Updating and backing up

Hi~~ im new to this forum. The problem i am encountering is that I've been trying to Update my phone to a 3.0 for a few weeks now, and the backing up process froze everytime i do it, i delete my pictures, program, and text already and it still freeze during back up. I tried on both a PC and a Mac. Please help me with this, if cant, how do I update without backing it up? since it doesnt ask . THANK YOU

Try a restore and you should get the latest (3.0.1) update. Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes.

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Hmm, well... iTunes trys to activate your iPod using the Apple server to make sure you have bought it legit.
Two things come into my mind:
1) Your iTunes can't access the internet.
2) Apples activation servers are down.
That's just my cents, maybe anyone else has an idea.

How do you update and back up your ipod touch 4 to ios 5?

So I really want to update my ipod touch 4 to ios 5, as it has many new features. The problem is, i am afraid to because i am worried that all my apps, music, and pictures will get deleted. I know many people say to back it up, but when you back it up, do you press update and then does all your data get saved? If not what do you have to do. I read so many answers on how to back up and update but im still in doubt. Also, the songs on my ipod are not from my itunes, they are from my cousins, so do i have to back up on her pc? I just want a very simple step by step process on how to update and back up your ipod,(keeping all apps, music, and pictures) the safe and secure way. Thank you, anything will help.

Apple has stopped signing iOS 5 firmware. The latest version available for your iPod is 6.1.3. You must first backup your iPod then press Check for Update. Backing up will save all of your data on the iPod Touch and your sync options. And no, you can backup on your PC, press Sync and allow iTunes to transfer purchases and copy them to your iTunes library. If your iTunes library does not contain the music on your iPod, I recommend trying to drag it to your library from your iPod. And make sure you are running the latest version of iTunes. When the update finishes, restore your iPod from the backup you made. And to save pictures from your Camera Roll, go into My Computer and open the iPod and copy the pictures to your computer.

I have about 200 pics that I downloaded onto my iPad 2 from a folder on my computer that crashed recently.How doI update and back up my iPad without losing those pics?

I have about 200 pics that I downloaded onto my iPad 2 from a folder on my computer that crashed recently. How do I update and back up my iPad without losing those pics? Pics of my 4 beautiful kids... do not want to lose these!

What would you have done if you didn't have an iPad?
Photos on your computer should be included with your computer's backup along with all other important data. The iPad is not designed to intended to be a backup storage device.
The transfer of photos from a computer to an iOS device via the iTunes sync process is a one way transfer only - from the computer to the device. Photos are optimized for viewing on the device the photos are being transferred to - the original resolution of the photos is changed, which is why transferring these photos in the opposite direction is not supported.
There are some 3rd party paid utilities that support transferring these photos in the opposite direction.

My phone won't let me connect to my wifi and I have updated and backed up my phone and it still won't work

My phone won't let me connect to my wifi and I have updated and backed up my phone and it still won't connect

Try some of the troubleshooting advice here: http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/wifi/

HT201407 i tried to update and back up my iphone but then, i cannot activate it now. I can't open my iphone anymore. What should I do? Thank you!

i tried to update and back up my iphone but then, i cannot activate it now. I can't open my iphone anymore. What should I do? Thank you!

This is usually a symptom that the phone was hacked/jailbroken. Was it?

Work when I tried to update to your iPad a message appeared telling me that the existence of an error in the update and back Aahtaatih of the device is still a pending iPad What should I do

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Thank goodness for this thread!
I installed iOS5 last night and was having the same problems described above with my iPad 1 32 GB + 3G. Unknown Error (1) and was unable to restore.
I took my ipad to the local Apple Store today and was told by the genius that it was a hardware issue, and because the warranty had expired, there was nothing the Store could do. He suggested that I try calling AppleCare. Then I asked to speak with a manager. He apologized again and said there was just nothing the Store could do. I was close to leaving, when I asked a second time if it would be possible to see a Manager.
After asking a second time, he called a manager. After explaining my issue to her, she immediately authorized him to give me a new iPad ! Anyone with this problem should definitely go to the store and be polite but adamant. You should get a new iPad.

My mother and I share the same iTunes account for our iPhones I just updated and back up my iPhone to my computer why is my mom getting all my text messages

Why is my mom getting all my messages I just update my iPhone and back it up to my computer and now she is getting all my messages this has happens before when my little sister first got her I touch she was always getting my messages

Have a look here...
setting-up-multiple-ios-devices-for-messages-and-facetime.html

Duplicates and Trouble Keeeping Music Updated and Backed Up

Hello all. In my attempt to organize my music and back it up since I have over 20,000 songs, when I transfer music to itunes I have hundreds of duplicates. Does anyone know the BEST way to organize music in separate hard drives to one library without duplications and with files that are organized?

'Duplicate' means different things to different people and even programs....
To clarify the 'duplicate' issue a bit, one needs to understand the difference between duplicate song references within iTunes and duplicate song files on the PC.
You can sometimes wind up with two (or more) song references in iTunes that point to the same physical file on the PC. In this case, you need to keep only one of the references within iTunes. If you also happen to delete the underlying PC song file, then the remaining reference will show the dreaded '!' of a broken link. Recovering the miss-deleted song can be easy if you haven't emptied the Recycle Bin, or difficult if you have. Also note that when mass deleting files, if the amount is too big for the Bin, the PC will bypass it and permanently delete the files.
Other times, you have two identical (or close) references within iTunes that each point to a unique song file on the PC. In this case, you need to delete both the reference in iTunes and allow iTunes to send the underlying file to the Recycle Bin. If you only delete the reference, you end up with an 'orphan' song file on the PC taking up space. Some less than musically hygienic folks have ended up with GBs of unwanted songs mingled throughout their iTunes folders. There is a novel method to find and remove them....
The take-away from the above is: Make sure you know which type of duplicate issue you have. Check each and every grouping before you delete the reference &/or the file. You can look at the underlying file of each reference through iTunes by using the 'Get Info' and note the path and file it accesses.
Also note that some song references can appear to be duplicates but are really two different song files, as in the case of:
- The same song in AAC format and Lossless format
- Different versions of the same song (Studio vs. Live)
- The same song on different Albums by the same Artist
- The same song by different Artists
- The same song title but different songs by different Artists
- Other?
Unless you have the 'Kind' column showing, or notice the 'size' or 'bit rate' of the files, you may mistake them for 'true duplicates' (whatever they may be).
It seems to never be a clear-cut answer when dealing with iTunes....or many computer programs.

UPDATE and BACK GROUND TASK

What is the diffarence between call function in back ground task and call function in update task? Can we do the same functionality by using any one of the above function?

Calling a FM in background task will call FM in background work process as tRFC while calling in update task will call the FM in update work process. The update task will be executed after COMMIT WORK statement. The tRFC FM are will be no. of times (BASIS Settings) till the process executes correctly.

Could someone please help me with itunes update and backing up old ipod?

Hello, was attempting to back up old ipod touch to laptop (in order to set up new ipod) but message read that cannot connect because it requires itunes version 10.6.3 or later. itunes will not update on laptop. Any ideas? your help would be much appreciated as I'm new to all of this and don't know how else to transfer old ipod content over to new one. Thanks

iOS 6 requires iTunes 10.7 or later. Install the latest version of iTunes which is 11.
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HT201210 Updated my iPad iOS last night and lost 'street view' on maps. Is apple ignoring this loss of an existing application on maps? What good is the update. How do I get rid do the update and back to what I wanted and had?

Updated my iPad iOS last night and lost 'street view' on maps. Is apple ignoring this deletion of streetview on maps and how can I have it restored?

Streetview is the property of Google. The new application not using Google services anymore (for many reasons you can find around the web), Streetview is gone too. Just download the free streetview app from the appstore

Updated and back uped phone last night and now have lost all photos and aps. What happened

backed up phone last night and lost all aps, contacts, and photos. What happened

The phone was not restored from the backup.
Frankly, unless the user actually copies the pictures off the device to the computer, there is no guarantee they will return. They should return when restored from backup, but it's not a risk that most intelligent people are willing to take if the photos are considered valuable.
Apps may not be syncing due to the "Sync Apps" option being deselected.

I attached my perfectly functioning iPhone 4 to my computer to update and came back to an error message saying I have to do a factory restore which cause me to lose everything recent because I'm not even sure that the backup completed correctly

I left my iPhone attached to my computer to do an update and now I can't use the phone at all. It was taking so long I left it, when I came back there was an erroe message saying that I need to do a factory restore on the phone. It wasn functioning perfectly before I attached it to iTunes to do the update and now since I can't even be sure that the back up completed, I'm faced with losing a lot of stuff recently added to my phone.
I don't want to do a restore, I just want my phone back to how it was this afternoon before I connected it to iTunes.

If the screen shows a plug going to itunes, then you have no choice, It's in recovery mode. You'll be given the chance to restore from a backup either from itunes or icloud.
I assume when you got the message to update (was this for the ios or update some apps?), that was before the device when dead. At any rate, doing a restore does not change the ios.

HT5622 I am the owner of my iPhone 4 and it had not been updating and allowing me to download apps. So I decided to do factory setting, before doing so I had backed up my phone on my computer then I had erased everything from my iphone. But now I want to

I am the owner of my iPhone 4 and it had not been updating and allowing me to download apps. So I decided to do factory setting, before doing so I had backed up my phone on my computer then I had erased everything from my iphone. But now I want to start everything from the beginning, and on my setting my Apple ID is present however when I put my password in it doesn't let me log in. The message that I receive says that I would have to remove my Apple ID as it will not let me log in with that I'd even though I am the original owner, I have tried everything on find my iPhone as well, even there my Apple ID not showing on the devise.
If anyone has had a similar experience could you please advise me on what to do,
Thanks

You must have the credentials that were used to turn on Find my iPhone on the device. Without them, you can not get past the activation lock.

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