Sync issue...duplicate file found

Have 3 iphones on one itunes account.  One phone will not sync.  Says duplicate file found. How do I correct? I have tried restoring. I am not using any 3rd party software.  My daughter lost her 3G.  I got a 4S and gave her my 3G.  My 3G was the primary on the account.  I think this is the root of the problem but don't know how to correct.  Should I restore her settings and set up again as a new phone?

I am having a related problem. (Mac OS 10.8.3)
My DVD-ROM Content is causing the DVD image build and DVD Master build to show "0 Objects" in the resulting disc image .iso and the physical DVD. There is not even a Video TS folder "visible".
However, the physical Video DVD will launch the DVD Player and play as expected when inserted into a computer. The DVD-ROM Content is of course not visible in the Finder as mentioned before.
I have authored a second DVD, also with DVD-ROM Content (Adobe PDF documents) and there doesn't seem to be a problem...
... I think that I have found the source of the Problem:
File names for the DVD-ROM Content must adhere to a standard naming convention.
-NO SPECIAL CHARACTERS-. (Blank spacing between words doesn't seem to cause this problem) 

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