Syncing 2 iPhones and 2 Macs

My wife and I currently sync Address Book and iCal on our two computers. We want to purchase two iPhones and would like to know if we will be able all four together? Thanks.

Itunes content ( music/vids/app) and pics can be synced with one computer at a time. If you sync to another it will first erase the content from the iphone and replace with content from the new computer.
You can sync contacts and calendars with two computers.
You can use home share to share the music between computers, allowing the same content on both computers.

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  • Upon syncing my iPhone and mac all of my ical and iPhone calendar events have duplicated. how can i fix this and avoid it in the future?

    upon syncing my iPhone and mac all of my ical and iPhone calendar events have duplicated. how can i fix this and avoid it in the future?

    Greetings,
    Questions:
    1. What version of the Mac OS are you running (Apple > About this Mac)?
    2. What version of the iOS are you running (Settings > About)?
    3. Do you backup your computer (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427)? 
    --- If you don't regularly backup your computer, now is the time to start.
    4. Do you backup your iPhone (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766)?
    Check the calendar list on the left hand side of iCal.  Is it that the individual events are duplicated or is it just that you have the same calendar listed more than once?  If its that you have more than 1 copy of each calendar, you can delete one of the duplicate calendars to eliminate the duplicates.
    If you find that it is the individual events that are duplicated then there are 2 options:
    1. Restore your computer iCal database or iPhone from a backup made before the duplication occurred.
    2. Use a duplication removal program (or do it by hand) to remove the duplicates: http://www.nhoj.co.uk/icaldupedeleter/
    If you have a backup made before the duplication occurred, reply back with what kind of backup you have and I'll suggest how to recover the calendars.
    To avoid this issue in the future:
    Keep regular backups.  They are your best defense against data anomalies which are a fact of life in computers (although hopefully rare).
    Keep your computer and iPhone software fully up to date (Apple > Software Update / Settings > General > Software Update).
    Make sure the date and time on your computer and iPhone are correct before you sync the two devices.
    Make sure the cable connections between the two is solid and that the cable shows no signs of physical damage.
    Hope that information helps.

  • I reset my macbook, and now I want to sync my iphone with my Mac, my contacts  from the iphone are going to my Macbook?

    I reconfigurate my Macbook and now is almost empty, Now I want to sync my Iphone wwith my Mac, I'm not sure if the contacts from my Iphone are going to My Mac?

    If you no longer have access to the old PC or a backup see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
    tt2

  • Hi. I have an iPhone and a Mac,and my sister has iPad2 and iPhone also.we both use a pc to sync our devices and use one App ID in our devices.but we want to use personal iCloud to achieve our personal files.how can I use iCloud in this situation?

    Hi. I have an iPhone and a Mac,and my sister has iPad2 and iPhone also.we both use a pc to sync our devices and use one App ID in our devices.but we want to use personal iCloud to achieve our personal files.how can I use iCloud in this situation?

    You will need to setup a new Apple ID for your sister.  You have to have an Apple ID and iDevice connected and using that account to get an iCloud account.

  • I cannot sync my Notes between my ipad, my iphone and my mac, despite setting Notes to sync with iCloud

    I cannot sync my Notes between my ipad, my iphone and my mac, despite setting Notes to sync with iCloud. Any Suggestion?

    perfect. ok do the following:
    settings > mail, contacts, calendars > go into the exchange account. You should have an email in the account field...[email protected] or [email protected], etc.... I am assuming you don't remember the password to this exchange account so once you know the email, you can go to email providers site and click on forgot password and you will go through the steps to get a new password. Once you do this, you will need to go back into your "exchange account " and the field that has the exchange email > touch the > to open settings. Change the password to your new password you got from above. Once you do this, you can add the exchange account to your ipad and all of your contacts will sync to both devices.
    Please confirm.

  • I have an iPhone and a Mac that have never been synced. Will both contact listings merger?

    I have an iPhone and a Mac that have never been synced. Both contact lists are different. If I do sync will the two listings merge, or will one be synced over the other. Is there a way to backup both devices before thevsync so I don't lose any contact?

    You have to download the iPhone version of the app - if there are two different versions and if you do not want to pay for the iPad version.
    Look in the App Store for the iPhone version and then try to download that one,

  • Does anyone know of a simple to do list app that syncs between an iPhone and a Mac?

    Does anyone know of a simple to do list app that syncs between an iPhone and a Mac?

    Not sure exactly what you are going for...
    You're aware you need to use iTunes to sync apps between your iPhone and Mac unless you are running V10.7.2 and have iCloud setup.
    BTW...  apps that are optimized for an iPhone will not run on the Mac OS X and vice versai, two different operating systems.
    It really helps to tell us which Mac OS X you have installed when you post for help. Thanks!

  • Does anyone know of a simple "to do list" that syncs between an iPhone and a Mac?

    Does anyone know of a simple "to do list" that syncs between an iPhone and a Mac?

    Not sure exactly what you are going for...
    You're aware you need to use iTunes to sync apps between your iPhone and Mac unless you are running V10.7.2 and have iCloud setup.
    BTW...  apps that are optimized for an iPhone will not run on the Mac OS X and vice versai, two different operating systems.
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  • Documents not syncing between iPhone and iPad

    I am encountering the most strange difficulty with iCloud, particularly Documents in the Cloud and the syncing of Numbers and Pages documents between iPad and iPhone. I do not use Keynote.
    I will try and describe the problem in as much detail as possible and explain everything I have tried to do.
    My goal is for documents I create on iPad to sync to iPhone, and vice versa, with changes appearing on both, and on iCloud.com. To clarify I'm not involving the Mac in anyway, I am aware this is a current limitation of Documents in the Cloud. Unless I'm missing something, what I want to do is what is advertised.
    - I am running the latest version of iOS on both iPad and iPhone.
    - I have the latest versions of Keynote and Pages on both.
    - I am logged in to iCloud on both iPad and iPhone with the same account
    - iCloud is working fine for all other purposes (Bookmark sync, PhotoStream etc)
    - Documents and Data is switched on, as is the option for Using Cellular Data
    - Use iCloud is set to ON under Pages and Keynote preferences
    - The arrow indicating a cloud document is on every document on both iPad and iPhone's icon, in the top right of each icon
    - In iCloud -> Storage & Backup -> Manage Storage -> Documents & Data -> Numbers it displays all the expected documents.
    The current behaviour appears to be that I create a document on either device, and the document is PARTIALLY uploaded to iCloud. That is, it appears on iCloud.com under iWork, but when I click on any file it either says "Upload failed" or "Waiting" for each file.
    If I try and delete a document on iWork.com, it crashes the web app and does not delete the documents.
    Things I have tried to resolve:
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    - Soft resetting both devices
    - Disabling and re enabling Documents in the Cloud on both devices
    - Disabling and re enabling iCloud toggle in the individual app preferences on both devices
    - Deleting and readding iCloud account on both devices
    - A full restore then restoring from iCloud backup on both devices (yes, I actually did that)
    - A combination of the above in various sequence orders, none of which made any difference
    More information... one solution on the web pointed to the problem involving a duplicate account which could be deleted from the Mail settings, however I only have one configured account - my iCloud account. Just in case it matters, my iCloud email is an @mac.com address.
    I think I have covered everything. Any help would be appreciated since Apple themselves seemed pretty stumped on the phone, suggesting another restore, or setting the phone and iPad up as brand new devices. I'd really rather not until I've exhausted every possible outcome.
    Any help massively appreciated!!!

    How did you get this fixed? I have the same issue!!

  • Can I sync my iPhone to my Mac when it's already synced to a PC?

    I recently moved and the PC that my iPhone is synced to is in storage in another part of the state. I have my Macbook and I'm wondering if I can sync my iPhone to this or if it will create a problem or cause me to lose all my data? My phone has been acting up so I'm afraid I will have a problem with it and not have everything backed up.

    unfortunately, Apple only allow one computer to be synced at a time to an iOS device. If you try to sync the iPhone with the mac, it will erase the music and videos on the iPhone, to replace it with music you might have on the Mac. you can't prevent this. but if you have your music with you, you can simply sync with the mac and put the music back

  • I sync my iphone with my mac. I now have a different folder for each pictue. There are hundreds of them. It seems to be fine in iphoto. Anyone else have this?

    This just started. I sync my iphone with my mac pro. Then i delete the photo's after they have been transferred. What has just happened is on my iphone it duplicated all my events and put 1 -5 pics in a folder under the same name causing me to now have 50 folders for one event  On the iphoto side it is all good. just on the iphone.

    Make sure you have the latest version of iPhoto. Run Software Update.
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    TD

  • Have a MacBook Pro running 10.5.8 Leopard.  Can I just download 10.6.8 Snow Leopard as an upgrade so I can wifi sync with iPhone and iPad?

    Have a MacBook Pro running 10.5.8 Leopard.  Can I just download 10.6.8 Snow Leopard so I can wifi sync with iPhone and iPad?

    To expand on Niels post...
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
    If it does... then you need to Purchase and Install the Snow Leopard Disc,
    Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
    ( It should be noted that Apple will send paid MobileMe members the Mac OS X 10.6 DVD for free.)

  • I cannot update my sync my iphone and macbook it keeps saying I need to download OS X v10.6 or better.  I cannot figure out how to do it.

    I cannot update my sync my iphone and macbook it keeps saying I need to download OS X v10.6 or better.  I cannot figure out how to do it.

    The 10.6 Snow Leopard DVD is back in the Apple online store. You can get it for $19.99. You will need to be running 10.6 to access the App Store. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

  • Hi- I keep getting an error message show up when I sync my iPhone to my Mac Book Pro.  the message is that I can't copy to the Macintosh disc because I don' have enough access privileges. Then when I click ok my phone gets stuck syncing. any thoughts?

    Hi- I keep getting an error message show up when I sync my iPhone to my Mac Book Pro.  the message is that I can't copy to the Macintosh disc because I don' have enough access privileges. Then when I click ok my phone gets stuck syncing. any thoughts?

    Sounds like a possible permissions issue, try repairing the permissions using Disk Utility.
    You can open Disk Utility several ways.
    1. Use the Spotlight in the Upper Right corner of the screen and search for it, then click it to open it.
    2. Open a new finder window (File> New Window)
    - Applications>Utilities>Disk Utility
    3. Click on the Finder
    - Click 'Go' in the menu bar across the top of the screen.
    - Click Utilities, then double click on Disk Utility.
    Once Disk Utility is open there should be a column on the left side, the name of your hard drive should be listed there.
    (By Default it is named Mac HD or Macintosh HD)
    Click on it to highlight it.
    There should then be a few buttons you can click
    - Verify Disk Permissions
    - Repair Disk Permissions
    - Verify Disk
    - Repair Disk
    Click Repair Disk Permissions

  • Syncing my iphone and lost my song ratings and play counts

    Hi,
    everytime I lost all the song ratings that I made and play counts in my iphone and my mac itunes overwrites with its one...
    so if I want to have a 5 stars song I have to rate in the Mac to keep in the iphone.... but I want to change it I have to do it again in my itunes in my mac
    do you where I could change the preference from MAC to Iphone?
    thanks in advance
    Im kinda newbie on this thing
    I have a MacBook Pro
    Itunes 11.0.5.
    iphone 4s
    IOS 6.1.3

    JoeleMoore,
    You just need to re-authorize your computer to play those purchases, then they will be able to sync to your iPhone.
    1. Open iTunes.
    2. From the Store menu (at the top of the iTunes window), choose Deauthorize Computer.
    3. Enter your Apple ID and password and click Deauthorize.
    4. From the Store menu (at the top of the iTunes window), choose Authorize Computer.
    5. Enter your Apple ID and password and click Authorize.
    6. Repeat these steps for each Apple ID you use.
    Hope this helps,
    Jennifer B.

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