Okay so my phone has been synced up to my sisters computer for like a year now and i just got a new computer. I want to put my phone on my own computer but i try it and it doesnt work. I tried to back it up once and i lost everything off my phone. help!
So I just recently got a new computer. The only problem is that my iphone has been connected to my sisters computer for a year and i want my phone to be on my computer. I tried to back my iphone up to my computer and it deleted everything i had on my phone. I must not have done it right. Can someone explain how i can do it without it deleting everything on my phone?
Copy the ENTIRE iTunes folder and any pictures being synced from the old computer to the new computer.
If syncing contacts and calendars to the computer, copy them as well.
On the new computer, simply sync. iTunes may wipe the device but as everything is now on the new computer it is a no e issue. Simply setup syncing as desired.
Honestly though, I've moved my ENTIRE iTunes folder between my laptop and desktop multiple times and never had an issue syncing.
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I have been reading about Home Sharing but I am not sure this is the approach I am after. Will home sharing work to allow her to alter and change the content on her PC without changing/altering it on mine? Will it allow her to sync her iPod with her PC?
I suppose I should also add that we are currently running 2 iPod touches, 2 iPads and an iPhone from my apple ID. I am not even sure if I would be able to add her PC as a device for home sharing if that is an option for us.
Any and all guidance is greatly appreciated.
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I've had my iTunes account for about a year now, and I just got the iPhone 5s. I logged into my iTunes account on my phone just fine, and all the music I've bought on iTunes has transferred to my phone, but the cds I burned haven't. The sync button is gray so I can't click on it. The songs from the cds on iTunes are checked and should sync but haven't. Please help!
Make sure you have the Latest Version of iTunes (v11) Installed on your computer
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I just downloaded The Rolling Stones Hyde Park concert from ITunes. All songs play, except Street Fighting Man, which I am supposed to authorize on my computer, but after doing so, it still doesnt work. Why and what can I do.
Hi,
Probably corrupted on download. Delete from library and go to iTunes Store > purchased and redownload.
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1. I have an iPod which has purchases synced with I tunes with an apple ID. I now have an iPad with a new ID for cloud. I have cloud storage capacity of 5gb which came with the iPad. How can I use one ID and store my existing music in cloud?
HI Frostyfrog
CHeck out iTunes Match which has an annual fee of £21 or thereabouts. You can store a maximum of 25,000 songs there and they all become available on your other kit, iPhone, iPad and iPod. I know it works as I have over 23000 songs uploaded of which only a few we're bought through iTunes.
it works by comparing your music to the whole iTunes music dadata base so you access the same tunes that you could get from iTunes. If you have obscure stuff, it uploads your own music to the cloud as a copy.
I Find it incredible that on my iPhone with its 16gb memory I can view almost 200 gb of music (ie my 23000 songs) and play any of them. Anything I add to iTunes becomes available via the cloud fairly quickly from a few minutes or a little longer if adding a lot.
The first time you use it it will take quite a while to match your music if you have a lot, but after that it is all automatic. Read the stuff on the apple site. Your PC needs to be at least running Vista. I recommend it and at less than 50p a week it's good value.
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My husband and I share music in one itunes account for both of our iphones. We just got the new iphone 5s's and iin ttryinngto back up our old phones I have realized we SHARE one icloud as well. Can I create him a new icloud for pictures, contacts etc
You can have one icloud account and a different itunes account on the phone. I have my icloud account and a shared itunes account. He does not have to use the new icloud account as is ID in itunes and app store. He can keep using the old one.
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So i got a beats pill and ive been using it for like a month now and the next day i go to turn it on and it wont turn on. so i left it to charge for like 12 hours and still nothing help
Ask the manufacturer... That's not an Apple product.
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i just got a new iphone & ipadand want to transfer purchased apps from a previously owned bro's iphone rather than purchasing them again. is that possible using icloud?
Apps designed for iOS do not run on OS X....
But... media files should still run if that's that you mean.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
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Periodically double click the home button and close all the apps in the recently used dock. Then power off and then back on the iPod. This frees up memory. The 4G only has 256 MB of memory.
Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
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So, I have had an Ipod touch (fourth generation) for a little less than a year now, and I have never had any problems with it until the latest version of itunes came out. Now, my ipod never can sync (I left it up for an hour before and it only got to step 2 out of 7), and I can't add any more music to my ipod! To make it worse, about 100 songs that I had deleted off my ipod, but could still be found in my itunes library, appeared again on my ipod! But, they are grayed out and I can't listen to them so they just take up space.
Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you!Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
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- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
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- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
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'''Firefox's Safe Mode'''
This is a standard diagnostic tool to deactivate extensions, hardware acceleration, and some other advanced features of Firefox. More info: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]].
If the menus are operable, you can restart Firefox in Safe Mode using either:
* "3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
* Help menu > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
Not all add-ons are disabled: Flash and other plugins still run
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Can you load any pages?
If you have the same issue, it could either be something in your settings or in Firefox's program folder. These approaches test those possibilities.
'''Create a new Firefox profile'''
A new profile will have your system-installed plugins (e.g., Flash) and extensions (e.g., security suite toolbars), but no themes, other extensions, or other customizations. It also should come with completely fresh settings databases and a fresh cache folder.
Exit Firefox and start up in the Profile Manager using Start > search box (or Run):
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''Don't delete anything here.''
Any time you want to switch profiles, exit Firefox and return to this dialog.
Click the Create Profile button, assign a name like Dec17, and ignore the option to change the folder location. Then start Firefox in the new profile you created.
Can you load any pages in the new profile?
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When returning to the Profile Manager, you might be tempted to use the Delete Profile button. But... it's a bit too easy to accidentally delete your "real" profile, so I recommend resisting the temptation. If you do want to clean up later, I suggest making a backup of all your profiles first in case something were to go wrong.
To keep the new profile and migrate data, check out this article: [[Recovering important data from an old profile]].
Or as an intermediate measure, you could go back to your regular profile and try the Reset/Refresh feature. This article describes what is kept and lost in that process: [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]].
'''Clean Reinstall'''
(1) Download a fresh installer for Firefox 34 from https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/ to a convenient location. (Scroll down to your preferred language.)
(2) Exit out of Firefox.
(3) Rename the program folder
''(32-bit Windows folder names)''
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
to
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''(64-bit Windows folder names)''
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
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Any improvement?
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