New Macbook, old iphone, and itunes?!
I recently bought a MacBook Air. I have a iphone 4s that I have had for several months now...my question is, how do I get my iPhone to sync with my iTunes on my MacBook. I opened iTunes on the Air, plugged up my iPhone, logged into my iTunes account....but I cant get the phone to sync with iTunes still..Its not showing the name of my iPhone over to the left where it normally does.
Hi AmandaD96,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
When you connect your iPhone to your computer, an iPhone icon should appear in iTunes in the left column under Devices. But if it doesn't, this troubleshooting assistant can help.
iPhone not appearing in iTunes
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/itunes/
For troubleshooting on this, take a look at this article:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591
In rare circumstances, your device may be recognized after reinstalling iTunes
Hope this helps,
Mario
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