Music syncing with work and home computers

Can you sync your iphone so it syncs music from more than one computer? I would like my music on both my home computer and work computer, and want to have the iphone (if I get one) to sync with both

You're welcome.
You can sync or transfer iTunes content only with a compatible Mac or Windows PC and sync other data with a Mac or Windows PC. You can disable automatic syncing and make various selections for syncing content with whichever computer the iPhone is connected to.
A number of folks sync their contact information and calendar events only with Outlook on a Windows PC and all other content with a Mac.

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    I have a new iPhone 3GS. I have set it up to sync with my calendar and contacts at work but because I am not able to load music on my work computer I want to load my music via iTunes on my home computer.
    Can I sync calendar and contacts from one PC and music from another?

    yes, you can do this, however, i am not 100% sure how it's done. if you look through the forum, you'll find other posters who had this question.
    i am pretty sure you have to turn on manually manage stuff on your work system, but again, look through the forum and you'll find an answer.

  • Sync with Work and Home Computer?

    I'm moving from a Blackberry where I'm always in sync. How am I going to be able to sync up at the office (with my work computer) and then come home and sync again at home? I don't need to sync any media at work, just calendar. Any ideas on what can be done? Is this possible?

    How am I going to be able to sync up at the
    office (with my work computer) and then come home and
    sync again at home? I don't need to sync any media
    at work, just calendar. Any ideas on what can be
    done? Is this possible?
    I was able to do this successfully. I have a Mac at home and Windows at work. I upgraded iTunes on both to v7.3 so it would recognize the iPhone as being connected. Under iTunes>Edit>Preferences iPhone tab, you can tell it if you want you want to "disable automatic syncing for all iPhones".
    With the phone connected, it shows up under Devices and you have a tab to represent the different types of data/content you want to sync. On the PC I only do my Outlook calendar, so I just check "Sync calendars from: Outlook" for iTunes on the PC, and uncheck all the others (e.g. Music, Photos, Video). On the Mac, I do the reverse. So far it is working as expected.
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    I am disappointed I cannot sync my office and home computers music using my 64gig ipad 3.
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    I have an office mac and a home PC. I continue to be disappointed by what my ipad cannot do, as intuitive to use as apple products are supposed to be.
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    iDevices are now and always have been uni-directional for syncing. You sync from the computer to the iDevice. You cannot sync from the iDevice to the computer except if you have downloaded something directly from Apple to your iDevice. Then iTunes will allow you to sync these new acquisitions because they are not in your iTunes Library.
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    Sync iPod/iPad/iPhone with two computers
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