My itunes could not backup bacause session could not be started

my itunes could not backup bacause session could not be started

I uninstalled iTunes 10.7 and re-installed it (after trying a lot of the other things Apple recommends with no success). That seems to have backed up my iPhone OK, and iPad is chugging along now. Hmm, got an popup error message about session, although it seems to be "transferring my purchases." And completed without displaying an error indication, just the battery state indicator.
Tried again. "iTunes could not sync information to the iPad ... because a connection could not be established to the iPad. (Which is sitting there unlocked with a wired connection and happily talking to iTunes otherwise.)
Tried again. Deleted some apps in iTunes not on iPad that had updates available, downloaded the updates to the remaining one. Sync worked. So maybe the problem is around apps updated on iPad and NOT updated in the PC Apps collection, or something like that. Programmer expected updates to be downloaded into iTunes then to iPad perhaps?
I'm leaving the WiFi synch turned off and trying wired only, to see if that helps (per some of the other online speculation re iTunes not getting app info from iPad nor session to iPhone).
BTW, the only relevant changes on my PC in several months were Windows security updates (and Norton signatures in background).

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Upgraded to latest 10.8.2, iTune 10.7 and IO6 and iTunes will not backup because session could not be started with my iPad3 and iPhone 4

Since the upgrade, I have been hounded by error messages that my iPad and iPhone cannot be backed up to iTunes because a session could not be started, then a following error message that iTunes could not sync inforimation to iPad/iPhone because a connection could not be established.
Now I have gone throught various discussions and have done - rebooted both Mac computer and iPad/iPhone; changed USB cables/ports; deleted iPod cache; reset settings to both iPad/iPhone; tried syncing over wifi; and removed contents of lockdown folder. And after all this, the error messages just keep rebounding back.
So apart from doing a system and/or iTune re-install, is there any assistance from Apple about this?
This is very un-Apple and reading the Windows section of this discussion, people are not happy. Oh, I'm not happy too...

I wonder if the disk being referred to is actually your iPod which is not plugged in. Maybe something has stuck thinking the iPod should be there.
Try completely removing all the iTunes related programs according to this method.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
Restart you PC and see if startup improves.
If it doesn't improve you need to consider the possibility that there is something else going on.
If The problem goes away, hopefully a fresh install will be OK.

Can't backup: "a session could not be started" -- can't unlock escrow bag

A few days ago my iPhone 3GS running iOS 4.0.1 stopped backing up. iTunes tells me that "a session could not be started with the iPhone." Running the iPhone Configuration Utility to view the iPhone log is only slightly more enlightening:
Mon Aug 9 10:42:19 Antons-iPhone /usr/libexec/BackupAgent2[1364] <Error>: Starting service with bag=c75bee579ba88d47e8f28bc1dae594914d15bc93
Mon Aug 9 10:42:19 Antons-iPhone /usr/libexec/BackupAgent2[1364] <Error>: Can't unlock escrow bag: -3
Mon Aug 9 10:42:19 Antons-iPhone /usr/libexec/BackupAgent2[1364] <Error>: securelockdowncheckin() failed.
Mon Aug 9 10:42:19 Antons-iPhone /usr/libexec/BackupAgent2[1364] <Error>: 1364:1047541704|DeviceLinkConnection.c:DLLockdownCheckin| ERROR: Could not check in with lockdown: 10
Mon Aug 9 10:42:19 Antons-iPhone BackupAgent2[1364] <Warning>: ERROR: Error opening connection: Error Domain=com.apple.MobileBackup.ErrorDomain Code=100 "Could not check-in with lockdown" UserInfo=0x113260 {NSLocalizedDescription=Could not check-in with lockdown}
If anyone knows how to fix this (other than just wait for iOS 4.1 or later), I’d appreciate it; running without backups worries me slightly, though I don’t have tons of data on the phone. (I’d rather try to avoid reloading it, since my son would be annoyed if I lost his Doodle Jump and Angry Birds scores!)

So 4.0.2 came out and I couldn’t install it (from my laptop) because I couldn’t back up, so I got annoyed and figured out the solution.
First, delete your old backup. (You can do this manually from the ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup directory, or you can do it from iTunes, I believe.) It’s probably best to keep a copy of this, just in case.
Remove all files from the two directories ~/Library/Lockdown and /var/db/lockdown . (Quit out of iTunes first.) The next backup should (hopefully) succeed.

TS3992 My IPad states I have 4.1 GB available out of 5, but my IPad will not backup, says there is not enough space. What should I so.

My IPad states I have 4.1 GB available out of 5, but my IPad will not backup, says there is not enough space. What should I do?

You are looking at the amount of storage that you have available on the actual iPad (Settings > General > About > Available) and not the amount that you have in the cloud (Settings > iCloud) ?

Reporting using SSRS not working - logon session does not exist

Hello All,
After installing the 'reporting site system role' and configuring (using MS technet reference guides), I see the report folder under my Monitoring-> reporting->reports folder;
When I click on a report and 'run', I get the following error:
"the default value expression for the report parameter 'usertokenSIDs' contains an error. A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated"
details:
System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: The DefaultValue expression for the report parameter ‘UserTokenSIDs’ contains an error: A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated.
   at Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.ReportingService2005Impl.GetReportParameters(String Report, String HistoryID, Boolean ForRendering, ParameterValue[] Values, DataSourceCredentials[] Credentials, ParameterInfoCollection& Parameters)
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Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.SmsException
The DefaultValue expression for the report parameter ‘UserTokenSIDs’ contains an error: A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated.
Stack Trace:
   at Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.SrsReporting.ParameterPresenter.GetParameters()
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   at System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.OnDoWork(DoWorkEventArgs e)
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System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException
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   at Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.ReportingService2005Impl.GetReportParameters(String Report, String HistoryID, Boolean ForRendering, ParameterValue[] Values, DataSourceCredentials[] Credentials, ParameterInfoCollection& Parameters)
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The account I'm using is a domain account with 'full' permissions to compliance security role. I also verified the individual object level permission and it holds good. I'm not sure what I'm missing here.
Any help on this is greatly appreciated. thanks

I talked to a member of the product team and they agree this is not a solution. He has not heard of this issue before and STONGLY recommends that you contact CSS for support. This is the only way this is going to be fixed permanently.
It is my guess that if you ever apply a service pack 2 or other updates to CM12, this problem will re-occur, again this is my guess this will happen again.
Remember that if it is a bug then there is no charge for the support call.
http://www.enhansoft.com/

TS4009 My Phone will not backup because there is not enough iCloud storage available. What does this mean and how do I upgrade the phone?

My Icloud will not backup on my iPhone. What do I need to do about this?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4859

How to fix backup error "session could not be started"

I have been trying to sync the itouch and at the very end get a message that says itouch xxxx cannot be backed up due to session not started. How do you fix this?

Try moving the existing backup file to a save location. That file is located:
Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Windows Vista and Windows 7: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
If you are using windows, make sure show hidden files is on.

Iphone5 can't backup "a session could not be started with the iphone"

as title

Had this issue myself. My computer is windows, I cant say how to do this for Mac, but I'm sure its relatively similar.
Open windows explorer and in "View" I enabled "Hidden items"
Find your Program Data folder (a hidden folder), then Apple, then Lockdown.
(ex: Mine is C:\ProgramData\Apple\Lockdown )
Inside that folder there will be at least two files, maybe more depending on how many devices you've used with your iTunes.
One of the .plist files will say system configuration, ignore that one. The other(s) will look like a random assortment of letters and numbers.
There should be one for each device used with your iTunes. Look at the "date modified" to see which device it is linked to (if you recently tried backing it up, the time you attempted will be the date modified."
Delete the file that corresponds to your device. Reopen iTunes and try to sync again. It should work this time.

My iPhone will not sync, saying "session could not be opened"?

I inherited my husband's old computer and I can't seem to sync my iPhone to it. I can't figure out how to transfer my iTunes library either. Any suggestions?

It is there. You need to substitute whatever your user name is where it says {YourUserName}. So if the user name that you log in with is "doofus" you would open Windows Explorer and enter "c:\" in the address bar,
You then find the folder Users and double-click on it. Next find Doofus and double-click on it. Then AppData and double click. Then Roaming and double click. Then Apple Computer and double click on it. Then MobileSync and double click on it. Finally Backup and double click on it.
Alternatively, you could just enter
C:\Users\{Doofus\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
in the address bar.
You may have to set the option to Show Hidden Files first in Folder Options.

HT1766 How do I resolve the error "iTunes cannot restore backup because there is not enough free space on iPod"?

I have an iPod touch 4th generation 8gb and im having a time zone issue on it, so I just backed up and I want to restore from backup. When I try to restore from backup it tells me that there is not enough space on my ipod to restore backup. I have 687 mb free, how much space does it need? I dont want to restore then restore from backup in case something goes wrong like this and I have to start all over. Id rather have the time zone issue than an empty ipod. How do i resolve this? please help!

Try moving/deleting from your iTunes libary apps and music which were on the iPod when the backup was made. When selecting apps,select the ones with app data that you can lose.

Time Machine not backup up anything, from the very start

Hello,
I have recently purchased a 1 TB external drive for use as a backup drive. I plugged it in, reformatted it as HFS+ and set up Time Machine to use it as a backup drive.
Time Machine has supposedly been running for almost a week now, but all of the backups are emtpy - they are simply backups of "Macintosh HD" as an empty folder. Clicking "Backup now" results in a half second backup, which is supposedly successful, but which is empty.
I've turned TM off, ejected the disk, deleted the Time Machine .plist and restarted the Mac Pro and then the process of setting up Time Machine, and yet the initial backup lasts mere moments and turns out to be empty.
I've verified the startup disk and the drive being used as a backup in Disk Utility. The disk is 1 TB, empty, verified, and working. Time Machine is for some reason not. Help?

Bizarre.
About the only other things I can think of are (loooong shots, of course):
Try the Terminal command in the yellow box of #11 [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
If there's any extra space on your internal HD, make a very small partition on it temporarily, copy a handful of test files to it, and see if they get backed-up. If they do, then change some things and run a second backup. See #3 in [Formatting, Partitioning, Verifying, and Repairing Disks|http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/DU.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Using Snow Leopard+ forum) if by chance you don't know how to do that.
Something may be corrupted/damaged in your installation of OSX. I'd suggest downloading and installing the "combo" update. That's the cleverly-named combination of all the updates to Leopard since it was first released, so installing it should fix anything that's gone wrong since then, such as with one of the normal "point" updates. Info and download available at: http://support.apple.com/downloads/MacOS_X_10_5_8_ComboUpdate Be sure to do a +Repair Permissions+ via Disk Utility (in your Applications/Utilities folder) afterwards

TS4576 My IPhone 5 says that I Cloud can not backup because it does not have enough memory. I have 5 gigs and it says that I have 4.2 GB available. Why !!!!!

Does anyone have the answer ?

Welcome to the Apple Community Ray.
You can see what your iCloud storage is used for and delete any unwanted content at settings > iCloud > Backup & Storage > Manage...... on your iOS device. Or System Preferences > iCloud > Manage...... on a Mac.
You have 3 options......
Purchase more iCloud storage.
Delete data or back ups that are being stored in iCloud already.
Turn off items to be included in the next back up to reduce its size.

Does Time Machine Backup When You are NOT logged in?

I do not normally leave myself logged in since there are multiple people in my family and they have their own accounts.
Does time machine run backups when I am not logged in?
Does it wake the computer from sleep to run a backup every hour? Day?
If TM does not backup when I am NOT logged in, should I leave myself logged in by switching users back to the login screen?
(On a side note:) Is there a way to make it so that when a screen saver activates, and someone hits a key, it goes back to the login screen instead of the desktop?

Mike Delaney wrote:
I do not normally leave myself logged in since there are multiple people in my family and they have their own accounts.
Does time machine run backups when I am not logged in?
Don't know
Does it wake the computer from sleep to run a backup every hour? Day?
No
If TM does not backup when I am NOT logged in, should I leave myself logged in by switching users back to the login screen?
(On a side note:) Is there a way to make it so that when a screen saver activates, and someone hits a key, it goes back to the login screen instead of the desktop?
Yes, in System Preferences->Security check "Require password to wake...."
You can also tick "Log out after x minutes of inactivity" which would require a new login.

"iTunes could not backup iPad because session could not be started w/iPad"

I was in the process of backing up my iPad this evening and it was, by the bar graph progress indicator, about 95% done but was taking FOREVER to get through that last bit. Then the power went out.
Now when I plug in the iPad and run iTunes, the synch goes ultra quick and then I get an error message saying: "iTunes could not backup the iPad because a session could not be started with the iPad".
Per one suggestion I found in some user discussion groups, I went into the iTunes preferences and deleted the backups it showed for my iPad. I drilled down into the folder where the backups are usually stored and those backups were now gone.
Unfortunately, that didn't cure the problem.
Nothing I do seems to work. Anyone care to give me some things to try? This is really frustrating. As it stands I have NO backup and I have some data on the iPad (like in writing apps, journal, etc.) I dare not lose, so I'm hesitant to do anything like a hard reset.
Message was edited by: mtnmedic

FIXED IT!
Before I got to my fix, here are the things I tried, none of which seemed to resolve the issue or improve the situation:
*Checked cables and connections
*Restarted iTunes
*Restarted my PC
*Checked to make sure PC date/time/time zone were all accurate
*Checked to make sure my security software (MS Security Essentials and Windows FIrewall) were up-to-date and no conflicts
*Made sure I had proper permission for the iPad backup folders. To ensure that, I selected the folders and clicked on "Take Ownership" in the context menu.
*I made sure that my user account is an Administrator account on this PC
*I logged out of my primary user account and logged in as the Computer Administrator (basically, a different user acccount that is an Administrator) and tried to do the backup to iTunes from there.
Failing with all of those things, many of which are suggested from the Apple knowledge base, I was just about to backup my iPad onto another machine, then transfer the backup to this PC and restore the iPad from here using that file, maybe even removing and re-installing iTunes, etc. Everything so far short of wiping the iPad and starting over from scratch, which I feared might end up happening.
Then, a lightbulb went off in my head. Why not do a reset on the iPad itself? Not the usual soft reset but the kind of reset that restores function to an iDevice when it isn't responding: press and hold both the Power and Home buttons at the same time and hold them until the device restarts, ignoring the "slide to turn off" prompt. After it finished booting up, I connected it with my PC, which brought up iTunes automatically, then...lo and behold, instead of seeing the rapid synch then error, it went right into backup. Took about fifteen minutes but it finished the backup without a hitch and synched the iPad.
So there you have it: one more thing to try. Maybe the FIRST thing you should try? It was so simple! I wish I'd figured that out BEFORE I did all that other stuff I mentioned above!
I'd like to read comments from anyone who has also experienced this problem and has tried my "fix" suggestion.

I want to backup my phone before upgrading to ios5 but I get an error message itunes could not back up the iphone because a session could not be started with the iphone. Please help me..

I want to backup my phone before upgrading to ios5 but I get an error message: itunes could not back up the iphone because a session could not be started with the iphone. I want to go to ios5, but I do not want to lose everything. I've gone to my device under preferences and I have no backup currently.
I have a Verizon Iphone 4 and a PC.
Please help me..

Hi Judy,
Im using windows 7 and im not a computer wizard, i've tried the method by using the instruction for Win7 but it does not work, same problem still exist.
Could uninstall itunes and reinstall it back on my pc fix my problem, please advise...... Many Thanks!
VBR,
ray

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