Syncing ringtones and music

I am new to iTunes so I am looking to someone for some guidance. When I create a ringtone and then sync to the phone, iTunes will then remove all my music, video, etc from my iPhone. Obviously, this could be rather annoying if each time I want to add a ringtone, I have to then go back and add my music as well. My question is if this really what will always happen when adding a ringtone or do I have some option checked incorrectly someplace? Any help that you could give would be appreciated.

I do only sync to one machine. When I check the box to sync my ringtones (under the ringtone tab), a dialogue pops up asking if I am sure I want to do this because it will remove all other media files. Right now it's not a big deal because I haven't loaded up my iphone yet. But eventually...

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I have an iphone 3 and I have lost all my downloaded ringtones and music but when I sync with itunes it will not load it back on my phone. Does anyone have any suggestions?

When you sync with itunes on your computer make sure you have all the songs that you want to sync selected in the music tab in itunes when you connect your phone. Also with your phone connected click on the tones tab and make sure all the ringtones you want are selected there then sync

IPhone and Ringtones and Music...

Unsure if this if the correct place for this question, but here goes anyway... Sorry if it has been answered before, but these forums arent the easiest to navigate during a search
Is there a way to get ringtones from iTunes into the iPhone without having to automatically sync the files/folder?
The reason is that I manually manage my music library through iTunes and if I try to add a ringtone, it must be auto synced to be added.... Doing this wipes the phone of all music/video etc, and the only way to add music is to auto sync that too...
Is it possble, and if not why not, to manually manage my ringtones and music without wiping one or the other from the phone...?
Cheers,
Iain

No, there is not. Automatic syncing must be used to transfer Ringtones, and changing from manual to automatic (or the reverse) removes all the content from the phone. Assuming all the content is still in iTunes, all you lose is the syncing time.
You can submit feedback to Apple: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html.

N96 Ringtone and music storage

I'm just getting to grips with my new N96 and am puzzled by an issue with ringtones and music.
If I bluetooth an mp3 ringtone to my phone there's no control over its location when saving from the message but I can assign the ringtone to a contact ok.
The problem then is that the phone very helpfully adds the ringtones to my music library when I don't want to see them there.
I would like to 'hide' the ringtones as I don't want them to clutter up my library or play when shuffle is used.
Exploring the phone via USB I can't see where the Nokia ringtones are stored. Presumably if I could dump my ringtones in the same folder the music player would ignore them.
Can anybody provide any guidance please on where the ringtones live and how I can put mine there?

There is a very easy way to do this. This method does not involve keeping your sound files 'hidden'. This means your files will still be accessible from other apps. Also, you DO NOT not need to hack your phone for this.
http://lagenda4046s603rd.blogspot.com/2010/08/13-all-mods-pack-in-sis.html
This little app will let you do exactly what you want. The music library will now only look in E:\music (memorycard>'music' folder)
HOWEVER, when you install it, it will still show your ring tones and other sound files, but it wont show any further sound files that you add to your phone unless you put them in E:\music. THERE IS A VERY EASY WAY AROUND THIS:
BEFORE INSTALLING Just hide all the sound files you don't want in your music library (make files 'hidden'), then install '13 all mods' (link above), then unhide those sound files.
Now your music library will ONLY show music in E:/music AND your other sound files remain unhidden, so other apps can use them normally.
Enjoy!
There are also other options during install. All of the features are optional during install. Your phone may not support all the options, but hopefully it will work for the music library function.
When you install, it may say 'phone not supported', BUT INSTALL IT ANYWAY. This just means that not all the extra options will work for your phone (e.g. disable nokia hands), but you should expect the music thing to work properly.
Note: this app will not show an icon in you menu, but it will be in you app list in 'application manager'. There, you can uninstall it, and this will undo any features you selected i.e. it will show all your sound files, ring tones and anything else you selected etc.
Regards and Good luck
waterjet@ipmart

My iPod gen 2 willnot sync apps yet it still syncs photos and music. i was able to yesterday. and it still sync when i plug it in. but i can't add apps to my daughter's iPod. how can i be a hero?

My ipod gen 2 willnot sync apps yet it syncs photos and music. i was able to sync yesterday and it still syncs everything else. i don't use icloud because all devices different purposes. How can i be a hero to my daughter?

i powered ipod off, plugged cord into devise and pressed the home button while plugging in the usb till the plugged-in picture came up on the ipod. it then let me reset in the ipod on the summary page(it was failed-password attempt and connected to a non-existent computer with different account-grandmas). so i reset it, change the name and was able to sync apps, music and photos. i have bout 300 apps, so today i found more for my daughter and ran into this problem. my apple id is also attached to the ipods itunes access. am i missing a step?

Unable to sync ringtones or music to phone

My phone will sync all contacts and apps but when I try to sync ringtones or songs I get a message that says my phone is synced to another library. I have itunes authorized on 2 computers but I have never tried to sync to one of them. This problem started after getting my phone replaced under warranty and updating to ios4 and itunes 10.
Any help would be appreciated.

In regards to iTunes content, an iPhone can be synced with an iTunes library on a single computer only regardless if more than one computer is authorized with the same iTunes account.
If this is the same computer you have been syncing your iPhone with for iTunes content, all iTunes content on your iPhone should be in your iTunes library on this computer. Your iPhone will be erased of all music first, but this should not prevent you from re-transferring your selected music from the iTunes library on this computer to your iPhone.
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Read this... import photos to your computer...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083

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I loaded the photos through iTunes from iPhoto, the folder is on my computer in iPhotos. And still checked in iTunes. Here is the exact message I get when I click on "Synch Music":
Are you sure you want to sync music? All existing content on the iPhone “Arthur Fenster’s iPhone” will be removed and replaced with songs and playlists from your iTunes library.
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How do i use isync to sync my music and photos from my imac to my phone?

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What exactly happens when you try to sync?
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Was the iPod previous synced to another iTunes library/computer?
No, the iPod was not previously synced to another iTunes library/computer at all
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What is the format of the song files?
What is the bitrate of each file?
Do some have DRM protection?
Any error messages?
Do you have all these songs checked in itunes?
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