Need to backup a different phone to iTunes
My dad has an iPhone 5s, and he is interested in upgrading to iPhone 6. he has not backed up his phone to a computer at all, so from my past experience, he will not be able to sync all of the apps on his phone to the iPhone 6 over iCloud.
I am trying to create a backup of his phone on my Macbook Pro, so that when he gets the new phone, I can just restore it from the backup, and he will not lose all of his apps, and logins.
When I connect his phone to my macbook, it only gives me the option to set up a new phone, or restore from one of my backups. it does not give me options to manage his phone to back it up.
How can i do this when my iTunes is already synced to my phone? I tried to create a new library and connect his phone, but it gives me the same options to set up a new phone, or restore from one of my backups.
Transfer content from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a new device
Transferring info from your current iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a new device
http://www.imore.com/how-transfer-data-your-old-iphone-your-new-iphone-6-or-6-plu s
http://www.imobie.com/support/transfer-data-to-new-iphone-6-plus.htm
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HT1751 GETTING A NEW PHONE N NEED TO BACK UP CURRENT PHONE TO ITUNES CAN U HELP ME DO
need to back up current phone to itunes can u help me
One cannot backup one phone from another... doing so would make no sense.
iDevices are backed up to either iTunes on a computer or iCloud.
Device not detected in iTunes
The new device can be restored from the backup of the old phone. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2109 -
i just put the wrong backup on my phone, it was from my husbands old phone, am i able to undo this???
atoo2 wrote:
I just did the IOS8 update on my Ipad retina which had 300 photos it asked me to do an iCloud back up which i did but it deleted all my previous photos and now i only have recent photos how do i get back all my old photos? It said befor that my icloud was out of storage but i didnt know it didnt have my old photos, they arnt back up on itunes either is there any way I can get them back?
Please see the bold. If you're out of icloud storage, then you won't be able to backup to icloud unless you purchase more storage, but yet you said you backup to icloud.
If you really did backup to icloud no data would be loss - sounds to me that it didn't backup since you had no more free icloud storage space.
iCloud: iCloud storage and backup overview -
How can I restore my data from a backup with different Phone name?
I recently had to restore my iphone which erased all the data. I have a backup of that data in iTunes and I want to restore it to the phone. However when I connected the phone to iTunes the first time after resetting everything, I accidently chose to create a new phone instead of restore settings and data from the backup.
My question is, how can I restore the iPhone from this previous backup? My iPhone is currently called "untitled playlist" and the backup is called "JC's iPhone".
Thanks,
Jeremy
ps. Sorry for posting twice. Nobody responded the first time, probably because I had a poor subject.Jeremy,
If you restore again, you will be prompted to choose a backup or setup as a new phone again. Then you can just choose your old backup.
Hope this helps,
Jennifer B. -
I cannot find the backup of my phone on iTunes after new software download
I recently had to download new software for my husbands iPhone 4. It had not been updated in over a year. I synced his phone and made sure there was a fresh backup. After I downloaded the new software and installed it on the phone it will not find his backup. iTunes also does not show his phone as one I'm able to select. I is recognizing it as a new device.
Check iTunes for the back up.
Windows: Edit>Preferences>Devices>Device Backups
Mac: iTunes>Preferences>Devices>Device Backups -
I am trying to set up my new iphone but I don't want itunes to think it is my old phone. I would like to know how if I can set up my new phone so it is separate from my old one but still be able to load the songs and apps I want onto my new phone....is this possible?
Thanks. I messed up with my husbands iphone because I was told the wrong thing. Now everytime I sync his phone it makes it look just like the other phone I had. Do you know how I can fix taht for his phone? Any settings I can turn off that will prevent all of my apps/contacts, etc from auto populating his phone?
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I want to add some music to my phone, but I kinda need to sidestep syncing my phone to iTunes.
First off, my mom bought my computer from someone somewhere, I'm hazy on the details, but in any case, it came with an enormouse amount of songs (close to 4000, I believe). I figured that I might like some of it, so I imported all of it to iTunes and synced it with my phone. Now that I have far too many songs, I start to delete the ones that I don't like, trimming down the list bit by bit. Now, there's some other music that I want to add (around 10 songs), but it seems like every time I try to sync my iPhone, all of the 3000+ songs are redownloaded onto my phone. I really don't want to go through the process of deleting all of those songs again, but I have no idea how to go about not having those 3000+ songs sync. The "On This iPhone" tab on iTunes still lists all of the songs, even the ones I deleted, and there seems to be no option to remove them from that list. So... what do I do? I can't find any alternatives to iTunes, and downloading all the unwanted songs really isn't worth it just for another 10 songs, so I am completely clueless.
y dont you try deleting those songs via your ipod. just slide your finger from left to right to a particular song you want to delete in the music app. and dude, i were you.dont update your ipod to ios 6. my ipod was a piece of **** when i upgrade my ios 5.1.1 to ios 6..
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i upgraded to ios 7 and my phone just deleted everything on it how do i get everything back ...no i do not have a backup file in itunes
Since iOS7 is not officially out, you would have to be a developer to download the beta version. If you are a developer, go tho the developer forum, this is the only place where you can get help.
Apple Developer Forums
We are all normal users here and can't help until iOS7 is released in Fall and we all know more about it. -
I have the latest iTunes but am unable to update my phone or my ipad 2 I have been in to the shop and they said I need to download a different type of iTunes for wifi I have a desk top with windows vista and wifi can you please help
We'll need more information before anyone can be of much help. What model iPhone is it, what versions of iOS are running on the iPad 2 now, what exactly are you trying to update, and what version of iTunes are you running? And what exactly is going wrong (include error messages if any).
Once we have that information, someone here can probably offer advice. Note that you cannot sync content or upgrade iOS wirelessly until you get your iPhone and iPad up to iOS 5 and that requires that you connect those devices to your computer via the Dock-USB cable.
Regards. -
I have an IPhone 4 that turns off on its own. When I plug the phone into an outlet, it says to connect to iTunes. When i connect my phone to itunes, the screen displays the apple icon and doesn't connect to iTunes. I need to backup info on this phone so I can apply my back up to a new iPhone. Is there any another way i can do this? My older phone will not show it's connected to iTunes. I used iCloud on the phone with problems, but I didn't back up all the info thru iCloud. Is there another way to back up?
Sounds like your phone is in recovery mode. In this case, all data on it is gone. There's nothing to back up.
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I have recently upgraded from my iphone 5 to a new phone. My iphone 5 's touch screen does not work anymore. I need to backup my phone, but I can't do it on itunes without my password. Everything besides the screen is completely fine-the screen will not recognize my finger anymore. I am not trying to fix the phone, but I need to have my contacts. The pictures have already synced, but I need my password to do a full backup. Unfortunately, I can't type in my password. Is there any way around it? If I take my phone to the apple store, will they be able to help me? I am not willing to replace the screen just to do this, however, so that is out of the question.
Someone else may have a workaround, but, as far as I know, if you cannot interact with the screen on the iPhone, there is no way to unlock it so you can get to your contacts.
Were you saving them to iCloud by chance? If so, you can restore them to your new phone.
~Lyssa -
.How can I sync my Iph5 to my MacBook to back up on itunes. The MacBook is currently on os x 10.5 and to sync itunes and backup my new phone I am getting a message saying i need 10.6 or later and it won't download.
catherine187As stated in the System Requirements, an iPhone 5 runs iOS 6. In order to sync to a computer you must have OSX 10.6.8 or later and iTunes 11 on the computer. If you can upgrade your MacBook to OSX 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) you can purchase this version of OSX in the Apple Store. Most intel macs can run at least OSX 10.6.8. If your MacBook is a power pc Mac you are at the end of the supported operating systems and will not be able to upgrade the OSX or sync your iPhone 5.
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I upgraded my iphone 4 to ios7 and syncd it, however after i restored my backup I couldnt sync because itunes claims my pc is no longer authorised for purchased items on my phone. I have repeatedly authorised the pc, and still receive the same error
Hello m2205
Check out the article below to troubleshoot your authorization issue within iTunes, you may need to remove the SC Info folder.
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1389
Regards,
-Norm G. -
HT1557 why am i not able to update itunes 10.6.3 on my MacBook pro, for me to backup my ios7 phone
i have been trying to update itunes 10.6.3 on my MacBook pro, for me to backup my ios7 phone,i keep getting a message saying ( unable to update ), yet its no problem old windows computers, HELP PLEASE.
iTunes 10.6.3 is the latest iTunes version for Mac OS X 10.5.8.
iOS 7 devices require iTunes 11, which needs Mac OS X 10.6.8 or newer. Make a backup of your files with Time Machine, buy Mac OS X Snow Leopard from the Apple Online Store, insert the DVD and upgrade.
After upgrading, you can download 10.6.8 from the Apple website or just from Software Update. Then, if you want, you can upgrade to OS X Mavericks for free from the App Store -
I have updated my iphone this evening and is has asked me to connect my phone to itunes, I connected it to a computer with itunes and it says it needs restoring? and all my images etcwill be earsed I need help as I have not backed my iphone up previously please help?
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