My mac is no longer recognizing my phone and I cannot manage the music on my phone. What can I do?

My mac is no longer recognizing my phone and I can no longer manage my music. How can I change this? I cannot upload IOS 7 because I have too much music on my phone and not enough space, but I cannot delete music on my phone because my computer will not recognize my phone.

Hello Salmomma,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing when trying to connect your iPhone to your Mac.  I recommend following the steps in the tutorial below for an issue like this:
iPhone not appearing in iTunes
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/itunes/
Additionally, you can delete music directly from the iPhone by swiping the song:
Delete a song from iPhone: In Songs, swipe the song, then tap Delete.
iPhone User Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1658/en_US/iphone_ios6_user_guide.p df
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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