Itunes will not sync on my iphone5, tried everything

I can't sync Itunes with my iphone5 anymore. Even songs that I have had "in the cloud" are now missing as well. I've tried everything I can think of--even got a new laptop (which worked for about 2 wks) short of restoring my phone because I do not want to loose everything on it. I've run all the diagnostics which all pass. My Ipad will sync but not my phone.

Here's a screenshot... it attempts to pull form iCloud but fails... so then moves to the next song after a couple seconds.. other songs that are failing do same.
Btw, tried deleting all copies form iTunes and iPhone then re-downloading... no love. Same issue (exact same incorrect artwork)!

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Here's a screenshot... it attempts to pull form iCloud but fails... so then moves to the next song after a couple seconds.. other songs that are failing do same.
Btw, tried deleting all copies form iTunes and iPhone then re-downloading... no love. Same issue (exact same incorrect artwork)!

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I have downloaded the latest version, deleted it and tried again. I have deleted folders, turned off my Norton protection and still no go.
Can anyone here help me from this 7 hour nightmare? I had an iPod and iTunes on this computer before I traded in the old iPod and bought the new 30GB. Now the iTunes won't open and the PC doesn't recognize the iPod when I hook it up. Is there a solution??? It worked with the old one just yesterday, so why is there a problem today with the new unit?
HELP!!!

Did you install the software that came with your IPOD. You may need to install the "Updater" for that model IPOD before ITUnes will recognize it.

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Hi everyone
I am in desperate need of some help.
I plugged my iPhone into my PC today and iTunes wouldn't detect it, no matter what I tried. All iTunes would do was freeze for 5 or so minutes and then return the error "iTunes cannot read the contents of this iPhone, please restore etc."
I have come across this error before but have gotten around it by restarting iTunes or unplugging and replugging in the iPhone. This time I couldn't get past the error.
So eventually I became frustrated with the fact and decided to restore my iPhone. BIG mistake as once it had restored it needed reactivation and iTunes still would not detect it no matter what I tried.
So I took it to my brothers PC, had him install iTunes (the same version as me, the latest 64bit version) and it had no problem detecting and reactivating the iPhone.
Then the problem became that I had my iPhone activated but my own iTunes would still not detect it so I've lost all my contacts/apps etc. without the possibility of restoring from the last backup.
So my iPhone, in it's current state is if it was just activated, completely empty otherwise.
Oddly enough, Windows has no issue detecting the iPhone with autorun popping up asking me to import photos etc. every time so this leads me to believe there's an underlying issue with iTunes which is weird as I have not changed my iTunes at all in the past week and had no issues syncing etc. a few days ago.
THINGS I'VE TRIED:
- Reinstalling iTunes (numerous times)
- Using different versions of iTunes
- The various different fixes found via Google
- 6 different USB ports
- 4 different USB cables
THINGS I FOUND WEIRD:
- Girlfriends 3GS doesn't get detected in iTunes either but Windows has no issue
- The fact it detected on another PC
Win7 Pro x64 and my rig is pretty high spec so I can't see there being an issue there.
Let me know if there's anything you need to know.
All suggestions welcome and appreciated.

I've had this issue before as well. I think it has to do with 64bit Win 7. Most times I would connect my iPhone to it, it would automatically load iTunes, but it would just freeze and do nothing. I've since reinstalled my OS to 32bit and don't seem to have as many problems.
You can try this... seemed to get it connected for me when I had issues. Not sure if this is how you attempted to fix it before, so I'll say it just in case.
Plug iPhone in and let it load iTunes. When it freezes...
Unplug phone, close iTunes. Open windows Services panel, and do the following in this order:
Stop the "iPod Service"
Stop the "Apple Mobile Device" service
Wait a few seconds, then Start the "Apple Mobile Device" service. Leave the other service stopped.
Plug in the iPhone. Hopefully works after this.

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My iPod has done this before in the past but it seemed to fix itself after awhile and I had all my music again, now - nothing. I've made sure the 'Sync Music' button was clicked, tried it unclicked, tried to manually sync, click every box on the side or my near 1500 song list, I've updated it, deleted and redownloaded itunes, took off every song from my iPod and put it back on, restored my iPod, reverted to last backup but nothing seems to work anymore. Photos, apps, and everything else syncs, just NO music. Also, during syncing, it randomly gives me the option to 'apply' and 'revert' changes without having made any "changes" at all. Is my computer just screwed up? Note that this happened before but all I did to correct that was to click and unclick the 'sync music' button but that doesn't work anymore. I REALLY need help.

Try syncing it with a different computer. If it works correctly on another computer then the issue is your computer. If you get the same results on the other computer get the iPod serviced.

HT1351 Some of the songs I bought from iTunes will not sync to my iPhone. They show up on my phone, but the letters look faed and I can't play them. How do I fix this? I tried restoring my iPhone and it didn't work.

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Itunes will not sync - tried everything!

Please help! After several years of working without an issue, I tried to sync my itunes library to my ipod recently (the only changes were that I edited existing playlists, no new music was added or deleted).
The issue appeared as follows:
- Firstly I saw error 69. I removed all music that appeared to be an error (given that no songs had given this error beforehand, I don’t understand why all of a sudden itunes wouldn’t allow my
Please help! After several years of working without an issue, I tried to sync my itunes library to my ipod recently (the only changes were that I edited existing playlists, no new music was added or deleted).
The issue appeared as follows:
- Firstly I saw error 69. I removed all music that appeared to be an error (given that no songs had given this error beforehand, I don’t understand why all of a sudden itunes wouldn’t allow my ipod to sync with songs it had previously synced)
- Once I had removed these songs, I attempted again to sync, but itunes now just freezes mid sync (sometimes on a song, sometimes not). I cannot click on anything in itunes when it freezes, I just have to shut it down via task manager. Sometimes itunes will sync a song without an issue (and progress further in syncing, then freeze later), and sometimes it will freeze on that same song it previously had no issue with, stating “error 69”
- I uninstalled and reinstalled itunes. The issue remained.
- I uninstalled and reinstalled my entire music library. The issue remained. I created new music libraries that do not have any songs from my previous music library. The issue remained.
- I have attempted to sync another ipod, which previously worked. It experiences the same issue now. Both ipods now, every time I attempt to sync, request me to restore defaults and scan and fix issues with the ipods. Sometimes I do so, but it makes no difference.
- In summary: itunes will not sync even if uninstalled and reinstalled. I have tried syncing two different ipods, both of which synced without issue previously, but neither will sync now. I have tried uninstalling, reinstalling and creating a new music library, but itunes still will not sync.
ipod to sync with songs it had previously synced)
- Once I had removed these songs, I attempted again to sync, but itunes now just freezes mid sync (sometimes on a song, sometimes not). I cannot click on anything in itunes when it freezes, I just have to shut it down via task manager. Sometimes itunes will sync a song without an issue (and progress further in syncing, then freeze later), and sometimes it will freeze on that same song it previously had no issue with, stating “error 69”
- I uninstalled and reinstalled itunes. The issue remained.
- I uninstalled and reinstalled my entire music library. The issue remained. I created new music libraries that do not have any songs from my previous music library. The issue remained.
- I have attempted to sync another ipod, which previously worked. It experiences the same issue now. Both ipods now, every time I attempt to sync, request me to restore defaults and scan and fix issues with the ipods. Sometimes I do so, but it makes no difference.
- In summary: itunes will not sync even if uninstalled and reinstalled. I have tried syncing two different ipods, both of which synced without issue previously, but neither will sync now. I have tried uninstalling, reinstalling and creating a new music library, but itunes still will not sync.

Hi victorian1978,
It sounds like you have been on the right track in troubleshooting this issue. You may want to double-check that you are completely removing all the iTunes files when uninstalling/reinstalling, and make sure you test with only a limited amount of data initially (perhaps a single song). You may find the following article helpful:
Apple Support: Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
Regards,
- Brenden

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Had problem with laptop so reinstalled it now itunes will not sync on both laptops, it did before to my iphone5 says cannot sync to 2 libraries until I reinstalled it did.

iDevices can only be synched with one library. However, you can sync successfully with more than one computer if each has a copy of the same logical library - the identifier that iTunes uses to determine which library is synced an iDevice is recorded within the iTunes database (the iTunes Library.itl file). The best approach is to replicate your complete library (database, media, artwork, associated files) from one PC to the other. When you reinstalled iTunes on your laptop it will, by default, have created a new library with a distinct id from that of your other machine. Even if you copied all your media from one to the other, iTunes will still see the libraries as distinct with respect to syncing iDevices.
If you have configured iTunes to organize your media and to copy files to the iTunes Media folder, then the complete library will be contained within (by default) C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes, with a structure of subfolders and key files like this:
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Copy this iTunes folder from laptop 2 to laptop 1 (the one that's had iTunes reinstalled) - depending on the size of your library you can do this over a network, using a thumb drive, or an external (USB) hard driveNote this this assumes no media on laptop 1 that's not also on laptop 2 - if this isn't the case, there's a slightly different process to follow to ensure that this media is preserved and can be added to the "common" library
Once the copy is complete, make sure that iTunes is using the correct library database by holding down SHIFT as you start iTunes. When you see this prompt:
select Choose Library..., navigate to the iTunes folder you just copied, select the iTunes Library.itl file you'll find there, and click Open.
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Hello there, Lefty0706.
The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great troubleshooting steps for you. I would recommend starting with the "General Installation Troubleshooting":
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926
General installation troubleshooting
1. Empty your Temp directory and restart
2. Completely remove iTunes and related components
3. Install the latest version of iTunes
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

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