My iPhone refuses to sync with iTunes, please help?
I think I've done everything I've seen online so far. That is to say, I've uninstalled iTunes, downloaded the newest version, switched up USB ports, restarted iPhone and computer... I really don't know what else to do. I'm new to the apple world and loving it aside from this issue. I have Windows Vista, I hope that isn't a problem for the software. I can't upgrade that, unfortunately.
My dad says I need to back my phone up but I can't, of course... so I would really appreciate some tips! It's making me nervous about the backing up thing and anxious what with the dangerous lack of music on my phone!
It's not that I'm nervous /to/ back my phone up, I'm just nervous that if I don't, something bad may happen to it. lol
And iTunes isn't giving me any error code, it's just not responding to the iPhone 4 at all. it doesn't detect it and so I can't sync :/
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*** PLEASE HELP *** My IPHONE won't sync with Itunes *** PLEASE HELP ***
My husband & I both have Iphones & we went to sync & his goes fine, but everytime I plug mine in, the rainbow beachball comes up & just turns & turns & won't go away, and never connects to itunes & when I unplug my phone it goes away... We have 2 separate accounts setup to do our syncing...
Also my phone does not let me dial out or people dial in... They go right to voice mail. I have tried rebooting & even the "hard reboot"
And one more thing... Is there any other way for me to save my contacts & calender??
If I have to restore, how do I do that??
Please help me.... Thank you!!You are a LIFESAVER!!!!! It worked & my phone is syncing.... No one at the "apple" help desk has been able to help me all week. THANK YOU so much...
Can the phone not handle that many podcasts at once? I have a 16GB phone... -
My iphone 3gs is not syncing with itune please help me
my iphone 3gs is not syncing with itune please help me
Did you ever get help with this issue?
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IPhone won't sync with iTunes. Help?
iPhone won't sync with iTunes. It just says, "waiting for sync to start." But no matter how long I leave it like that, it never syncs. Wirelessly or via USB. I have restarted both my computer and my phone. I have deleted and reinstalled iTunes. I have installed the latest version of iTunes and the software on my phone is up to date. Nothing seems to work.
Is there anything I can do to fix this problem?I found this on another thread --
Keep your iphone connected. Quit iTunes. Reopen iTunes. Sync begins automatically. It worked for me and several others who had already followed the advice.
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Syncing with iTunes, please help!
I cannot for the life of me get my iPhone to sync with iTunes... I recently had to restore my computer completely, and as a result downloaded the new iTunes, as everything on my computer was wiped out. I also changed from one account to another on my phone at around the same time, and the phone number changed. I don't know if either of these could affect syncing or not. I have tried ALL iTunes suggested troubleshooting, down to uninstalling EVERYTHING to do with iTunes and reinstalling it. Nothing is working, please please help! I'm so frustrated.
Is your computer authorized? Is your phone recognized in itunes? If yes, did you restore your phone? Can you transfer your purchases from the phone to the computer?
About authorization: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420
Restoring: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
If your phone is not recognized, did you try to connect in recovery mode? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808 -
My Ipod will not sync with Itunes - PLEASE HELP
I have a bunch of songs on my ipod that I have from my previous computer and they will not sync with Itunes on my new computer. I have authorized the computer, I have also selected the "transfer purchases from ipod" option, I have spent the last day reading through FAQs but have found no solution. How do I fix the problem? Thanks in advance for your help.
The transfer purchases option only works with music purchased from iTunes and you don't say if this is the case.
Here's some other option for Windows users.
First, try this method which works on some Windows PCs.
Enable your iPod for disk use.
See: iPod Disk Use.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
If this doesn't work (and it may not because officially it's not supposed to), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it can be messy.
Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Another free program is Pod Player. -
Cant sync with ITUNES PLEASE HELP!!!
long story short i had to restore my iphone on a friends computer because mine was not working properly, then i brough it home to connect to itunes and my computer wont find my iphone. i have reinstalled the new itunes and nothing happened. my compter isnt even charging my iphone when connected?? someone please help me, if i can get a fast response i might pay through paypal
If no change after re-installing iTunes, there is probably a software conflict on your computer.
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/itunes/#section_7 -
My iphone 4s wont sync to itunes please help
my iphone 4s wont sync my phone. i just downlowned 7.0.2 , it dont work. Please help
See http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567 for instructions on how to restart it.
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Ipod wont sync with itunes please help
when i connect my ipod it comes up with a message saying my ipod needs itunes 7.6
but itunes 7.6 needs windows xp service pack 2 i only have windows xp service pack 1
i have tried to get it off windows but it says
"No new updates offered after September 2006; previous
updates available"
what can i do can i put my music on my ipod any other way?
can i get service pack 2?
how can i contact apple about it?
here are some pics of what im talking about
itunes message:
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3153/10315471dp0.jpg
windows message:
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2295/97755982vd5.jpgI have the same issue with my iPod nano Gen 3, but my husbands'--bought 1 week later--will sync just fine. Let me know if you get a resolution.
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IPod can't sync with iTunes please help
I have an iPod, forget what gen but its got a click wheel and was the one right before the iPod photo. Anyway I recently added about 150 songs to my iTunes (ver. 7.2). I plugged in my iPod and I got the error message "The iPod can not be synced. The required file can not be found." I don't know what this means and don't even know where to begin to fix it. (clicked check for updates on my iPod page and it claimed to be up to date ver. 3.1 I believe)
any help would be appreciated.. thanks
also just got another error message saying "The ipod could not be synced. the disk could not be read from or written to."Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? It may be of some help: "Disk cannot be read from or written to" when syncing iPod
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I have had my new iPhone 5s since the middle of December 2013 and I really enjoy it, however, I'm finding the iOS a little unstable.
I backup often - whether to iCloud or to my iMac at my office or to my Acer Windows 7 based Notebook at home, and I have had to do a full backup restore of my phone software after it suddenly refused to sync with iTunes. The only option open to me was "Restore iPhone" which also is a nuisance and takes a little while if you have a lot of content on your phone. I've had to do this 3 times now and it's getting on my nerves!
Also, as I type this, my contacts are suddenly removing themselves from my phone book. I discovered this as I was going through my Whatsapp messages when I noticed a few numbers in my recent chats that didn't have names or contact pictures. When I scrolled to the top of the message, I noticed that the "add contact" detail was suddenly available. I immediately checked my phone book and noticed that those contacts are no longer available. A lot of my numbers are suddenly showing up like this within the last hour and I haven't changed any settings at all. I back up to my notebook and iCloud once a week. This problem is a first for me as well.
I must point out that I never had these issues with my iPhone 3GS which was only becoming cumbersome due to its outdated OS and because of its processing speed.
Will I need to wait for the next IOS Update to solve this problem, or will I have to find an alternative solution?
Any advice you have to offer would be most welcome.Simplify your question,will you? I have trouble in reading such a long English article.
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my iphone does not sync with itunes on my second authorized computer, please help. i changed the first authorized computer in May 2012 and have been using the second authorized computer since then but it cannot sync - please help!!
"I was thinking I would just connect my iPhone and all of my music and other stuff would transfer to the new computer. "
Not true. The music and pic sync is one way - computer to iphone. The only exception is itunes purchases. Without syncing: File>Transfer Purchases
You really should transfer everything from the old computer, or your backup copy of your computer. Since you do not have access to the old computer, then use your backup copy of the old computer.
If for some reason you have failed to maintain a backup copy of your computer ( not good), then you would have to transfer itunes purchased as described earlier. Any other itunes content would be lost.
You can e-mail photo library pics to yourself, but they will not be of the original quality.
Before syncing, enter at least one unique contact and calendar entry on the computer. When you first sync, then you should get the option to merge the data. -
How many iphones can you sync with itunes
I like to know how many iphones I can sync with itunes and want to know how I can erase other iphones what I sync with itunes before
Can someone please tell me how I can do this?You can sync as many iphones/ipods as you like to one computer/library.
You can restore or erase all content and settings:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf -
Windows 7 crash from iphone 6 plus sync with itunes 12.1.1.4
The sync starts and then windows 7 will crash to the blue screen, dump the memory, and try to restart. So far, I have not found a solution to this issue. Please help. (windows 7 crash from iphone 6 plus sync with itunes 12.1.1.4)
Greetings strepac,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that iTunes is becoming unresponsive when you connect your iPhone and try to sync it. In this situation, I would recommend reading over the attached article and working through the suggested troubleshooting steps within.
iTunes: May become unresponsive when connecting iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Cheers,
Joe -
I got a new iphone- went to sync with itunes just to get music and it restored my phone to my old phone's settings. lost everything including ALL of my pictures. Is there any way to unsync my phone so I can get everything back?!!! please say yes!!!!
In short. No, you cannot unsync. If you had a back up from your old iPhone you cand restore from a back up.
In iTunes go to Edit > Preferences > Devices > and select the latest back up.
Before you synced your phone did you have it set up with the PhotoStream or iCloud? The pictures would be saved there. Or if you had them sync to a file on your computer.
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