Sync is stuck on last step in iTunes

sync is stuck on last step in iTunes and my entire music library will not import to iphone 5c

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Eternity Long Syncing, Getting Stuck On Last Step

Okay, I have tried and tried to solve this problem on my own and I am just at a dead end here. One time I was happy with having music on my iPod Touch 5 until all of a sudden the music would not show up on there anymore. I'm sure a lot of people are experiencing the same thing, having their playlist come up gray-colored with that dotted circle next to it and having it say that it is in the storage in blue but not really on your iPod/iPhone. The real problem I see for me at least it that it does not quite finish the syncing process. It'll get stuck on "waiting for changes to be applied" and well one time last night i left my iPod on that step over night into 9am this morning and STILL on that last step. No music. This is the same for my iPhone 5s. Although at one point I was able to manually grab a song from my playlist and drag to my phone and it'll be on there but that stopped too. Any new songs I manually drag to the phone will show up in that grayed color, but the blue storage part on the bottom part accounts for it, but its not on the phone/pod. The only problem I can spot as of right now is that its not "completely" getting done with syncing. And yes I have tried many alternatives; I've uninstalled iTunes and reinstalled back in the proper way (in case this helps I do have a Windows 7 computer), I've rebooted my iPod 5 and iPhone 5s before syncing, I have un-check marked the "Sync Music" and re-checked it back (That also never gets done syncing, so I just cancel it), I even restored my iPod as new just to see if it'll get music on there and well it didn't work (I was thinking that something corrupted could have been on the iPod as well as in the back-up so I did that and no improvments. I didnt do this for my iPhone yet.), and yes this iTunes is authorized with this computer. I don't know what else to do, this could either be my iPod, the computer, iTunes (I have the 11.1.4) or the dock connector messed up. I just want that syncing to be finished!!! Can someone please help me out so I can listen to music on my iPod again. Thank you!
Also as additional information, it only shows the songs I've bought off of iTunes, rather than the ones I have on my computer. The majority of my playlist came from my computer and I have it in the "My Documents", I have 540 songs total.

See this previous discussion:
Syncing stays on 'waiting for items to copy' with iOS 5 (Updated)

Wifes's I-phone will not complete sync. Stuck on last step

My wifes Iphone 4s will not finish a sync. It gets stuck on the final step for 45 minutes or more.
She ends up just uplugging the phone.

I have this promlem too!
Im using iPhone 5 with iOS 6 and ITunes (64bit) 10.7 on Windows 7 Ultimate.
I Have tried reinstaling iTunes and used diffrent USB-hubs and restarting my phone and computer.
I have also tried to de-select the option to sync apps and all media to my iphone - syncing - and then graduatly adding things to my iphone. This works with everything except my music. iTunes just could not sync my music. I have tried diffrent songs any playlists but nothing works. The sync complets without any songs being copied to the phone.
What more can I do?

Downloaded new ios7 and new itunes 11.1 and now iphone 4 won't finish syncing - just stays on last step and never finishes or cancels on its own. Tried reinstalling itunes with no success.

Downloaded new ios7 and new itunes 11.1 and now iphone 4 won't finish syncing - just stays on last step and never finishes or cancels on its own. Tried reinstalling itunes with no success.

I have the same problem.. latest version of iTunes (11.1.5) and latest version of ios (7.1) but it gets stuck at "waiting for changes to be applied" and I can't cancel the sync manually. It doesn't cancel on it's own either (at least not the 8 hours over night that it was syncing) and if I unmount the phone then the phone keeps the sync going (the little spinning arrows in the upper left corner) and doesn't recognize that it's been disconnected..
I've tried restoring the phone (with little success, managed to get one more song on there) and syncing over wi-fi but nothing seems to work. Any thoughts, anyone?

ZIRE 31 hotsync stuck on last step

Hello - I have a Palm Zire 31 and running Windows XP. I downloaded the latest Palm software 6.2.2.
When I try to hotsync my desktop data to my handheld, the sync freezes on the last step.
The handheld freezes on the message "synchronizing system MIDI sounds".
The desktop freezes on the message "step 15 of 15, backing up handheld databases".
I have left the computer & handheld for over an hour but it does not complete the sync.
The only way out of the program is to hit "cancel" on the handheld and I have to hit ctrl+alt+del to close the hotsync manager on the desktop.
Please help? I would like to get my data off my desktop and onto my handheld so I can put my data on my new computer.
Thanks in advance and have a great day
Post relates to: Zire 31

Hi, and welcome to the Palm Support Community.
First, was your Zire 31 able to Hotsync successfully with the same computer, and what version of Palm Desktop were you running previously? PD 6.2.2 isn't really an upgrade, it was produced by the Access company (which owns the Palm OS and Palm Desktop apps) to provide Hotsync compatibility with Vista desktops. That said, it should also work on your XP machine with your Zire 31.
You might try a Soft Reset on the handheld.
Next, try turning off most of the Hotsync conduits in Palm Desktop, just syncing your main data apps like Calendar and Contacts, to see if that lets Hotsync run to completion.
If that doesn't work, next try to install and run a freeware utility called DbFixIt from www.pimlicosoftware.com . Since you're having trouble Hotsyncing, you might have to get it onto your handheld by copying the .prc file onto a SD card using a card reader on your desktop, copying it into the /launcher folder on the card. Then insert the card and run the app from the card. It identifies corrupt records and "blobs' of data, which it will allow you to delete...the registered version also lets you repair the damaged data. But it has rescued many a person from stalled Hotsync operations.
If you have not already done so, I also suggest you go through the Hotsync Troubleshooting support article from Palm, linked below. It covers the causes of, and the and solutions to the vast majority of Hotsync issues.
http://tinyurl.com/g5jkh
Good luck, let us know how it goes.
smkranz
I am a volunteer, and not an HP employee.
Palm OS ∙ webOS ∙ Android

ITunes stuck syncing on second to last step with iPhone 4s

OSX 10.6.8
iTunes 10.5
iPhone 4s (iOS5)(does not sync properly)
iPhone 3Gs (iOS4.3.1)(Syncs fine)
iPad 2 (iOS5)(Syncs fine)
There seems to be a few threads out there regarding this, but haven't seen anyone mention if they have some devices that work, some that don't. I have tried varies levels of syncing, restoring from backups, changing iCloud usage or turning it off, etc etc. Regardless of what number of steps it is taking, my 4s is always causing a hang for several minutes at the second to last step (determining tracks to sync). I was having photo problems and hanging on that step (don't recall now, but it was fixed with the delete iphoto database mentioned elsewhere.
Is there a possibility that deleting my iTunes library completely and starting from scratch will fix anything? I certainly would prefer not to, but if it would work, I'd do it. Any other options or drastic measures, or are we all just waiting on Apple? Thanks!

Through a series of reboots of phone and mac, I was able to get most of my music synced. My two hanging points appear to be photos and audible audiobooks (maybe all audiobooks, but I only have audible). Having gotten to mostly sync, I am not going to rebuild my library since it appears to me that it would not necessarily help. Today I haven't been able to get syncing going again, even with rebooting and various unchecking. Certainly very frustrating, and silly to carry around my 3gs as a glorified iPod while this gets fixed.

Sync Cancelling at the Last Step after Loading iOS 5

I recently updated my iPhone 3G S to iOS5 but when the phone was restored following the update only about 2/3 of my music had synced with my phone. When I try to sync (via WiFi or cable), the iPhone gets to the last step (Step 6 of 6), begins to sync the music and then sayings cancelling sync when I haven't touched anything. When I look at my phone after attempting to sync it, I can see the songs that have not sync'd on my phone, but they are in a more transparent gray (rather than the typical black lettering) and I am unable to play them.
I have already tried restoring my phone again, the issue has persisted. I am unsure if it is relevant, but I have a 13" MacBook Pro. Thanks!

Hi Roberto,
Thank you very much for your prompt response the issue seems to be very close to what is described in notes
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· 1664394
Unfortunately We have tried both notes i.e. our Administrator verified that port is 80 and we have tried to use the ‘DNS-hostname:80’ and the problem still occasionally appears (I stress occasional and from specific end user’s PCs).
Any other ideas?
Thank you in advance.
Kind Regards
Mike

Iphone 4 will not complete sync, stuck on last step

Updated iPhone to iOS 5.1 the other day, now iPhone 4 will not complete the sync cycle. It gets stuck on step 7 of 7, waiting for artwork to sync. I am running this on a Windows-based machine, and while I have synced daily in the past, I have NOT synced my contacts list and the like. I do NOT want to Restore my phone at this point; I'd like to see if there's a fix out there for this problem first as I don't want to have to rekey in all my contacts. Restore is last resort. I have tried everything that has been suggested (that I can find), but I am not technologically inclined and many of the answers have to do with Mac rather than Windows. Can anyone out there help?

My iPhone is recognized by iTunes. The issue is that it will not complete its sync cycle. I have tried searching for other resolutions, but I haven't found anything similar for a Windows system, only Mac.

My phone isnt syncing- gets stuck backing up step 2

i am trying to sync my 4s phone but it seems to be stuck on step 2 backing up.
also have changed my apple id in itunes but if i try to buy an app on phone my old id shows up so password inactive> does anyone know how to update the id on phone?

Delete the latest backup listed in iTunes/Edit/Preferences/Devices and try again to sync. If iTunes can't read the backup in order to replace it, the sync will stop at step two.
Log out of the Store in Settings/Store on your old phone, restart the device and log in with your new Apple ID.

Has anyone had a photo syncing problem sine the last iOS or iTunes update wher the sort order has been changed back to date order, when before the update you photos were synced in file name order??

Syncing from pc to iPhoto imbedded in iPad... I spent hundreds of hours naming jpeg files/pics, and they were ordered properly ((per my naming, like 0001 bla bla.jpeg, 0002 blah blah.jpeg, etc.... They were syncing perfectly in order, until last SW update... Now, still in right order on pc, but last sync scrambled them all back to date order on iPad after sync... Any ideas?

Thanks for your response. I thought there was something I wasn't doing right or something I was missing.
Aperture and Mobileme syncing is really "hit or miss", unpredictable. Especially after a manual arrangement of the order of photos within an album. And selection of the "key photo" is also hit or miss. Sometimes it sticks. Sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it sticks for a bit and then reverts back to the 1st photo of the album.
It's ironic that one of Apple's motto is "it just works"! In this case, it really doesn't work!

IPad / iTunes sync gets stuck at the last step

Whenever I sync my iPad and iTunes, it doesn't complete the last step and gets stuck on "Waiting for items to copy".
First it was with "Step 7 of 7: Syncing Genius data to iPad", so I deleted all Genius stuff and links to it. Since then it gets stuck with: "Step 6 of 6: Synching Artwork to iPad" and just hangs with it forever.
I am an Apple newbie, the iPad 3 is my first Apple appliance. What can I do to avoid having to exit syncing by unplugging the iPad? (NB iTunes runs on a PC with Windows 7.)
Thanks, Joseph

It may be that you have a couple of problem files. I have a similar issue, where some music, that I purchased via iTunes, won't sync on to my iPod.
I'd suggest that you start my turning off as much syncing as you can in iTunes. Use iCloud to transfer your calendars, contacts etc.
Then try syncing some of your music and other media manually. If there are errors, then iTunes should flag them up by saying "Could not copy xxxx because ..."
Personally, I only sync media manually, as I don't always want iTunes to perform a full sync every time I start it up. As my iPad is set to sync wirelessly, it connects to iTunes every time I open it.

My iPad gets stucked in the last step of the sync with the computer.

When connecting the iPad to the computer the iTunes starts, reconizes my iPad and starts the sync of the iPad.
It syncs the contacts, calendars, pictures, music, etc, but in the last step (7th; "finishing Sync") it stucks and stays for ever without finishing.
I cannot load a previous backup because as soon as I connect the iPad to the computer the Sync process starts and no button is available.
I've tried to load again iTunes to start from the begining but it is still saying the same, that the Sync process is finishing and is blocked there.
Any help?
Thanks a lot.

Hi Demo,
I've tried what you say but, if I'm doing it right, it doesn't work because after rebooting it goes again to syncing and stucks on the last step.
Nevertheless let me check if I'm doing it right; When you say "Before you restore from the backup, quit iTunes, ...." you mean "Before" or "After" because I don't understand how I could reboot the iPad BEFORE I restore from the Backup if it is already restoring.
Just let me write down the procedure to check that it is the right one:
1- I launch iTunes (iPad not connected) and go to Edit>Preferences>Devices, and I check the box to Prevent the iPad to syncing automatically. I click OK.
2- I quit itunes.
3- I connect the iPad to the computer.
4- I launch iTunes.
5- I go to Restore from Backup
6- Restore from Backup is finished
7- I quit iTunes
8- I disconnect the iPad from the PC
9- I reboot my PC
10- I reboot my iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons... iPad stars.
11- I connect the iPad to my PC.
12- I launch iTunes
13- I click on sync button.
If the procedure is right then my problem must be another one because when I do it and it starts syncing again the same problems comes back again and the syncing never stops at the last step.
Thank you anyway for your time and support.
Best regards,
Francisco

I have problem with syncing in itunes and it stared since i installed new version of itunes.it stuck in backup step for houres.what shud i do?

I have problem with syncing in itunes and it stared since i installed new version of itunes.it stuck in backup step for houres.what shud i do?

So, in iTunes, when you look at the shuffle's content (in the sidebar) and click on the playlist under the shuffle, over to the right, the songs are in your desired order, correct? Where do you look, or what do you do, that indicates the playlists are in alphabetical order? Are you saying that when you play the songs while using the shuffle, they play in alphabetical order?
If so, when you listen to the songs on the shuffle, are you using the playlist, or are you using the All Songs list? If you are in the default All Songs list, with the shuffle's power switch set to play-in-order (the middle position), the songs play alphabetically, I believe.
The 3rd gen shuffle uses VoiceOver. If you are in the All Songs list, you need to use VoiceOver to switch to the playlist (see manual linked below for details). When you are in the playlist (with the shuffle's power switch set to play-in-order), then the songs should play in playlist order.
There are more details in the manual for the 3rd gen shuffle, which is online here
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_shuffle_3rdGen_UG.pdf
See page 22 for the section about setting up and using VoiceOver. The part about switching playlists starts on page 23 (Using the Playlist Menu).

When i connect my ipod touch to the computer and it brings up itunes, and it starts syncing, it just stays on the last step(6) and I can't download anything else to my ipod.

I connected my ipod touch to the computer. When it brings up itunes and start to sync, it stalls at the last step (6). This keeps me from being able to add other songs from my library to my ipod. I'm very new at this and maybe just don't understand how it works.

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I go to sync my Iphone 3Gs (IOS 5) with iTunes on my pc and is is stuck on step 8 "waiting to copy items" it has been like this for over an hour.

I go to sync my Iphone 4 (IOS 5) with iTunes on my mac and is is stuck on step 8 "waiting to copy items" it has been like this for over an hour. What can i do to fix this problem????

If you are stuck at the blue screen then you can try booting into safe mode (hold shift during boot) and then run disk repair. If that still doesn't fix it then you might have to reinstall OS X. What version of OS X are you running?

Sync is stuck on last step in iTunes

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