Manual transfer of photos..deletes music?

I want to take photos from one computer that does not have my music on it but looking at the manual transfer instruction in 'photos' it says that itunes will first copy all the music in the library and then the photos. This seems nuts. That would effectively wipe all my music but install photos. Am I reading this wrong? If this is the case then this is not a true multi media device

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Your talking about the famous AppleID divorce
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Separate iCloud (ie, contacts, calendars, etc) accounts for each person, Shared iTunes Music/Apps:
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Use those same iCloud credentials for the iCloud settings in each person's account on the computer. (Note that if you do NOT use separate accounts for each person on the computer, this method will not work for synching the iCloud stuff, just the iTunes stuff. I highly recommend you create user accounts on the computer for each person).
On your mobile devices, in the iTunes and App Store settings continue to use the "original" AppleID under which all of the music and apps were purchased.
In iTunes for each user account on the computer, continue to use the "original" Apple ID, just like on the mobile devices.
For each person's photos that they wish to keep, make sure that they are currently in the mobile device's camera roll (just as Winston suggested).
Now the device's and computer user accounts are all setup. When the mobile device's are synched to user's (or the common) iTunes app, all of the music and apps will stay, and all of the photos that were previously in each user's camera roll will still be there.
Separate iTunes Accounts, Shared iCloud Account
This approach allows each person to have their own iTunes account for music and apps, but will keep all of the iCloud stuff (like contacts and calendars and photostreams) identical accross everybody's devices. This is particularly useful if the kids get their own gift cards and are not amenable to sharing with their family and you want to continue to have identical address books, calendars, and photostreams.
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Another drawback is that the free iCloud storage account is likely to be enough to backup all of your devices (if you have more than 1). Therefore, you will likely have to purchase a larger iCloud storage plan.
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On each mobile device, in the iTunes and App Store settings input the new AppleID for each user. On one of the devices (you'll have to figure out on which one it makes the most sense), continue to use the original AppleID.
In the iCloud settings for each device (and the computer accounts), continue to use the original AppleID.
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In each user's iTunes app on the computer, input the iTunes store credentials that match his/her mobile device that you setup in step 2 above.
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Once complete, synch each mobile device with each user's respective iTunes app. You MUST use separate iTunes databases at this point.
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This is the ultimate in "every man for himself". The advantage is the each person has their own free iCloud features (including the all-important backup) and each has their own iTunes account.
The disadvantage is the same as "Common iCloud, Separate iTunes" approach: individuals may lose access to already purchased music and apps. The photostreams will also be broken apart, although you can setup shared photostreams for the future.
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Create new iCloud/AppleID accounts for each person (except for the original user).
In each person's mobile device, use their new AppleID for both iCloud and iTunes Music and App stores. One person keeps the original AppleID and continues to use it.
Follow the steps above for creating new music databases in each user's account on the computer.
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OK, that's what i have for you at this point. I'm happy to answer further questions on this and help you figure out how to do what you want to do.
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Don King Resurrected: Deleted files from hard drive (free user steps – music recovery only)
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Senuti (Mac OS X v10.3 or higher Recovery Utility)
XPlay (Windows software For Music Recovery &/or Cross-Platform Functionality)
XPlay Photo Browser (For recovering Photos)
Extremely Simple Method: (just to recover the song files – may not work on a Mac)
1 - Open iTunes
2 - Edit=>Preferences=>’Advanced/General’ tab
2a --- Select ‘Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library’: checked
2b --- Select ‘Keep iTunes Music folder organized’: checked
2c --- Click OK to store changes
3 - Attach your iPod to the PC and hold down the ‘Shift+Ctrl’ keys until the iPod is fully recognized (this will defeat the auto-sync process)
4 - If you get a dialog box to link the Library, decline this option
5 - Within iTunes: Edit=>Preferences=>’iPod’ tab: switch iPod to manual transfer – click ‘OK’
6 – File=>Add Folder
7 - Browse to and open ‘My Computer’ (click on the ‘+’) and select the iPod
8 - Click OK
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9a –- This will take some time depending on your PC and the amount of songs on the iPod
No Playlists, or Ratings, Last Played, & Play Count attributes will be transferred from the iPod to iTunes using this method.
If you have problems with seeing the iPod within 'My Computer', try switching your update method to 'manual' , detach the iPod, then reconnect the iPod to the PC.
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You need at least two full sets of your music, not including what is on the iPod:
-- One full set on the PC within iTunes (on internal HD or ExHD)
-- One full set on an separate external backup medium (CD/DVD/ExHD/other)
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Music files on just the iPod and only one other medium is not considered having any backup.
If you cannot store your complete music files on the computer’s internal HD, then create and maintain at least two external sets (any multiple combinations of ExHDs, DVDs, CDs).
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Ok, in previous iPods I used to be able to add and delete music whenever I didn't listen to something as often or didn't want it on anymore to save space. I can't figure out how to delete anything off of my itouch. Please tell me how. I have some embarassing photos I'd rather not be on there.
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If you put it on manual sync it is easier to deal with for deleting music, you just delete.
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OR move it out of that folder through your computer's OS, when the ipod syncs the image will be gone.
ALBUM ART
For each of the following, delete the songs from the ipod and re-add them after the step.
If part of an album has art but the rest does not, the ipod will not display any art for that album, even though itunes will.
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2. If this doesn't work, right click the album art in the popup art window and choose "copy". Highlight all the songs in the album and right click in the art popup window and click "paste", even if there is a picture there. Itunes should process the album and write id3 tags for the pasted image.
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Manual backup does not backup/restore photos or music.

According to HT4946, performing a manual backup of an iOS device (in this case, an iPhone 4S) to a computer should backup basically all settings, all apps, and all user data, including photos and such. This has not been my experience. Background: I work for a mid-size company and support executives that use iPhones. When their devices break, we need to backup their device and then restore the backup to a new device. Even though these are "work phones", they also contain the users' personal photos, music, etc.
Today I went through this process for one of our employees. The power button on his iPhone 4S (64GB running iOS 7.1.2) had broken, so we were going to move him to a new device. I backed up the entire phone to my Mac (Mavericks with iTunes 12.0.1.26) and used the encryption option to make sure passwords were also moved to the new device. The backup completed successfully, so then I plugged in the replacement device (also a 64GB iPhone 4S running 7.1.2) to perform the restore. After the restore finished, all of the apps were there, email worked, contacts were restored, etc., but none of the photos or music had been restored to the device. None. The broken iPhone had about 20GB free, so about ~40 GB of data on it. The backup in ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup is only <11 GB in size.
Apple's own support documents say that photos are backed up during this process:
What iTunes backs up
Photos (photos, screenshots, images saved, and videos taken) and Saved Photos (in devices without a camera).
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If it still won't back up, you may have an app or something in your camera roll that is causing the backup to fail. To locate which one, go to Settings>iCloud>Storage & Backup>Manage Storage, tap the name of your device under Backups, under Backup Options tap Show All Apps, then turn them all to Off (including camera roll) and try backing up again. If the backup is successful, then the camera roll and/or one of your apps is causing the backup to fail and you'll have to located by process of elimination. Turn the camera roll On and try backing up again. If it succeeds, turn some of your apps to On and try backing up again. If it succeeds again, turn some more apps to On then try again; repeat this process until it fails. Eventually you'll be able to locate the problem app and exclude it from your backup.

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