Syncing and Error messages

I have a broken Itunes configuration... It affects several things.
I have an Macbookpro, running snow leopard. It had Itunes 11.4 running on it.
My apple ID for app purchases etc is (lets say .... )[email protected] (This is in the australian store).
I also have an apple ID in the USA Store ([email protected]) but, if push comes to shove, I can "lose it"/
I also have an Apple ID ([email protected]) for icloud stuff.
I had/have an Iphone 5 (IOS 8.1) , and have just received an Iphone 6. (I also have an ipad 3)
So the logical thing to do was to back up the iphone 5 to my macbook pro, and restore to my iphone 6.
Nope - attempts to backup the iphone locally failed - click on the backup button, and it returns instantly and nothing has been backed up.
I note at the same time, that the the "contents of the i-device" bar at the bottom of the itunes screen, that normally says something like "Audio XX GB, Video YY GB, apps nn GB, Other - Just has "Other" and one can get the "size" by hovering over it.
So, this is getting frustrating. - in order to install my Iphone 6, I back up to Icloud (initiated from the phone, because itunes won't. allow it).
Of course, this ***** lots of internet bandwidth,but that's OK, I am on a fairly hefty data plan at home and in the office, But, I have to sign up for 20GB of icloud storage, as 5GB is not enough., but that's OK, your prices are reasonable.
So, that gets over the initial problem.
But, now that my iphone 6 is active - I still can' t copy any of my own music from itunes to it. I can drag items to the phone pulldown, but it doesn't allow me to "sync" - THere are some music items "in the cloud" in my itunes library, (Mainly things that have been flagged as "free" by itunes). The issue with the status bar/audio/video appears to be fixed, but Attempts to download them on the iphone 6, return a message.
This device is already associated with an apple ID if you download past purchases with your apple ID, you cannot autodownload or download past purchases.. .etc.... . (But, I don't really care about them). - But it's not clear what this message means.
I have since done a "local" backup of the new phone...
SO, I thought I could reload my "own music" - re-download the podcasts that I want to keep, and the videos.
Well, even that didn't work - I completely removed Itunes, and reinstalled it, and now I am getting when I try to sync something from itunes,
a message that says "The Iphone "My's Iphone" is synced with another Itunes Library" on MyMacbookPro. Do you want to erase this Iphone and sync with this Itunes Library".
What? As I said, I can probably survive reloading music etc, but I am more concerned about data associated with apps, and contacts, and SMS History and so on.... Will this action obliterate those?? ANd I am equally concerned as to what will happen when I try to Sync my Ipad again...
The major concerns are the "Apps" and associated data, and the ability to Sync locally. (much as I love Icloud - there is a lot that i prefer to keep locally) Is there a set of procedures for resolving this. Both error messages
ideally (or not), perhaps this is the time to consolidate to a single apple ID (for me) - Is there are method for "safely" merging the itunes account(s) of [email protected] and [email protected]?
Help!

Tom-
Try restoring your iPod and then syncing. If that doesn't help, take a look at this article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302684
CG

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