a month ago, so I'm unsure if that is causing the problem. I also can not sync wirelessly, due to the lack of bluetooth on my lappy. What do I do?

In that case, repair your original iPhoto library:
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and repair the library.
If that does not help, quit iPhoto, back up your iPhoto Library, and remove the iPod Photo cache, if there is such a folder, see: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1314
If all fails, back up the iPhoto Library and rebuild it as described by Old Toad:
Re: iPhoto has crashed on a number of occasions, but on 2 occasions also seems to delete several events, including the one I'm editing. When I go to reimport the last event, it shows them as already there. But I can't find them.

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If your contacts are synced to your computer then they are in the supported app you are syncing with.
When you set up syncing of contacts on your device, which application did you select?

Help! My iphone won't sync on my laptop, even though the itunes stores says it is authorised. We have 4/5 computers authorised at home so it should work. I'm a simple soul so a simple explanation would be lovely thanks!

Help! My iphone won't sync on my laptop, even though the itunes stores says it is authorised. We have 4/5 computers authorised at home so it should work. I'm a simple soul so a simple explanation would be lovely thanks!

Do you get an error message when trying to sync?

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Try placing your iPhone into recovery mode. If successful, this will require restoring your iPhone with iTunes.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

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Dear Apple teams,
I am a new user iphone 4s
I have a problem of synchronization iphoe to the laptop (windows xp)
The question I why I can not sync iphone to the computer, always stop at step 2 when starting back up
if only I kept synchronized with the back up in the icloud applications on iphone instead lost all
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Check your hard drive for a backup that may not be listed in iTunes. Backups are located at one of the following locations:
Mac OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
Windows XP: %AppData%\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
Windows Vista: %AppData%\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
Windows 7: %AppData%\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
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Start an elevated command prompt (Start Menu>All Programs>Accessories>right-click "Command Prompt">choose "Run as Administrator")
Once in the command prompt, type "netsh winsock reset" (with our the quotes) and press ENTER.
Reboot your computer.
Restart iTunes.
Connect your phone and try syncing again.

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a week ago I recieved an Iphone (3G) that seemed broken, it didn't even start.
Well after some tries I managed to get it working (updated it to 3.0 now).
The problem now is that it won't sync properly... after a song or 6 it freezes. I tried an other pc (no macs in my house :/) and both the pc's had a 2.0 usb port.
I don't think this sync problem is related to the usb port because if I tried to dowload and install some apps from the app store, it begins downloading (OK), but then when it's installing that freezes too. After restarting my Iphone the app logo is gone too. And how could that be related to any usb ports? Maybe it's a combination of problems, I don't know.
I tried finding an solution, but it seems no one had those problems combined.
Ow yeah this is what I already tried:
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Unlucky enough for me, I think it's possibility 2 :/ My iPhone/Itunes still crash while syncing after reauthorizing my iTunes account.
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But I'll probably have to take it to the store, only downside is that I'll lose my phone for about 4 weeks because the service in Belgium suck for the iPhone.
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All of a sudden, when I sync with iTunes, my phone will just display that it is charging, not syncing, and I can use the phone freely.
On iTunes, it gets up to the backup stage but just stops in the beginning of it. If you cancel the backup, it goes to install a new application and gets about a quarter of the way through.
So far I've only tried a full reboot on phone and computer.

I am also getting the same issue
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IPhone refuse to sync some of my .mp4 files

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However, my iPhone reject some of them with a message saying: "xyz.mp4 is not copied to the iPhone because it cannot be played" or something like that.
I have made many mp4 files over the years from DV source, I couldn't remember if I changed the resolution, codec, fps choices differently in some of them.
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1) No more than 640 (height can vary depending on widescreen, but no more than 480)
2) Data rate not greater than 1500 (and it's far better to err on the lower side -- even rates approaching this can sometimes not play).
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Reinstall the AMDS:
1. Disconnect your iPhone from your Mac.
2. In the Finder, locate iTunes in the Applications folder and drag it to the Trash.
3. Move the iTunes icon to the Trash.
4. Choose Go > Go to Folder.
5. Enter /System/Library/Extensions and click Go.
6. Locate the file AppleMobileDevice.kext and drag it to the Trash.
7. Choose Go > Go to Folder.
8. Enter /Library/Receipts/ and click Go.
9. Locate the file AppleMobileDeviceSupport.pkg and drag it to the Trash. If prompted, authenticate with the administrator password.
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10. Restart the computer.
11. Choose Finder > Empty Trash and restart the computer.
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My dad says I need to back my phone up but I can't, of course... so I would really appreciate some tips! It's making me nervous about the backing up thing and anxious what with the dangerous lack of music on my phone!

It's not that I'm nervous /to/ back my phone up, I'm just nervous that if I don't, something bad may happen to it. lol
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I created a new playlist and set it to sync. It syncs the list name, but not the songs. Removed the playlist, synced, re-added with a different name, synced, same outcome.
Wiped out iTunes library on Mini, then it made me reestablish the iphone/itunes link, then synced, it removed all songs and playlists from iPhone as expected. Added all songs back to iTunes library and rebuilt newly named playlists. synced. All playlist names synced, but still i have two that wont sync the actual songs.
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My thoughts (please advise if it sounds right):
1) Restore iPhone to factory.
2) Wipe out iTunes library on Mini.
3) Import my songs to iTunes and recreate the playlists.
4) Setup iphone/itunes link and sync.

Try here:
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