Itunes is saying my own phone is already synced with another library

I am getting the message to say that my iphone is synced to another library. But it is my library that I am wanting to sync it with and have synced it with in the past. How do I make it recognise that its my phone?
The only thing that I have changed is that I used to autofill function to add music quickly to my husband's phone. I'm worried that this may have changed something?
I do not want to loose my apps and data... please help!

This is correct.
As you have copied everything to your new computer, this shouldn't be a problem.

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Iphone says it is already synced with another library, but it's not

My iphone says it is already synced with another library, but it's not.

I have the exact situation and it is frustrating me. All I want is my original iTunes Library back!
I have not synced to another computer what so ever. Does anyone know how to set my iTunes library to my original? I don't want to erase everything and start from new.
Please let me know!

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I plugged my iPod into the only PC it's ever been plugged into today, and it came up with "This Ipod is already synced with another library" when I tried to sync it. I tried a variety of solutions I found on the internet, but none seemed to work.
So, I decided to give in and do "Erase and Sync". Before I did that, however, I created a new encrypted backup of the iPod using the option in the iPod summary window. I erased the iPod and re-synced, so it has all of my music and apps on it now.
However, whenever I try to restore from the backup, I get a message akin to "The restore cannot complete due to an error" (with no identification of the error. Immediately following this, the iPod begins to say "This iPod is already synced with another library" again, and I'm forced to start over.
The iPod is in a workable condition - all of my music and apps were saved, after all. However, none of my settings are in place, and I would really like to avoid having to set everything up again. Is there a way to un-corrupt the backup (or undo whatever has happened to it) so that I can get my settings back? Or am I out of luck?

I think that, for some reason, none of the backups that were being made are listed any longer. The only ones listed are four that have timestamps after I erased, one with the earliest timestamp that's the encrypted backup, and another without a time stamp that I'm also assuming is later. I might give that one a try, but I'm not sure that it will work...

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Recover any other media using third party tools as suggested in this post from forum regular Zevoneer
Restore the device from the backup
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May also be prudent to attempt a backup to iCloud directly from the device before you start... Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > iCloud Backup > On. It won't save any media but it would preserve the general account settings and documents in case anything goes wrong while you are trying to extract your other data.
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Copy all the content on your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes. Then go ahead and sync the iPod with your new library.
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My laptop crashed so now its empty well i had to reinstall itunes but my ipod says its already synced with another library :( is there anyway to get my old library back on my laptop again

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But when I sync it with my ipod, it says that 'the iPod has been synced with another library' and then asks if iTunes should wipe out the data in my ipod in order to sync with the library.

help! I do not want to lose everything

Sam.. I still got that message too. I went ahead and sync'd anyways.
Make sure you have it all backed up... transfer your purchases to itunes (done in itunes).. then there is not much else you can do but hit the sync button.
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not much else I can say... I found a blog where another person was having the same issue...pretty much they recommended the same steps that I followed..
here is another thread in at a different site you can look at too.. it seems like everyone is using the same process..they mention ipad in here too...
http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/threads/syncing-your-ipod-iphone-to-a-new-i tunes-library-look-here-first.37178/page-7

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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

I bought a new laptop and used Windows Easy Transfer cable and moved all files from one computer to another. I installed iTunes and found my iTunes music Library. However, when I plug in my iPod it says it is already synced with another iTunes Library.

I bought a new laptop and used Windows Easy Transfer cable and moved all files from one computer to another. I installed iTunes and found my iTunes music Library. However, when I plug in my iPod it says it is already synced with another iTunes Library.
I don't see anything in Help that shows when you already have transfered all the files over. Why would it want to erase and sync when I already have all the music folder copied over? I didn't have an issue when I had another technician copy from one laptop to another. Home sharing is also on but not being recognized.

I suspect you only migrated the media folder instead of the complete working library. Either review the transfer process and copy over the entire iTunes folder from your old profile's music folder or see Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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