Syncing with a different computer

So I activated my iphone with my g4 and within two weeks, for work related reasons, I had to get a new Macbook. Now it is not syncing with the new computer. How can I get the phone to sync with the new computer?

A little more info can help us help you. You say its not syncing with your new computer. When you connect the iPhone to your new computer, does it recognize the iPhone? Does it show up on iTunes? Do you get an error message? Did you install the latest version of iTunes and Quicktime on your new computer?

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How do I unlock a disabled ipod on a Macintosh computer that was synced with a different computer?

Disabled
Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
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If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.

HT1296 If I want to sync my iPhone to my new MacBookPro that was previously synced with a different computer, will it erase everything from my iPhone?

If I want to sync my iPhone to my new MacBookPro that was previously synced with a different computer, will it erase everything from my iPhone?

Yes, unless you first transfer a copy of your iTunes folder from the old computer to the new one.
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Sync with a different computer without erasing?

I am getting really frustrated trying to figure out how to resync with my old computer. Basically, I had a MBA but it had to be returned. Now, I am trying to sync with my old computer but it insists on erasing. If nothing else, I am fine with that as long as it recreates my folder layout, which it wont. There has to be a way to change computers without losing all my layouts.
Anyone?

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Pyro2008 wrote:
Why would I make a backup when I wasnt expecting to lose the MBA?
Because things fail!
iCloud backups do not contain your media. If you have iTunes match, that's a different story entirely, and it behaves in a different way.
You can restore from your iCloud backup, which will bring back everything except your media. You will need to re-sync that from your computer.

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My problem is that I want to wipe my iPhone because my memory is being taken up by deleted apps that I do not know how to get rid of. I will happily wipe my iPhone to sort this problem but I want to keep all my pictures/music etc. Is it possible to back up my photos/music onto a different computer without everything syncing and being replaced with the files that are on this computer?
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I know this is tough but you may have to Restore as New...
As to Losing your Photos... the iPhone is not a Storage Device...
If you Regularly Sync your iPhone... your Photos, Contacts, Etc.. will be on your computer...
So after a Restore as New they can be Re-synced to the phone...
You are probably aware of all this and it doesn’t help your particular situation...
But... if you don’t have a Backup you can use I don’t know what else to suggest...
maybe someone else has a better suggestion...

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I have a library of music already on my iPhone that was synced with another computer. I am working on a different computer and bought some music that I thought I could just drag and drop into my iphone from iTunes. I have read that you need to check manually manage music but when I do that it says it will erase everything on my phone. I don't want to do that because I have music on my phone that isn't in the library I'm using. Is there anything else I can do?

you iphone does not work like a regular ipod, where you can drag and drop music, you must sync it with itunes. plug it into your computer, click on the icon that is labeled iphone. when you do this there is a section on the top that says music. click on that, then you can select playlists and artists, etc. then click apply. it should work then

I am trying to sync my ipad with my new computer, which was previously sync with a different computer. Message says sync will resume when !!! is available

I am trying to sync my ipad with my new computer. ipad previously synced with a differenr=t computer. Connect to itunes & try to sync, but message says
"sync will resume when ".." pc is available.

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http://www.howtogeek.com/104298/sync-your-ios-device-with-a-new-computer-without -losing-data/
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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
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Syncing with a different computer after the death of the first?

*How do I sync my ipod with another computer?*
I've searched the internet and they're all about saving the songs from your ipod and putting them on another computer, but I don't care about that much.
All of my songs were backed up, so syncing with this library is almost the same as my other one.
Anyway, so my other compuyter died and now when I click sync on this coimputer, my ipod does the whole "Do not disconnect" thing, but the music on it stays the same.
Oh, and my ipod went through the wash, but that was like a month ago, and it synced fien with my other computer after it had dried.
Any help would be like really appreciated as this is frustrating me to pieces.
Thanks,
Amanda.

Whoa, sorry.
Found it myself.
My bad.

HT1535 I own an iPhone4, an iPod 3rd generation and an iPad 2. I use the same iTunes library but unfortunately synced iPad with a different computer before syncing to my own. Do I risk losing the films/apps I've downloaded onto my iPad if I sync with my i

I don't want to sync what is on my iPod to my iPad. (I have a 32gb iPod but only 16gb on iPad. The iPod I use mostly for music.) I can't seem to add the films I have downloaded onto iPad to iTunes. If I could do that, I could erase them from iPad to create more storage.
This is intensely confusing, sorry.

Question.....
"I own an iPhone4, an iPod 3rd generation and an iPad 2. I use the same iTunes library but unfortunately synced iPad with a different computer before syncing to my own. Do I risk losing the films/apps I've downloaded onto my iPad if I sync with my iPod?"
Answer.....
Yes you will lose the films that you downloaded to the iPad when you sync with your own iTunes unless you transfer the purchases into your own iTunes library. Were these movies that you purchased? If so, you might be able to download them again for free. Do you have multiple computers that you sync from or is this someone else's purchased content?
You can select whatever you want to sync to all of your devices in iTunes, you do not have to sync the same content to all device.
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How do I save photos that have been synced to my Ipad2, so that they do not get deleted when I sync with a different photo file on my computer.

How do I save photos that have been synced to my Ipad2, so that they do not get deleted when I sync with a different photo foder on my computer (Pc win7).

Place that first folder of photos that you synced to the iPad within the main folder of photos that you sync from and select them to sync again. You can place any number of subfolders within the main folder that you sync from and select those folders to sync. Just "tick"(select) the folders in the photos tab in iTunes.
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How do i sync my iPhone with a different computer without losing all data?

How do i sync my iPhone with a different computer without losing all data?

look here:
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Burned CDs will not sync to my ipod. I just replaced my computer with a different computer, unauathorizeed all previous computers, authorized the one i am now using, but only purchase content will transfer to my ipod.

Burned CDs will not sync to my ipod. I just replaced my computer with a different computer, unauathorizeed all previous computers, authorized the one i am now using, but only purchase content will transfer to my ipod.

Hi ballen13!
I have an article here for you that may be able to address your question and provide some insight into this issue:
Some songs in iTunes won't copy to iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1420
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
-Braden

Can i activiate my new iphone4s with a different computer that i activated my first iphone with as long as i'm using my itunes account?

can i activiate my new iphone4s with a different computer that i activated my first iphone with as long as i'm using my itunes account?

I sync my iPhone with my MacBook Pro.
I installed the 3.1.2 firmware update today with a PC laptop running Vista that I haven't synced my iPhone with. I made sure the Windows laptop was running the current iTunes version, and before connecting my iPhone, I disabled automatic syncing when any iPod or iPhone is connected which is done via iTunes preferences under the Devices tab.
I took a risk and didn't create a backup for my iPhone when prompted. The firmware update followed by installing the AT&T carrier update was done without a hitch.
This is risky without having a backup (which I could have done beforehand) and without having any of my iTunes content available on the PC if there was a problem installing the update.
Do the same at your own risk. The worst would be not having any iTunes content to transfer back to your iPhone in the event you needed to restore your iPhone with iTunes on a different computer but if you allow iTunes to create a backup for your iPhone in advance, at least you could restore your iPhone from your newly created iPhone backup in the event of a problem.

I forgot my passcode on my iPad and it was synced to a different computer that I no longer have. What can I do about this?

I have forgotten my passcode on my iPad. It was synced to a different computer that I no longer have. What can I do about this and if it at all possible without losing everything that was on it. Thanks for the help.

Try this - Reset the iPad by holding down on the Sleep and Home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons. (This is equivalent to rebooting your computer.) No data/files will be erased.
If the iPad was running iOS 7, iCloud: Find My iPhone Activation Lock in iOS 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5818
How can I unlock my iPad if I forgot the passcode?
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ipad/ipad-troubleshooting-repair-faq/ipad- how-to-unlock-open-forgot-code-passcode-password-login.html
iOS: Device disabled after entering wrong passcode
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How can I unlock my iPad if I forgot the passcode?
http://tinyurl.com/7ndy8tb
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http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-a-Forgotten-Password-for-an-iOS-Device
Using iPhone/iPad Recovery Mode
http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonetroubleshooting/a/Iphone-Recovery-Mode.htm
You may have to do this several times.
Saw this solution on another post about an iPad in a school environment. Might work on your iPad so you won't lose everything.
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‘iPad is disabled’ fix without resetting using iTunes
Today I met my match with an iPad that had a passcode entered too many times, resulting in it displaying the message ‘iPad is disabled – Connect to iTunes’. This was a student iPad and since they use Notability for most of their work there was a chance that her files were not all backed up to the cloud. I really wanted to just re-activate the iPad instead of totally resetting it back to our default image.
I reached out to my PLN on Twitter and had some help from a few people through retweets and a couple of clarification tweets. I love that so many are willing to help out so quickly. Through this I also learned that I look like Lt. Riker from Star Trek (thanks @FillineMachine).
Through some trial and error (and a little sheer luck), I was able to reactivate the iPad without loosing any data. Note, this will only work on the computer it last synced with. Here’s how:
1. Configurator is useless in reactivating a locked iPad. You will only be able to completely reformat the iPad using Configurator. If that’s ok with you, go for it – otherwise don’t waste your time trying to figure it out.
2. Open iTunes with the iPad disconnected.
3. Connect the iPad to the computer and wait for it to show up in the devices section in iTunes.
4. Click on the iPad name when it appears and you will be given the option to restore a backup or setup as a new iPad (since it is locked).
5. Click ‘Setup as new iPad’ and then click restore.
6. The iPad will start backing up before it does the full restore and sync. CANCEL THE BACKUP IMMEDIATELY. You do this by clicking the small x in the status window in iTunes.
7. When the backup cancels, it immediately starts syncing – cancel this as well using the same small x in the iTunes status window.
8. The first stage in the restore process unlocks the iPad, you are basically just cancelling out the restore process as soon as it reactivates the iPad.
If done correctly, you will experience no data loss and the result will be a reactivated iPad. I have now tried this with about 5 iPads that were locked identically by students and each time it worked like a charm.
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Try it and good luck. You have nothing more to lose if it doesn't work for you.
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fellow iPod classic owners,
                                       the problem is a failure to sync with the new computer. the conditions are as follows: the new computer is a pc. it has the latest iTunes software installed. the iPod is installed properly. i'm fully recognized by my iTunes account. there is nothing lacking other than my iPod's refusal to sync with my new computer. what have i left undone? i could be suffering from a duh, but i'm not the only one. nothing in the apple world is as difficult as this one is, at least on the surface. if it were that simple an issue, no one would be having any problems with it. any more information needed can be provided by request. by the way, the computer being used has been authorized. that is a non-issue.
                                                                                                             your help is appreciated,
                                                                                                                 hardphil.

I believe the IPOD (Classic) uses USB 2.0, and my new laptop uses USB 3.0. I think they are not compatable because of this. If you find a solution to this please let me know.
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