Syncing all my devices (Apple TV, iPads and iTunes)
Since my Apple TV get's it's songlist from my iCloud account, I want it to match my iTunes account. I've started using a product called SuperSync to achieve this. I have over 10,000 songs and really tired of messing with duplicates and the poor organization that iTunes does. So I've made my laptop the hub for iTunes. It's a PC running Windows 8.1 and iTunes 11.1.5.5. My library in "Preferences" points to my M: drive which is a NAS device. When I sync with the iCloud account, I get duplicates for all my current songs on my NAS device. So what I did was to move all my music off to an external USB drive and allow the sync from iCloud into a clean directory on my M: NAS drive. My goal is once this is complete, to copy the M: drive to my E: drive (iTunes Media folder) and change the preferences in iTunes to point at my E: drive instead of M:. After that I will use SuperSync to sync my files between my E: drive (local iTunes Library) to my M: drive (remote iTunes Library). This is the only way I can't think of that makes any logical sense. Any other ideas??
I would recommend to turn off the services that don't work properly or just disconnect your account for a moment and then add it back again.
On iOS: "Settings > iCloud" then turn off the services or delete the account for a moment
On the Mac: "System Preferences > iCloud
In most cases this helps to refresh thy sync process.
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Multiple devices: Apple/iCloud IDs and iTunes
Hi - I have a headache trying to figure this out reading articles on line.
Can someone please provide a simple explanation to do the following, and being very clear on Apple ID vs iCloud ID? I can't believe this is so complicated, but judging by the number of stories on this, Apple really needs to put out something step by step.
Currently I have one Apple ID and one iCloud ID, using the same email address, and also is the same as my iTunes account. I have a iPhone 5 tied to this, and manage my wife's 7th gen Nano using the same.
I just got my son an iPhone 4S. I would like to manage all of the content on his phone (music, apps) off of my account, but I'm reading that he need to have his own Apple ID and iCloud ID to use FaceTime, iMessage, track his phone location, and to keep his iCloud documents separate from mine (which makes sense).
So would someone be able to give me a quick step by step as to what needs to be done where on his phone, and if I can keep my email logged in on iTunes, or if we need to log in separately will we still have access to the same library?
Thank you for any direction you can provide.My iphone 5s = apple id 1
Husband iphone 4s = apple id 2
My ipad = apple id 3
Son #1 ipad mini = apple id 4
Son #2 ipad mini = apple id 5
For iCloud.. Not quite, you want the same ID for iCloud on your phone and iPad so you have the same info on each. (so perhaps ID 1 on both.
But if you want to share your music (assuming lets say its your ID 1 that has the iTunes account), you should all use ID 1 for iTunes. -
Why don't my photos appear as they do in iPhoto on my Apple Computer. Even though I specify to sync all Events, Faces, etc. the iPad 2 is missing Faces categories and the Events are in a different order.
1) The best way to relocate the iTunes library folder is to move the entire iTunes folder with all subfolders to the new path, then press and hold down shift as start iTunes and keep holding until prompted to choose a library, then browse to the relocated folder and open the file iTunes Library.itl inside it.
If you've done something different then provide some more details about what is where and I should be able to help.
2) Purchases on the device should automatically transfer to a Purchased on <DeviceName> playlist, but it my depend a bit on whether automatic iCloud downloads are enabled. If there is a cloudy link then the transfer might not happen. You can use File > Devices > Transfer Purchases. In iTunes you should also check out iTunes Store > Quick Links > Purchased > Music > Not on this computer.
3) Backup the device, then immediately restore it. In some cases you need to add a restore as new device into that equation. Obbviously not to be attempted until you're sure all your media is in your library. See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device should it be needed.
4) I believe there is complimentary 1 incident 90-day support with hardware purchases, but no free software support for iTunes itself. AppleCare gets you a different level of support.
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I follwed all the instructions on manuals for both iPAD and iTunes re syncing, but after physically connecting iPAD with iMac with USB or via WiFi I still cannot find "phone button" under Device name on iTunes page. Please help! Thanks!
I have been creating a photo book using a lots of photographs on iPhoto, and then I took another photos by using new iPAD which I want to integrate with the original album/book on iMac. I was able to import them from iPAD's iPhoto to iMac's iPhoto. However I cannot import or transfer or sync anything from iMac's iPhoto to that of my iPAD.
So my iPhoto page on iPAD contains only 3 or 4 newly created albums, and no other info. That means no syncing....
I am supposed to be able to work on this project on either of these iPAD and iMac, correct?
I am puzzled. I appreciate for your advice and help.
Thank you!It doesn't appear under the iPad device on the left-hand sidebar of iTunes, you need to select the iPad device on the sidebar and then select the Photos tab on the right-hand side of iTunes e.g.
And then on the right-hand side : -
How secure are my personal emails and chats using the iCloud if my daughter just synced all our family apple devices to the cloud?
Welcome to the Apple Community.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4865 -
How do I create one Apple ID and iTunes user name and password for all of my Apple products: iPad, iPhone, and iPod plus iTunes on my PC?
Yes, I do have multiple devices and it appeared to me that every time I tried to sync or log onto iTunes, the password was incorrect. Consequently, I was and am constantly changing it. Wouldn't it be nice if Apple would simply say that you only need one Apple ID and one password regardless of the number of Apple devices you intend to sync via iTunes.
Barring the above, how about a way to merge all of the Apple IDs and passwords into one. -
How can I get my ical to sync on all ios devices (imac, macbook, ipad, iphone)?
How can I get my ical to sync on all ios devices (imac, macbook, ipad, iphone)?
Setup iCloud on all the devices and computers as described here: http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/
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I am using the first Mac book air manufactured by apple.i am unable to sync my iphone 4 (ios 7) with it.Nor am I able to sync all my devices through icloud.
If you are indeed using 10.5.8 as indicated in your signature you will first need to upgrade to Snow Leopard; this is available in the Online Apple Store. You will then be able to uprade to Lion - again available in the Online Store where you will get a code to enable download from the App Store in Applications. This will enable you to use iCloud and run the latest iTunes.
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I bought a new computer because my other computer was failing. I want to link my iPhone, iPad and iTunes to this computer. I transferred my iTunes library to the new computer files but don't know how to put them INTO the iTunes library that I have set up on the new computer.
I tried linking my iPhone to the new computer and it will not hook up.
Thanks for your help!I've tried but this hasnt worked for me.
I have replaced a dying computer with a new computer and would like to transfer my itunes account to the new computer.
So far I've deauthorized the old computer and authorized the new computer however the new computer is not picking up the apps, music, playlists etc from my ipad or my ipod.
Ive tried transferring purchases but nothing is transferred.
HELP please -
I accidenttly deleted my notes and the icloud cleared all the message from both ipad and iphone ...How can i get it back?? If I can ??
Your notes should be stored in your backup, so if you have backed up the iPad and that backup does contain those notes that you deleted, you can try restoring from your backup. If you haven't backed up the iPad since you created those notes, they are gone.
If you backup with iCloud only, restoring from backup involves erasing the device and then going through the setup all over again and finally restoring from the iCloud backup. This article explains the process quite clearly.
http://gigaom.com/apple/ios-101-set-up-and-restore-from-icloud-backup/
If you backup with iTunes, connect the iPad to your computer, launch iTunes and right click on the device name on the left and select - Restore from Backup. But before you do that .... turn off auto sync in iTunes - without connecting the iPad - launch iTunes and go to Edit>Preferences>Devices and check the box at the bottom of that window in order to turn off auto sync.
Email messages are not stored in your backups. -
I have an Apple 2 IPAD and an Apple IPOD Touch. Some things are appropriate for each device. For instance, I like all my music and podcasts on the IPOD and I want all my books on the IPAD. When I sync my devices I get everything from ITUNES on both devices. Is there a way I can control this and save valuable space on each device?
Set your synch up for each so that it is manual rather than automatic, and select this items you want for each.
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/media/ -
I have set up all the iCloud on my iPad and iPhone both are the latest version but they don't seem to sinc with each other does this take some time? I am connected to the Internet via wifi do I need to turn the mobile data to on on both maybe??
Welcome to the Apple Community.
You need to turn the services you want to sync (calendars, contacts etc) on on both devices from settings > iCloud. -
I'm trying to get organized and I just added a bunch of books and pdfs to my itunes library. They were all added immediately to my ipad and iphone even though I did not want this. I added them to itunes using add to library and I have both devices set to sync only selected books.
How do I do this in the future so this doesnt happen? Its a lot of work to now manually erase them from each device and it sent my phone over capacity.
thanksI dont see the difference in the posts. I dont think theres anything inaccurate or misleading about what I wrote. The items were immediately added to my ipad and my iphone, even though I have them both set to sync only select items. As soon as I added new titles to my itunes library, they were immediately added to the devices. Not on the next sync. Immediately. Both devices were plugged into the computer at the time. Sorry if I failed to mention they were plugged in but I dont see the signifigance youre making out of it. The problem persists anyway.
Now that I did a test without the devices plugged in, the new items were still added as soon as I plugged my devices into the computer ( I do not have them set to sync over wifi).
Since I have both devices set to manually select items to sync, of course I want to manually select new items to sync. For instance, I am not going to read any of these magazines or books on my phone, ever, and I dont want to waste valuable space with them.
So I'm trying your advice:
I just tried deselecting sync books. It erased all content from ibooks on my device. I then dragged
one title onto the device, and it just goes back to syncing select books, with the one title selected.
It appears that wont work to solve my issue. The next time I add something to itunes it will be put on my phone. Is this really something most people want? To select to manualy control what content is synced, but then have things automatically added. It seems inconsistent to me. -
iOS 8 / iTunes befor sync all with my iPhone 6 (music and pictures) are Crashing. And when i scroll in my Photo library, increased it.
Shame problem to my ipad mini. But there i don`t can sync my music and pictures
If Steve jobs still alive you would never have published such software, befor everything would have worked flawlessly.
Dear would you let the customers wait another month. This would be the end product was great.
Best regards
DarioYou need to copy the iTunes liubrary from your Old computer, or its Backup, to your New computer...
See Here for one way
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
Or...
From your Old Computer... Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
Backup iTunes to an External Drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
An Added Bonus is that you will then have a Backup of iTunes... -
I have forgotten my passcode for ipad and itunes is asking passcode to be entered - even after following directions for computers not synced... multiple times, but iTunes is not "detecting a device in recovery mode." What do I do now?
DFU Restore
This will very likley result in loss of data.
Plug the iPhone into the computer.
Ensure that it is running the latest version of iTunes and that it has access to the internet.
Press and hold both the home and sleep/wake buttons for exactly eight seconds.
Release only the sleep/wake button but continue to hold the home button for another five seconds.
Let go of the home button, then look at the computer screen for an instructional popup.
The popup should say "iTunes has detected a device in recovery mode. . .(etc)" Click accept to all boxes and let iTunes download and install all of the latest device Firmware and Software.
If no popup appears, repeat the above DFU instructions. If you've never done a DFU, it may take about three attempts to get the timing right.
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