Mail sync question for iPhone & Macbook

Does iphone sync with mail on the macbook, to delete messages that are unwanted? or do i have to essentially handle those twice, once when viewing mail on my phone, and then again when I am on my computer?

The phone itself does not sync mail at all, just the settings for the accounts.
If you set up the account as IMAP, then deleting on the phone will delete from the server, which will mirror to the macbook (or however IMAP works).
If you set up the account as POP, then you'll have to handle each email twice.

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I have a fairly large number of songs in my itunes library and on my phone that I don't actually want. Recently, I started deleting songs from my phone if I didn't want them. If I sync my iTunes with my iPhone, will the songs I deleted from my phone also be deleted from my iTunes library? Or will they be restored? I want them to be permanently deleted without having to delete from both iTunes and iPhone individually.
Thanks!

No data in your iTunes library will ever be deleted when syncing.
The songs you deleted from your iPhone should be deselected from being transferred to your iPhone with the following sync.
And you don't have to delete songs from your iTunes library to be removed from your iPhone. There are a number of options in regards to music for transferring select content from your iTunes library to your iPhone. You can make use of an iTunes playlist or multuple playlists. Choose selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres under the Music tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes. Select the iTunes playlist or playlists in the Playlists window followed by a sync and/or select the albums, artists, or genres you want transferred followed by a sync. To remove a song or playlist, album, or genre from your iPhone, deselect the playist, album, or genre under the Music tab followed by a sync. Or remove select songs from a selected playlist in iTunes followed by a sync. Or you can select sync only checked songs and videos under the Summary tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes followed by deselecting or unchecking the songs in your iTunes library you want removed from your iPhone followed by a sync.
You have a myriad of available options in regards to transferring and removing music from your iPhone without having to touch your iTunes library in regards to deleting content, etc.

I have Yahoo Mail synced on my new macbook pro. Keeps asking for password

I have Yahoo Mail synced on my new macbook pro. It it consistently asking to re-enter the password. Does anyone else have this problem? I have deleted it and reinstalled it several times. It did not do this on my previous macbook.

Does anyone else have this problem?
There are several similar reports on this site every day.
I've never used Yahoo mail and my knowledge of it is second-hand. This is what I've been able to gather.
If you have a free Yahoo account, POP access to incoming mail from a mail client such as Apple Mail is not supported. A free account is accessible only through IMAP (and then perhaps only on mobile devices — the documentation is unclear) or the web interface.
As for a paid Yahoo account, or an account through an ISP such as AT&T, you must enable POP access through the web interface. I've seen reports that you must periodically (every two weeks?) log in to the "Manage Account" page on the website to confirm your identity.
I've also seen reports that eliminating all UPPER CASE letters from the password, and shortening it to no more than 7 characters, may help. That's barely, if at all, adequate for security, and you must be sure to choose the password randomly. It should not be easy to type or remember.
That said, so many problems with Yahoo mail are reported that I can't recommend using Mail as a client for it. You might get better results with another mail client, such as Thunderbird. If not, just use the webmail interface. That's how it was designed to work. Better yet, don't use Yahoo at all.

All backup/sync files for Iphone lost on old PC, anyway to sync with new PC without losing music, photos, contacts and texts?

All backup/sync files for Iphone lost on old PC, anyway to sync with new PC without losing music, photos, contacts and texts?

Make sure your new computer is authorized in iTunes. Disable autosync in itunes, connect your iphone, right click on it in the device list and choose backup.
This will save data, pictures and settings to itunes. See what's included in this backup here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
Transfer your purchases the same way to copy all apps and bought media from the Store to your computer.
Set up at least one contact and event on your computer to be able the merge your calendars and contacts after your device got wiped during the first sync.
The rest of the data can be restored from the backup you made.
Restoring: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Music is one way only, from the computer to your device, unless you bought the songs in itunes and transferred your purchases.
Apps can be downloaded again for free, in the US music as well. Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
There is 3rd party software out there, but not supported by Apple, see this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2013615&tstart=0
See also How to back up your data and set up as a new device

Mail syncing question

Hi,
the scenario is this:
On my macbook, 10.6, one of the POP accounts is acting strange. It's a BT internet account. Symptoms are it starts to download messages and just gets stuck. Also duplicates are appearing. I've tried deleting the message from the server via webmail, and recreating the account. The messages do reach the iPhone no problem.
So , i'm assuming that there's something lurking inside "My home directory"/Library/Mail.
I'm going to delete this Mail folder, along with Mail preferences.
The question is, can i sync the accounts (one bt internet, the other @me.com) from my iPhone / ipod to the Macbook via either MobileMe or iTunes?
Am i right in thinking that you can sync accounts from a desktop / laptop Mac to an iPhone / iPod, but you can't do the reverse?
Many thanks in advance.

The +iPod touch+ doesn't offer Mail syncing. All it does is sync the account details. Emails are downloaded separately when you next get a suitable WiFi connection.
mrtotes

Mail sync question

3G doesn't sync with Mail app properly, so it would seem.
On my Mac, I save many messages moved to other folders.
Should I expect to see these other folders on the iPhone or not?
Perhaps I'm going about Syncing the Mail wrong?

The option under the Info tab for your iPhone sync preferences for syncing email accounts is for transferring email account settings from your Mac to your iPhone so you don't have to manually create an email account with the iPhone's mail client. This does not sync mailboxes or messages - it transfers email account settings only and is a one way transfer process only - from your computer to your iPhone.
With an IMAP account, all server stored mailboxes are kept synchronized with the server automatically with each email client used to access the account. This is not possible with a POP account.

Mail sync question - does it do this?

Hi.
I have read the iphone user guide and I am unsure of something.
When Mail is downloaded to my iPhone, what happens if I dont delete them from the phone?
a: Will the mails be deleted from the phone once I have connected the iphone to the Mac and it syncs with the Mail on the Mac once it has downloaded them?
b: Will the mails stay on the iPhone after they have been downloaded to the Mac Mail?
c: Will mail be both on the Mac and the iPhone, which means I have to manually delete them from the iPhone?
Thanks
Glenn

Ok I have answered my own question.
iPhone does not sync mail items - only the mail box settings.
I need to set up an IMAP system to do this.

ITunes wifi sync 'looking for iPhone' then ejects phone

Hi,
I have sought an answer to this for a long while with no success. So I have joined ASC to see if any of you folks may help
My Hardware:
Apple iPhone 4s
MacBook Pro (2009)
TP-Link Router (TD-W8961ND)
My Problem:
iPhone connects to mac over wifi and shows up in itunes.
When I initiate a sync itunes pauses and states 'looking for iPhone'
The iPhone is then ejected from itunes, without syncing (and no longer shows until I restart itunes)
Further info:
I believe this is a router issue as wifi sync works flawlessly over other networks I have used.
I have enabled uPnP (and have tried disabling it and resetting the router etc).
I DO NOT believe this is an issue with itunes, iphone or Mac as I can sync over other peoples networks
Any help appreciated.

Hello there tastesalittlestrangetome.
Seems like you've done some excellent troubleshooting already. This Knowledge Base article provides some extensive/thorough steps to review and follow:
iTunes 10.5 and later: Troubleshooting iTunes Wi-Fi Syncing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4062
But as you've indicated before, the article also mentions the potential of what you've already determined. It does work on other networks:
Test your device on a different network. If the device works on another network, the issue most likely exists with your router or network configuration. Contact your router manufacturer or Internet service provider for additional troubleshooting.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro D.

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I went under the advanced options for my MacBook, which was paired to the iPhone, in order to 'forget' the device so as to reinitiate a pairing as i had freshly installed Snow Leopard. This time I saw some extra options for the device. One of them was Contacts sync. There was some 'advanced' options too but I decided to explore them after repairing the device so i selected 'forget this device'. After repairing they never reappeared!
PS: my iphone 3g is running iOS4.1 and is not jail broken.
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I've been having massive issues copying mp4 video files onto my iPhone 4 from my windows 7 (64 bit) pc.
I converted a large number of avi files into mp4 using aiseesoft movie converter and most of them work just fine.
However about a quarter of the files with no Obvious difference in size and converted the same way will not sync.
Instead a message appears saying these cannot be played on the iPhone.
Also when then trying to use the iTunes convert for iPhone function It fails for unknown error 2002.
Any help on why this is happening and how to stop it would be greatly appreciated.
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I am using microsoft webmail sync with my iPhone and lately it has started draining the phone battery (hardly stands 2 hours with full charge). I deleted the mail account from iPhone and it works fine again.
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