Synching new iPhone to iTunes
I've updated iTunes to 10.7 on my PC, my old iPhone 3GS was previously synched to this laptop computer. I want to now synch my new iPhone 4 to my laptop but iTunes wants me to synch using the old iPhone information which I do not want to synched to my new iPhone. How do I remove the old synch information so that iTunes only recognizes my new iPhone? If I choose to synch as it is now it will erase everything on my new iPhone which is not something I want to happen.
On a whim I created a backup of my new iPhone through iTunes and let it synch, it erased all the info and replaced it with the previous info just as I suspected it would. It deleted all my contacts and apps.
Can i uninstall iTunes and reinstall it and it will recognize it as a new synch? This is very screwed up that iTunes will not allow a new device to be synched without trying to erase all your data and synch to old information.
Does this make sense? I've scrolled through previous questions but none, that I could find, match what i'm trying to do unless I read over a previous post. Thanks for any and all help.
To prevent a sync when plugging in the iPod/iPhone with the cable - hold down the 'option' and the 'command' keys when plugging in the iPod/iPhone - key the keys down until the iPod/iPhone is listed under the Devices list in iTunes - this will prevent a sync from taking place and you will be able to change your settings.
You should then be able to transfer purchases from the iPhone to your iTunes.
To transfer other content you can use PhoneView from www.ecamm.com.
MJ
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We recently got a new iMac.
Synching has been a bit of a challenge. We also recently upgraded to include CLOUD / Match service.
Now, when I synch my iPHone to iTunes, the music section does not allow me to download certain songs / artists / albums / playlists DIRECTLY to my iPHone. I would prefer to have the music resident on the phone vs relying on wifi or my cellular coverage.jeffandmerz wrote:
We recently got a new iMac.
Synching has been a bit of a challenge. We also recently upgraded to include CLOUD / Match service.
Now, when I synch my iPHone to iTunes, the music section does not allow me to download certain songs / artists / albums / playlists DIRECTLY to my iPHone.
Right. That's you signed up for iTunes Match.
I would prefer to have the music resident on the phone vs relying on wifi or my cellular coverage.
You can do either or both.
Download the songs to the iPhone when on wifi (to avoid using all your cell data) adn they will be resident ont he phone.
Or simply stream them when you want and not download them.
You can create playlists in iTunes on your computer. These will get transferred to the iPhone via iTunes Match.
Then select these playlists on the iPhone to download them to the iPhone. -
How do I add a new iphone to itunes?
How do I add a new iPhone to iTunes so I can synch with iTunes?
Just plug it in and follow the instructions.
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How can i sync my new phone to my itunes without loosing everything?
ive got a iphone 3gs at the moment and getting a 3gs tomorrow ive been told if i sync my new iphone with itunes ill loose everything!You have been told wrong.
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Have a read here...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18409815?ac_cid=ha
And See Here...
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Automatic downloads allows to, for example, buy an app on your computer's iTunes and have it automatically download on your phone without having to connect and sync it or go to the Purchased tab in the App Store app on your download and download it yourself - but doing that, going to the Purchased tab and redownloading an app, should get it associated.
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http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MD101LL/A?Can I synch my iPhone to iTunes on an iPad?
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386 -
I made a typo when I named my new iPhone in iTunes, how do I rename it?
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Moving to a new iPhone without iTunes
My friend just bought a new iPhone. He had been syncing it for awhile to his old PC, which is now just dead in the water. He got a new iPhone and wants to move his data (contacts etc) to the new iPhone, without iTunes.
He doesn't have an iCloud account yet, so I *think* he can just make an iCloud account on his old iPhone, turn on syncing, then go to the new iPhone and do the same.
If not, then I have a Mac with iTunes. I can make a new user account for him, and then plug in the iPhone and I *think* backup the iPhone to iTunes.
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I just syned my new iphone through itunes and it deleted all of my new pictures. is there anyway to get them back?
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Connect your iPhone with your PC. launch iTunes, right click on your device and click on "Restore from Backup". Choose the latest backup to proceed.
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New iphone and itunes question
Hi all,
I just upgraded to the 4s from a 3gs. I have synched the new phone itunes. it all seems to be ok except that itunes seems to think that my phone is new every time i connect it. it brings up the lets get started screen. when i go into icloud and send my phone a test message it goes to the old on even though the number i am using for the new phone is the same i used for the old one. so im not sure where i am going wrong. it seems like itunes does not see my new phone as my primary device.
any help is appreciated!We've run into the "authorization loop" problem with iPhone syncing as well. After moving the user account to the new MacBook Pro, iTunes keeps asking us to authorize the computer, then tells us that it is already authorized (which it should be). When you click "ok" to the already authorized message, it pops up with a new request to authorize the computer.
This was a minor problem with songs purchased with iTunes, but now if we sync the iPhone on the new laptop, it says it will delete all the apps and their data unless we authorize the computer. But we run into the same loop described above. This is a real problem, and if anyone can point me to a good working solution, I'd appreciate it. I hope Apple is listening!
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