Syncing the iPhone 4 and iTunes 9.2 is a miserable experience

I continue to have weird and random issues syncing iPhone 4 with iTunes 9.2. I will not have issues for days and then it will start. This morning, I had to do 4 syncs before it would complete. The prior attempts just ended in lockups: locked up sending a podcast to the iPhone 4, locked up at the end of the backup, locked up during a "verify".
This is the same PC I was using to sync my iPhone 3GS. There is either a big, big problem with iTunes 9.2 OR iPhone 4 OR both. Apple needs to get this fixed pronto.

w7ox wrote:
This forum is other users, not Apple tech support.
Phil
Actually his post sounded more like a complaint than a request for support, and even though this is forum under Apple.com>*Support*>Discussions, it is a good place to exchange information with other users. For example, with iOS4 and itunes 9.2 things work a lot better for me. Apple has finally started to address some bugs that affected me since Iphone OS 3.1. Even though the upgrade took like 3 hours.

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IPhone 4 and iTunes 9.2 is a miserable experience

I continue to have weird and random issues syncing iPhone 4 with iTunes 9.2. I will not have issues for days and then it will start. This morning, I had to do 4 syncs before it would complete. The prior attempts just ended in lockups: locked up sending a podcast to the iPhone 4, locked up at the end of the backup, locked up during a "verify".
This is the same PC I was using to sync my iPhone 3GS. There is either a big, big problem with iTunes 9.2 OR iPhone 4 OR both. Apple needs to get this fixed pronto.

FWIW I'm pretty sure it's iTunes.
I have an iPhone 4 and iTouch 3G, my wife has an iTouch 1G and an iPhone 3GS.
ALL have issues with iTunes starting at v 9.2 which I had to install to use iOS4...
IHMO, iTunes has never been a 'good' piece of software, especially on Windows but the Mac version isn't that much better. As much as Jobs would hate to admit it, he needs to get some Windows programmers to make this thing works and works well. There are more alternatives to Apple products hitting the shelves and initial popularity isn't going to carry over if the end-product is just plain bad.

I'm syncing my iphone 3 and itunes says it cannot back up to my computer. ??

I'm syncing my iphone 3 and itunes says it cannot back up to my computer. What to do??

Hey Alan626,
Thanks for the question. This issue definitely sounds frustrating. To troubleshooting, you may find the information in the following article helpful:
iOS: Troubleshooting backup issues in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2529
Additionally, you may want to check your disk with Disk Utility:
Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1782
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Matt M.

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Finally I fixed it like this.
First, I merged the multiple calendars from ICal thanks to http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_merge_ical_calendars and I called it “only.”
Second, I unchecked the gmail calendar (seems iCloud had a problem with it): On the Iphone, open the calendar, go to the bottom of the page, click on calendars and uncheck the gmail calendar. Click Done.
Third, every time I want to sync, I go to the Iphone Settings, iCloud, and uncheck calendars. I respond “keep on my Iphone”. Then, check calendars on again, click merge, and.… voila!

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I set up my Mac mini with the iClound userid/password - so I get my mail and contacts there too.
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That was a loong and perhaps too generic a question. Let me ask something very specific.
My iPhone, iPad, and Mac Mini all sync with iCloud and I have my contacts accessible on all three.
Now when I connect my iPhone/iPad to my Mac Mini, iTunes sync becomes another option.
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iTunes: Understanding iTunes Media Organization
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prior to this i was having problems with itunes telling me to put in a password to retrieve my backup, and even after putting in my normal password it didn't work.
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iTunes help : https://discussions.apple.com/community/itunes/itunes_for_mac

Please help! I synced my iphone 5 with itunes and it deleted all the current information I had on it and restored all info from my iphone 4. Can I recover the info I already had on my iphone 5?

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It can not do that all by itself.
When you plugged it in, iTunes said 'Oh goody! You got a new phone! Would you like to make it just like your old phone?'...
You explicitly said 'Yes'.
You can't undo that.
No backup of the current state of the new phone was made. It was wiped and the last backup of your old phone was restored to it.
Anything you had on the new phone is gone.

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I get the message "iTunes could not sync calendars to the iPhone "name" because the sync server failed to sync the iPhone" every time I sync the iPhone 3GS with iTunes by USB. Can anyone help? Please !!!!

I posted the following to "iTunes could not sync calendars to the iPhone "xx" because the sync server failed to sync the iPhone. What does this mean??" at https://discussions.apple.com/message/15820680#15820680
I haven't seen it mentioned but the secret is to
Sync only selected calendars
Select "Remove Calendars" from the popup window
(This is ambigous: from where are the calendars removed? From the device being synced to)
Click apply.
Oops! My memory is already gone stale. I think I left no calendars selected, then clicked apply. Then I selected the calendars that I wanted, then clicked apply.
In any case, I had a blank calendar on my iPad and then I had all the updated events that I wanted on my iPad.
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HT1766 When in Itunes with my iphone connected to my computer I click on my iphone icon and itunes stops working and I have to close itunes, every thing is uptodate?

Hi When I am in Itunes on my Windows 7 computer with my ipone connected (5s latest) it syncs OK I then click on the iphone icon and itunes stops working and I have to close down? all software is latest version? can any one help?

Hello Dowad,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing when connecting your iPhone to your computer. I found an article with steps you can take if iTunes stops working when you connect your iPhone:
iTunes: May become unresponsive when connecting iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3219
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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zoe1713 wrote:
Is this possible?
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I have a problem with itunes when I sync the saved music and want to sync my iphone 5 ios 7.0.6 no longer passes the music thing is that just stays on "waiting for sync" and not worry please help are more than 400 songs that do not want to hear who are wi

I have a problem with itunes when I sync the saved music and want to sync my iphone 5 ios 7.0.6 no longer passes the music thing is that just stays on "waiting for sync" and not worry please help are more than 400 songs that do not want to hear who are wi

Plawexki wrote:
... do you know if the contacts, photos, messages etc will be wiped?
Yes... Everything will be Wiped and Replaced with what is currently on Your Mac.
SYNCING with iTunes
See here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
From Here > http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/syncing/
You may find this information of interest...
Have a read here...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18409815?ac_cid=ha
And See Here...
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Syncing the iPhone 4 and iTunes 9.2 is a miserable experience

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