Sync problems with iOS5. "The iPhone "iPhone" could not be synced because the sync session failed to finish."

Hi,
I have updated my iPhone 3GS 32GB to iOS5 and iTunes to version 10.5.
All music, videos and ringtones purchased were deleted on the device and now it is impossible at all to sync the iPhone with the computer, both by USB and Wi Fi.
It always appears at step 5 of the syncronization the message:
    "The iPhone “iPhone” could not be synced because the sync session failed to finish."
Has anyone experienced the same problem and has found the solution or we have to wait a bug fix from Apple?
Thanks.

Just made one very simple move without having to restore iPhone or reinstall iTunes..
1st step:http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538 *Read 'in my case' in here first before following this link*
Follow that link to restart (or if necessary) reinstall your Apple mobile device support.
In my case, Leave iPhone connected all the way. I first exit iTunes. Then i stopped the Apple Mobile device support (by following a part on that link above in step 1) which Effectively made my iPhone undetectable on itunes but discoverable by windows as a 'camera device'. Then while device is still connected, i started the Apple mobile dev support again. Now i open itunes and there my iPhone re-appears.
2nd step: After your iphone re-appears on iTunes, press Sync and all is well...
P.S, Mine is iPhone 4 running on iOS 5, iTunes 10.5, Windows 7..

Similar Messages

  • After downlaoding the lastest software for my iphone, it could not be activated because the phone was showing "No Service". Please want else can i do?

    After downlaoding the lastest software for my iphone, it could not be activated because the phone was showing "No Service". Please want else can i do?

    Thank you ProjectVRD. But this has not soloved the problem. It still shows no service even with my sim card well inserted. Even tried using sim card of another service provider thinking the problem could be from the service provider, it wasnt working still. PLEASE APPLE HELP ME.................

  • I tried to play my iTunes and suddenly get an error message that says "The song (name) could not be used because the original file could not be found.  Would you like to locate it now?"  It happens on all my tunes and each one I select ends up with a "?"

    I tried to play my iTunes and suddenly get an error message that says "The song (name) could not be used because the original file could not be found.  Would you like to locate it now?"  It happens on each tune I select and a "?" appears beside the song.  Does this sound familiar to anyone?

    I was not complete clear.
    Since you never changed the settings in the advanced section of iTunes preferecnes, you have to chech that your music is really in the location setted in the folders reported in the advanced section.  If not you have 2 ways: reset the position of this folders or in the actual disk organisation or in the pointing on the preferences.
    If you press the reset button you just give to itunes its default setting as for the position of the music files: probably this will be a good choice if you have never changed any default preference.
    But before I would check the folders and see if the songs are really there
    In my iTune I have this, and I believe it is the default.
    Users/YOURHOMEFOLDERNAME/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music

  • On some of my files there is a ! in front of it, if I try to play the song, I get an error message; "The song "_____" could not be used, because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?" Then when I click "Locate", I get nothing.

    I'm really dumbfounded on this one and it's driving me bonkers!!!! On some of my music files there is a ! in front of it, if I try to play the song, I get an error message; "The song "_____" could not be used, because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?"
    This began to happen when Chuck made playlists2burn on2CD-and then he would delete the playlist; sending all the song files into oblivion. Certain songs have a ! right next to the file name, and as I stated before, i get that error message:
    "The song "_____" could not be used, because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?"
    So I click on "Locate". No help. I get a menu with folders that say "catroot" and other folders which names I cannot remember, but I scroll PAST the file folders, & it's just a bunch of ".DLL" files.....I don't understand what any of the names of the folders mean...it's frustr8ing-coz this is my 2nd iTouch, my 1st one got stolen & I can't afford2buy my music back at this time & i NEVER before had a single problem with losing song file locations.
                  Is there anyone out there who has been through this frustrating game of chasing your tail?....<that's how I feel>
    If so I would be ever so gr8ful if maybe someone with the knowledge would be so kind as 2 tell me how/where 2 retrieve these songs & how to put everything back where it belongs, I would be 4ever gr8ful !!!
    I can't afford 2 replace the songs just like I'm unable 2 buy back my old music from my stolen iTouch....man that was an awesome collection-someday I'll be able 2 afford 2 do that & I would like 2 have all the new music that I paid 4 but cannot find when I got my new iTouch....that would just be  wonderful.
                 I hope someone sees this post that can help me retrieve these files....losing $100.00 of iTunes is a REAL BUMMER!!!!!!
                                                      ThanQ SO very much!
                                                                             [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected] .
                                                                                               You can also find me on Facebook, my given name is Tiffinie Trimmer, &
                                                                                                that's my Facebook "handle".    ThanQ 4 taking the time 2 read all of this!
                                                                                                hope 2 get a reply someday....I'll B checking all my emails & my Facebook, as well
                                                                                                as marking this page in my FAVORITES so I can find it fast! Take Care!!!

    I was not complete clear.
    Since you never changed the settings in the advanced section of iTunes preferecnes, you have to chech that your music is really in the location setted in the folders reported in the advanced section.  If not you have 2 ways: reset the position of this folders or in the actual disk organisation or in the pointing on the preferences.
    If you press the reset button you just give to itunes its default setting as for the position of the music files: probably this will be a good choice if you have never changed any default preference.
    But before I would check the folders and see if the songs are really there
    In my iTune I have this, and I believe it is the default.
    Users/YOURHOMEFOLDERNAME/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music

  • Exchange 2010 - The certificate status could not be determined because the revocation check failed.

    I have tried everything I have found online to get my DigiCert to work.
    I have exported the cert and imported it into my child domains and they look perfect.
    It is just my parent domain having issues.
    netsh winhttp show proxy
    does show my correct proxy server for http and https and port 8080
    I have tried name, FQDN and IP address.
    In the Bypass-list I have tried none, *.domain.com, and a list of all domains and child domains in my forest.
    I have flushed the cache
    certutil -urlcache crl delete
    certutil -urlcache ocsp delete
    and rebooted the Exchange 2010 (Windows 2008 R2) server
    No matter what, I still see in my Server Configuration for the parent domain's DigiCert cert the message
    The certificate status could not be determined because the revocation check failed.
    with a red X on the left hand icon.  Again, Child domains all say "The certificate is valid for Exchange Server usage."
    Note: In spite of having the red X, I was able to assign via EMS the services.
    Webmail works fine.  Outlook Anywhere fails... I suspect it is due to my red X problem.
    Suggestions?
    Thanks in Advance
    Jim.
    Jim.

    I have contacted DigiCert and they said the cert is working per their utility, hence the problem is outside the scope of their support.
    I have followed, several times, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979694
    http://www.digicert.com/help/  reports all is well.
    The DigiCertUtil.exe reports all is well and happy.
    I have run
    netsh winhttp set proxy proxy-server="http=myproxy:8080;https=myproxy:8080" bypass-list="*.mydomain.com"
    Current WinHTTP proxy settings:
        Proxy Server(s) :  http=myproxy:8080;https=myproxy:8080
        Bypass List     :  *.mydomain.com
    I have flushed the cache using the commands
    certutil -urlcache crl delete
    certutil -urlcache ocsp delete
     I still see in my Server Configuration for the parent domain's DigiCert cert the message
    "The certificate status could not be determined because the revocation check failed."
    with a red X on the left hand certificate icon. 
    To verify the cert via command line:
    certutil -verify -urlfetch c:\mail_domain_com.cer
    LoadCert(Cert) returned ASN1 bad tag value met. 0x8009310b (ASN: 267)
    CertUtil: -verify command FAILED: 0x8009310b (ASN: 267)
    CertUtil: ASN1 bad tag value met.
    I suspect this is why I cannot get Outlook Anywhere to connect.
    Child domains show a happy certificate icon. Parent domain does not.
    Still scratching my head.
    Thanks all!
    Jim.

  • 'The song "xyz" could not be used because the original file could not be found.

    I am quite new to iTunes so please excuse me if the questions seem daft 
    I have recently changed my default iTunes Media folder location from my local C:\ drive to my home network storage device
    (my PC is permanently mapped to this NAS storgae drive)
    Now When I go to play a song in itunes I get the message 'The song "xyz" could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it"
    Looking in the new iTunes Media folder, I can see the following folders and they are mostly empty:
    Automatically Add to iTunes
    Downloads
    Mobile Applications
    Music
    Note that I have music that I bought from iTunes and music from other sources \ given to me by friends
    Questions:
    (1) How do I get all my music back into this new iTunes Media folder?
    (2) Exactly which files contain my music? (I ask because we have 2 or 3 libraries that I wish to consolidate into 1 master Library for us all)
    If I know exactly which files are required I can delete any other files cluttering up my storage and PC

    Changing the media folder path tells iTunes where to put new media that is ripper or purchased. It may offer to consolidate to the new location when you make the edit, if not iTunes will expect existing content to remain on the original path.
    The "missing file" error happens if the file is no longer where iTunes expects to find it. Possible causes are that you or some third party tool has moved, renamed or deleted the file, one of its parent folders, or the drive it lives on has had a change of drive letter. It is also possible that iTunes has changed from expecting the files to be in the pre-iTunes 9 layout to post-iTunes 9 layout, or vice-versa, and so is looking in slightly the wrong place.
    Select a track with an exclamation mark, use Ctrl-I to Get Info, then click No when asked to try to locate the track. (Due to a bug in iTunes 12 you currently have to say No twice!) Look on the summary tab for the location that iTunes thinks the file should be. Now take a look around your hard drive(s). Hopefully you can locate the track in question. If a section of your library has simply been moved, a folder renamed, or a drive letter has changed, it should be possible to reverse the actions. If the difference between the two paths is an additional Music folder in one path then this is a layout issue. I can explain further if that is the case.
    In some cases iTunes may be able to repair itself if you go through the same steps with Get Info but this time click Locate and browse to the lost track. It may then offer to attempt to automatically fix other broken links.
    If another application like Windows Media Player has moved/renamed the files then the chances are that subtle differences in naming strategies will make it hard to restore the media to the precise path that iTunes is expecting. In such cases, as long as the missing files can be found somewhere, you should be able to use my FindTracks script to reconnect them to iTunes. See this post for an explanation of how it works.
    For more background on the typical layout of the iTunes library see Make a split library portable.
    1) It depends on exactly what you have done to break things.
    2) Your media files are where you put them, or where iTunes copies them to when they are added to the library. If multiple libraries use the same set of media folders there can be problems if edits in one library cause content to be moved as the other libraries will no longer see those tracks on the original path, and won't know to look in a new one.
    tt2

  • HT1349 Unable to play any of the music in my itunes library.  The message The song "__" could not be used because the original file could not be found.

    Unable to play all the music in my itunes library.  The same message always appears - The song "____" could not be used because the original finle could not be found.  How do I fix this problem?

    Hello there, Paso Kid.
    The following Knowledge Base articles provide some assistance with locating content in your iTunes Library:
    iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
    and
    Where are my iTunes files located?
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1391
    If you have already reviewed those steps and still cannot find the songs you purchased from iTunes, delete the songs and download them again using the information in this article:
    iTunes 11 for Windows: Download previous purchases from the iTunes Store
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12491
    Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
    Cheers,
    Pedro.

  • The server process could not be started because the configured identity is incorrect

    Good morning
    I have the same problem as here, every moning i must writing pasword.
    https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f95ee480-dda1-42fd-96af-596531e7ac2e/the-server-process-could-not-be-started-because-the-configured-identity-is-incorrect?forum=windowstransactionsprogramming
    But my configuration is the same as was answer in this post, may be you can help me with another idea?. Thanks.
    Windows 2008 R2 64Bit

    Both machines start with an automatic login so technically there is an interactive user.
    Nevertheless, it is an interesting point. i will try to configure the applications to run under a particular user and see if that changes anything.
    Thank you
    Peter

  • IDVD5, "The application iDVD could not be opened because the required ha."

    First post in these subject forums. I am posting the same text in iDVD and iMovieHD which were from iLife'05, but I won't post there.
    I loaded iLife'05 and also managed to get iDVD5 loaded although the packaging indicated that I needed to have a 733mhz G4 or faster processor and I have a Prismo Powerbook, 500 mhz and it was successful or maybe not.
    Then I opened iDVD, I got this Error message..."The application iDVD could not be opened because the required hardware could not be found"...which makes sense as I have an external Lacie (CD-R,-RW, DVD-R,-RAM,-RW,R,+RW,R DL) burner that I bought about a year ago that my wife also uses on her G4 tower.......... and I did not have it connected. So I connected it and when I opened iDVD again and it still reads: "The application iDVD could not be opened because the required hardware could not be found." Shut down and reboot, no difference.
    This probably does not have any bearing on the issue but in the System Profiler for "Disk Burning" there is a parameter "Burn Support" which is "Yes (Unsupported)", should this be "Yes (supported)"?
    Question #1: Does iDVD5 only work with an Apple "superdrive" or does it work with other third party "DVD burners" ?
    So I used iMovieHD from iLife'05 to create a project of an old family vacation (from an old 8mm Sony Handycam) and wanted to create a DVD, for archive reasons and to view on TV with a DVD player, but I could not do anything because of different errors now in iMovieHD.
    File > Share...(a window opens and I choose iDVD and then click the "share" button) and this error comes up:
    The movie could not be sent to iDVD, because of an unknown error.
    "Please make sure that iDVD is properly installed, that your project disk has write permission, and that you have enough disk space. (Error 0)"
    Next I tried: File > Burn Project to Disc......and this error comes up.
    No Disc Burning Drive Found
    "If you have an apple-supported disc burner, please check your connections and try again."
    The project file is 5.89GB and I have 57.97GB free on the hard drive so I don't think that space on the hard drive is an issue.
    Question #2: Is the issue of not being able to create a DVD from iMovieHD related to the iDVD issue although the error messages in iMovieHD and iDVD are different?
    Question #3: How are Video DVD's from the Hollywood Studios able to make DVD's longer than 2 hours?
    Thanks all for your help in advance. John

    Klaus1, thank you.
    I will verify again to make sure that I have the correct driver installed for the LaCie drive and I know positively it was connected via firewire.
    That being said, after reading a lot of postings on the web, I am getting the impression that these iLife05 applications need a native Apple superdrive on order to burn a DVD. I do not have any other third party apps loaded on it yet it, but I will load some that can burn to a DVD. If I am successful in getting the non-Apple apps to burn a DVD with the LaCie, I will try again with iDVD5 and if I still can't get iDVD to do it, then maybe my assumption would be valid.
    Thanks again!

  • Error msg when I compact: The folder 'Inbox' could not be compacted because writing to folder failed. Verify you have enough disk space, and have write privileg

    I recently had my computer serviced. I re-downloaded Thunderbird (getting a newer version), and retrieved my saved email. Now, Thunderbird keeps asking me to compact, but when I do, I get this error message:
    The folder 'Inbox' could not be compacted because writing to folder failed. Verify that you have enough disk space, and that you have write privileges to the file system, then try again.
    Obviously, since I'm getting mail all the time, I have write privileges, and disk space. The question is whether there's a setting I need to specify, or whether Thunderbird is writing to a special partition that may have gotten write-protected when my computer was in the hospital - or whether this is related to a known bug.
    All help appreciated.

    The only know bug I can see is probably your anti virus is trying to scan the file when the new inbox is created leaving Thunderbird to think the file was not created.
    As an experimental / diagnostic process. Restart the machine in safe mode with networking using Microsoft instructions for [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/start-computer-safe-mode#start-computer-safe-mode=windows-7 Windows 7] then try the compact. If it works I was most likely right. If it does not, another idea must surface.

  • "The home folder could not be created because the network name cannot be found" error in AD users and computers

    Our home folders are stored on a non-windows NAS device and with Windows XP and 2003 we've always got the above error when creating or modifying users home folders, even when the shares were al ready created and being used.
    However this was never really a big issue as the error that popped up was really for information and finshed with a "we've modified the user properties anyway, please create the share manually" type message.
    Unfortunately now we are moving to windows 7 and 2008R2, this last part of the the message is missing and it won't accept the correct value. 
    This issue may be in the way that the NAS device shares the folder, as only the username that matches the folder name can access the share.  This behaviour can't be modified.
    Is there a way to get Windows 7/2008R2 AD users and computers to behave the same way that Windows XP/2003 does , i.e. don't try and create the share just set the value in the user properties  ?
    The AD is still at 2003 level and we can still use Windows XP/2003 clients to make the changes but this is a bit of a limitation.

    The KB article is almost what we have apart from theitalic underlined
    part
    Consider the following scenario:
    You use a domain administrator account to log on to a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
    You use the Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in to connect to a domain controller.
    You open the Properties dialog box of a user account.
    The user account has sole access to a shared folder path that cannot be accessed by the administrator account.
    You set the Remote Desktop Services Home Folderattribute to the shared folder path.
    NoteThis attribute is located on the
    Remote Desktop Services Profiletab.
    You click Apply or OK.
    In this scenario, you receive the following error message:
    The home folder could not be created because: The network name cannot be found.
    Note If you click Apply or OK again, no error message is returned. However, the setting is not saved.
    I think the important bit is
    The user account has sole access to a shared folder path that cannot be accessed by the administrator account.
    We manually create the shares on our NAS and then just want to enter the path in the profile tab, I suppose the question is how to we stop it trying to create the shares ?

  • Iphoto update "The photo "X" could not be opened, because the original item cannot be found."

    Updating iphoto and get the Alert "The photo “X” could not be opened, because the original item cannot be found." Which is because I have archived thousands of photos offline. I can't go through the entire list one by one hitting the "cancel" button, but iPhoto apparently won't update unless this is done. Is there a way to skip this step? I can't run iPhoto at all with the alert live.
    Mac OS X 10.9.2

    Do you have a referenced library (The iPhoto advanced preference to "copy imported items to the iPhoto library" has been unchecked) which is strongly NOT recommended.
    If so then your only choice is to restore the originals back to the exact path they had when you imported them or to rebuild your library using iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ -  without them
    LN

  • The alias "computername" could not be opened, because the or

    The alias "computername" could not be opened, because the original item cannot be found....
    I keep getting this messege on my powerbook when trying to connect to my pc....i have check all my settingon my mac and they are fine...it must be a windows thing...is there any help out there..

    P.S Just went back to simple file sharing and ran thru the network setup wizard and that works ok as well so not sure how useful my last post actually is

  • TS1718 Why do I get this message:  The song "title" could not be used because the oringinal file could not be found.  Would you like to locate it?

    Why do I get this message:  The song "title" could not be used because the oringinal file could not be found.  Would you like to locate it?

    John Black3 wrote:
    Many of my songs in my iTunes Library no longer play.  I get this error message: "The song xxx could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?
    this usually happens when a user moves or deletes files in the finder - a sure way to upset iTunes.
    did you move or delete files in the finder ?
    I cannot locate the song.
    if you let iTunes manage your library, all your content will be in <MacintoshHD>/users/<yourname>/music/iTunes/iTunes music (or media)/music. did you look there ? tried a spotlight search ?
    if the files are really gone, and have been purchased from the iTunes store, see Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store.

  • IPhone 4S could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable

    If you got the "scary" message that you could not activate iPhone 4S neither by Wi-Fi or iTunes, I want to share my experience:
    I decided to reset my iPhone 4S, and used "Erase All Content and Settings" under the reset menu (Settings/General/Reset), I was hoping that the erasing just does that, but for me the nightmare started!
    I was taken to the activation screens, and begun with the welcome one, choose language, choose location services (later on it also disappears) and selecting Wi-Fi and/or iTunes for activation.
    I chose a Wi-Fi network the process started, and gave me a message that it will take about three minutes to activate iPhone, few minutes later a screen with this message appears: "Your iPhone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable."
    Then, I decided to try the activation using iTunes…
    Using iTunes, after few minutes, it shows the following message: "We could not complete your iTunes Store request. The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."
    I tried several times in both ways, trying 4 different Wi-Fi networks and 3 different computers in the whole process, and I was going desperate! I started to find out some info about this trouble over the Internet, and guess what? I was not alone! But I did not find any answer or solution either!
    Finally, I joined Apple Support Communities, and started searching with no good luck at all, until I found (many hours later)  this old (2009) solution:
    +Do a DFU recovery:+
    +1. Open iTunes.+
    +2. Connect the iPhone+
    +3 Press both the home and sleep/wake buttons until the Apple icon appears (ignore the red slider if it shows).+
    +4. Continue pressing the home button alone until iTunes sees your phone in recovery mode.+
    +5. Follow the prompts to restore the iPhone.+
    (THANKS A LOT!!! modular747 and Easily Easy, you saved me!!!)
    Then I suggest everyone to use this, of course it will erase everything, but you may be able to recover your data from your last backup, or you can also choose to configure iPhone as a new cell phone.
    The process took me about 92 minutes, but it was worth it, now I own an unlocked iPhone 4S (it was an AT&T when I purchased from Apple Store in November) and is working perfectly!
    Hope it is useful for all of you facing this trouble!
    Good luck and enjoy your iPhone then!

    I tried the process and was happy to note that there was some process that I managed to start because the process did start ...
    However to my disappointment,  landed back at the same status which says
    We're sorry, we are unable to continue with your activation at this time.
    Please try again later, or contact customer care
    I was using a GEVEY sim unlock with iOS 4.1 since (almost) last 2 yrs now in India on Vodafone. But as Apple designed it, there were several apps including Whatsapp, Facebook, Gmail and LinkedIn that stopped functioning due to the iOS updates and the subsequent (I guess 'mandatory' App updates). Finally yesterday I thought of updating to the iOS 6. As soon as I did that, I have been left with no choice but to see the above message.
    The process by jhidrowoh starts corectly but iTunes doesnt give you the option of restore only ... it is forcefully clubbed with update and the button that is displayed in the dialog box that appears on pressing 'Restore' in teh recovery mode, shows 'Restore and Update' and as soon as the iPhone is restored, it automatically updates the iOS as well to iOS 6 and hence leaves you hanging in the stale situation.
    Guys ... Need the data desperately ... Can anybody please help???

  • HT201407 iphone says could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable

    i tried to activate my iphone but it says that could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable.

    Insert Official carriers SIM in the phone to Activate. After Restore / Update activation is required on all iPhones

Maybe you are looking for

  • Data validation at the UI level

    Hi I have a requirement like i need to validate the input data at the UI level. If the data is valid ,only then it should be allowed to be saved. If someone knows how to do the same. I have seen a method DO_VALIDATE_INPUT method in View controller (I

  • How to restrict/allow users to access oracle forms/reports through SSO

    Dear All, I am new to oracle application server and need to know how can we manage the access rights for oracle forms using OID/SSO.

  • Entourage error when sending mail

    Since i have upgraded to Leopard my entourage will not send mail when i click Send Now after typing the message. I get an error about the connection being dropped or not available. I can recieve mail without a problem and I can see it doing a connect

  • MacBook Outside Melting due to heat?

    Hello there, My MacBook was doing just fine, until this morning when I noticed somthing unusual. The side (if the screen was down, and you looked at it leveled) left to the touch pad had begun to deform and have two "curves." I have only had my MacBo

  • I don't want widesreen. How do I change my new screen? Help somebody!!

    I have bought a new monitor for my PC and I hate to see that widescreen. How do I change. Help somebody! I'm a 74 year old woman from Sweden. Please help me!