Unable to Sync or Backup

When I try and Sync or Backup my iPad, I am getting an error message "The iPad "..." cannot be synced. An error occured while writing to the device". Any suggestions?

Try a hard reset by pressing and holding down on the sleep button at the top of the iPad while holding down on the home button at the bottom, until the Apple logo appears and the iPad restarts. Try to sync again. If this does not help, look at these articles.
Frozen unresponsive iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281
Unable to update or restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097
iPad not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1495

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Unable to sync or backup my iPad2 with the new iTunes. I keep getting the error ""iTunes could not back up the iPad because the backup was corrupt or not compatible with the iPad.". I've deleted all the old backups but still get this.

I'm totally frustrated by iTunes and don't know how to solve my problem. Like a lot of people on here I'm not able to sync or back up my iPad2 with my iTunes (version 10.4.1.10). I'm running Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit. My iTunes worked just fine until the 10.4.xx updates came out and since June I've not been able to back up or sync the iPad2.
When I connect and try to sync I get the error message, “iTunes could not back up the iPad because the backup was corrupt or not compatible with the iPad.”
I've deleted all the old backups so there are none on my system. I've deleted iTunes and re-installed the 64bit version several times but it has not made any difference. I've read and followed several suggestions on these boards about how to remove and reinstall everything but none have worked yet. I'm stumped here.

I had the exact same thing with my shuffle - same error message saying that it was corrupt so I restored it (wiping everything in the process) and the same message came up as soon as it reloaded. Thank god I didn't try it with my iPod or iPhone first. So many issues with this new version of iTunes!!!!!!!!

Cannot sync or backup properly. Stuck on "verifying" in iTunes

When I'm trying to sync with my PC, the iTunes status is stuck on "Verifying [iPhone name]". It won't go past that so I am unable to sync or backup properly. When I try to restore from backup, all the backup are corrupted or something, and I had to do a full reset. Lost everything but the contacts. However, the same problem is happening again. I haven't reset it again because I don't think it will solve the problem.
This problem has been happening since I moved to a new computer from Windows Vista 32bit to a Windows 7 64bit. I tried to move all the relevant iTunes data. It apparently worked correctly at first, but now the syncing has fully stopped.

Good stuff...
For any other applications you may have trouble with... running in Vista Compatibility mode is done by locating the programs installation directory and then locating the .exe file in your system...then right click on that .exe and a window will appear...goto the compatibility tab and then choose either XP or Vista as the compatibility mode...
See this link for visual help...
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-windows-vista-compatibility-m ode/

After having yet another problem with my MacBook Pro and having to wipe the drive, I am now unable to sync my iPhones etc without erasing all the music on them. Is there a way around this? I have no other library!

After having yet another problem with my MacBook Pro and having to wipe the drive, I am now unable to sync my iPhones etc without erasing all the music on them. Is there a way around this? I have no other library!
iTunes is a mess! It couldn't find it's own libraries and I was forced to create a new one. Now I don't know where my music is or if any's missing.

columbus new boy wrote:
How crap is that?
It's not crap at all.
It's not that simple. For example, I've 3500 songs on my MacBook but don't want them all on my phone, so I have to manually select each song again???
There has to be a solution.
Why not simply make a playlist with the songs you want on the iPhone?
and maintain a current backup of your computer.

Multiple calendars have appeared on my Iphone and I am unable to sync all of them to my PC, running Windows 7 and Office 2010. How can I sync all the calendars to my PC, or, merge the calendars on the Iphone so there is only 1 calendar to sync?

Multiple calendars have appeared on my Iphone and I am unable to sync all of them to my PC, running Windows 7 and Office 2010. How can I sync all the calendars to my PC, or, alternatively, merge the calendars on the Iphone so there is only one calendar to sync?

If the hard drive that crashed is the one that stored the itunes library, be sure to restore the library from Time Machine (mac) or whatever backup you use on windows. That will get back your music. I suspect that the replacement drive has an empty itunes library and thus, perhaps, the itunes match used that to sync to its servers.
Try posting in the iTunes Match forum, you'll probably find more knowledgeable folks there.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/itunes/itunes_match

Unable to use iCloud Backup on iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 6.0.1

Hi, I have been unable to use iCloud Backup for several weeks on both my iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 6.0.1 & my iPhone 4, iOS 6.0.1
iCloud Backup is set to On on both devices. It did backup once or twice, since I installed the iOS 6.0.1, then it stopped working altogether.
I hope someone can help me.

I know. In my post I said ....
"remove the all day event or change the event from all day - in whatever application on your computer that you sync the calendar from and them sync again to remove the event from the iPad calendar."
You will need to do this from your computer. If you do not use your computer to sync with iTunes, you will not be able to get around this.
However, I should have asked of this only happens when you are trying to view events in March, so maybe I misled you. I apologize. Try this now. Quit the calendar app completely in the recents tray and reboot the iPad.
Go to the home screen first by tapping the home button. Double tap the home button and the recents tray will appear with all of your recent apps displayed at the bottom. Tap and hold down on any app icon until it begins to wiggle. Tap the minus sign in the upper left corner of the app that you want to close. Tap the home button or anywhere above the task bar.
Reboot 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 if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

Yet another user unable to sync to Creative Cloud

I am the administrator of a 6-member team using Creative Cloud for Teams. We have one user who is unable to sync their files. Constant "server error". I have wiped their machine clean, reinstalled OS X Mavericks and Creative Cloud apps. However, still running into the same error. It doesn't appear anyone at Adobe is responding to the posts regarding this issue. Its bad enough you can't even share folders with other members of your team as promised. But not even being able to backup your files is totally rediculous.
I EXPECT A RESPONSE FROM SOMEONE AT ADOBE CLOUD SUPPORT TODAY.
My CoreSync log is available here --> https://www.dropbox.com/s/85xrgv138yhm69i/CoreSync-2014-02-09.log.zip
Regards,
Todd Garvin

OK, I've narrowed it down to 3 Project Folders that are causing the entire Creative Cloud Files sync to bomb. The first project folder had a "space" at the end of the folder name. Once I removed the space, the sync worked. On the second project, I've got 90% of the job to sync. I've got 10% more to move into the Creative Cloud Files folder. If that bombs, then I'll start looking at each file to see if there is anything strange in the name that is keeping it from syncing.
What's really frustrating is the fact that ONE file name problem causes the entire Creative Cloud Files sync to die with a server error. Why not just have the troubled file not sync without stopping the entire process. Plus, why not say "Hey, the sync bombed because of a problem with "this" file.
This syncing process is a mess and definately NOT a safe backup solution for files.
Regard,
Todd Garvin

Multiple calendars have appeared on my iPhone and I am unable to sync all of them to my PC running Windows 7 and Office 2010. How can I sync all the calendars, or, alternatively, merge them?

Multiple calendars have appeared on my Iphone and I am unable to sync all of them to my PC, running Windows 7 and Office 2010. How can I sync all the calendars to my PC, or, alternatively, merge the calendars on the Iphone so there is only one calendar to sync?

If the hard drive that crashed is the one that stored the itunes library, be sure to restore the library from Time Machine (mac) or whatever backup you use on windows. That will get back your music. I suspect that the replacement drive has an empty itunes library and thus, perhaps, the itunes match used that to sync to its servers.
Try posting in the iTunes Match forum, you'll probably find more knowledgeable folks there.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/itunes/itunes_match

Unable to Sync with Office 2010 / Outlook 2010

With the semi recent release of Office 2010, and the availability of the Office 2010 beta for about the last year... Unfortunately there has not been a method added to iTunes to support these calendar or contact types.
Any info on this topic would be great. If there is a beta patch available, I would be willing to test it without the fear of being unable to recover a backup of my outlook.pst file.
Thanks for any assitance.

I have a solution that seems to fit globally...
When you download and install Office 2010, you have 3 choices that you may not be aware of: 32-bit, 64-bit, click-to-run.
32-BIT
The 32 bit version is your typical office installation. You need to download the installer and let Office integrate with your system, just like every version to this point has done. This works with iTunes.
64-BIT
I haven't heard anything good about this version yet. Reports say it won't allow syncing with iTunes and various other plugins. Installation works the same as the 32 bit version.
CLICK-TO-RUN
This is a new installation method devised by Microsoft.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/office2010/archive/2009/11/06/click-to-run-delivering -office-in-the-21st-century.aspx
It essentially runs Office as a virtualization on a new Q drive. That means there are no EXE files for iTunes to find. Also, iTunes will not be able to locate a default mail program, even though you have Outlook set as such.
Download time is hugely faster with C2R and updates are seamless. Kinda big brothery to me. If you want to reinstall office with a full, true version, log into your MSN account with the account you used to purchase the software, click my account, click download next the the product you purchased, then click Advanced Options and select the 32-bit version. You will need to uninstall Office 2010 before attempting a new install.
Hope this helps.

IPhone 3G unable to sync with Mac.

My iPhone 3G running 3.0 is unable to sync or charge with my MacBook Pro.
The phone will sync alright with any other computer in the house, just not this one. I have tried uninstalling, then reinstalling iTunes. It most definitely isn't any of the USB ports on the computer, all other USB devices work perfectly. The phone will only show up in iTunes when put in DFU mode. When attempting to restore the phone in DFU mode it downloads OS 2.2, During the restore it later gives me a restore error message (20).
I then tried to restore the iPhone 3G on one of my Windows machines, it worked, it installed 3.0 as opposed to 2.2.
When trying to plug it into the MBP again, it's a no go. I just don't get it, it worked just fine until I decided to backup my phone yesterday, it never would show up in iTunes. The phone shows up in system profiler under USB. The phone also seems to charge and sync during the startup of the computer but then just cancels as if never connected.
I'm also running the latest version of iTunes and OS X.
Any type of help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi,
Try resetting the SMC on the MacBook Pro as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411
If the issue persists, it may be related to a 3rd-party software. You can generally disable the software causing the conflict by logging into another user account or temporarily moving the /Macintosh HD/ Library/StartupItems folder, as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2602
If there is a conflict, you'll want to contact the software vendor for updates, uninstalling or troubleshooting tips.
-Jason

Unable to restore from backup

Hello everyone,
I have a small problem that I can't seem to find a solution to. I have 3gs that I sync with my Dell laptop running Win7 and I'm using ITunes 9. When I go to sync, everything syncs fine, backups are creating and it seems that there are no problems. No errors are given once the sync/backup are complete. The other day, I needed to restore from backup. Here's where the problem comes in. After a minute or so of ITunes telling me it's restoring, I get a window that pops up saying something along the lines of "unable to complete restore because the backup session failed." I had about 6 backups available and they all came back with the same error trying to restore. After reading about this problem here in the forums, some have suggested turning off anti-virus software, making sure certain programs have been given access in a firewall. I've tried to sync with AV turned off, Firewall correctly set and even turned off and then continue with restoring, but i continue to receive the same error trying to restore. Any ideas on what might be happening?? I've saved my directories with backups and reisntalled ITunes, still no progress.. Thanks in advance for any ideas..
Bryan

ninerays wrote:
> Hi,
>
> can anyone point us in the right direction to resolve this issue as we
> are unable to restore files to a particular server from backup? We are
> able to restore the same file(s) to another server though.
>
> The error we are getting is as follows:-
>
> 3/06/2009 11:23:38 AM - requesting resource Fibre Transport
> 3/06/2009 11:23:44 AM - Error bpbrm(pid=1744) Couldn't open
> /usr/openv/netbackup/.rename.1744 on client <servername>, status: 1
>
> 3/06/2009 11:23:44 AM - Error bpbrm(pid=1744) cannot put rename file on
> <servername>
>
> We are running Netware 6.5 SP8 & the backup software is Symantec
> AntiVirus 10.1.7.7000.
>
> Thanks
>
>
"the backup software is Symantec AntiVirus 10.1.7.7000"
Are you sure about that?

Unable to sync bookmarks from Safari

I have been unable to sync my bookmarks to my iPad from my MacBook Pro. It does not work from either iTunes or iCloud. Why doesn't this work? Am I missing a step??
Thanks

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I read your entire message, and my mom's iPhone 5 does this exact same thing. When the idiot at the AT&T store transferred her data (well, most of it) to her new phone, he DID NOT use her latest iCloud backup like he should have, but used some features in "Bump" to move things across. So, in my opinion, it's not worth the hassle of restoring it as a new device as Tim suggests. That's just the easy answer. Here's something odd about hers. It seems to do this, when she's using her bluetooth earpiece (a Jawbone Icon), but not when she's got bluetooth disabled on the iPhone 5 and holding down the "Home" button to activate Siri. If she uses her Jawbone bluetooth earpiece to activate Siri, the answer that Siri presents on the phone's screen will only stay on for about five seconds, then dim, then go blank -- and she has to "swipe to unlock" and, of course, the Siri information is gone. Not so if she uses the Home key to activate Siri.

HT1689 I am unable to sync my Ipod touch due to not enough space ? I delet bunch of podcasts from my ipod still not downloading ? help pl.

im unable to sync my ipod touch due to not enough space ? even after i deleted bunch of podcasts from it ? help pl.

- When you deleted them did the requested amount of storage space decrease?
- Try resetting the iPod. Nothing is lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- When you look at the colored bargraph of storage usage on the iPod in iTunes how much is taken up by "other". If greater than about 3/4 GB then restoring from backup usually reduced the "other".

Unable to Sync Curve Content

I am unable to sync the calendar on my device to my PC . Message I get is "Organizer applications on your computer are not supported". I have a Google Calendar, Outlook calendar and Yahoo calendar on my computer. According to the manual, I should be able to sync to all 3. mffx

Hi and Welcome to the Community!
This KB governs compatibility.
KB12268Synchronization support for BlackBerry Desktop Software for Windows
It is much more complicated, for it depends on BOTH the specific version of the Desktop Software you are using as well as the specific PIM (including it's specific version) you are trying to integrate.
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