What if you connect to another account?

What happens if you connect your iPhone while another user is logged in? Does it sync to that user's settings, replacing all your contacts, mail accounts, media, etc?
I found this in a knowledge base article:
Important: If you're using a PC, you should be logged in to your own user account on the computer before connecting iPhone.
It doesn't say what happens if you do this on a Mac though. Is it smart enough to recognize the iPhone belongs to another user? What if two members of the family have iPhones. Does it keep them separate?

shroudlupe wrote:
Can I use the iPhone to transfer some audio files from one computer to the other?
No, but this article has lots of suggestions for moving your music to another computer, http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1373

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Turn off Find My iPhone in iCloud on the iDevice.
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Use Settings > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
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I have a phone password enabled so its not that, any help would be great.

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Amy other ideas?
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Is it me or has anyone else experienced this when you switch to another account the screen sometimes goes blue
It happens frequently
First of all why does it happen
And second is there a way to resolve it
Thank you

I'm getting this issue occasionally as well.
I'm logged in, my Mrs selects her account from the Fast User Switch menu, the screen goes blue and there's no further response. The mouse still operates, but it looks like the keyboard loses the connection, as the caps lock key no longer lights when pressed.
I've left the machine sitting for a while, but it doesn't come back and the only way to resolve it, is to power down and restart.
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Safari
Tweetie
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Yes long as you have it set to manual update. If you started syncing to your home PC, connect it there and rightclick it in itunes, hit options and select "Manual Update" and hit OK.
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" I had tons of stuff stored on itunes, now my itunes account is blank."
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Use your backup copy of your computer to put everything back.
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Then you should read these.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1804704&highlight=sonnet+tempo+pro
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1721573&highlight=sonnet+tempo+pro
This was strange but has to do with how startup disk and nvram interact
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1795765
I think your problems were solvable and not that the Sonnet card and 5,1 is not bootable, in fact the 5,1 is easier, there are more supported cards.
I have the 1,1 where the Sonnet Pro is recommended but for data only and are not bootable because of the 32-bit EFI firmware. NOT the 4,1 and 5,1. The 2008's are problem child and have a mix of PCIe 1.1 slots, first implementation of EFI64 that also has problems. Also the 4,1 has two PCIe 2.x slots 3 and 4 that share a controller but that simply limits bandwidth.
I would have left the TRIM support and NVRAM changes in Yosemite to a separate thread if you wanted to focus on the Sonnet Tempo Pro support in Mac Pro 2010-12 5,1s.
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The PCIe card gets seen and treated as external and therefore 'eject' but of course you can't when it is the system boot drive.
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I want to inform you about my purchased list I tried to open it many times but invain. I tried to open the list at another device but it didn't open, So I tried another account on my device at it opened, So the Problem is not in my device I think in the a

I want to inform you about my purchased list I tried to open it many times but invain. I tried to open the list at another device but it didn't open, So I tried another account on my device at it opened, So the Problem is not in my device I think in the account. I hope my problem will be solved soon.
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It sounds as though you are trying to talk to Apple. Unfortunately, this is a user-to-user forum and Apple does not participate here.
You say you tried opening it "but in vain" - describe what happens, do you get an error statement or is the list just empty.
You tried another account, does that mean you set the Account ID to another one (for the itunes store?) and now you do get a list? Is it the list of apps that you have purchesed? If so, then recall that the device must be connecting to itunes using the ID that was used to purchase the apps. If you later change to another ID, then all the apps purchased under the other ID will be removed.
If I'm not understanding your problem, please describe it again and include more information.

I did allllll that is listed below, but when I get to sync iPad, it won't sync, what do I do? Preparation Before you connect any device to a new library go to the Devices tab

THis is what I did, but when I get to sync, it won't sync.....what do I doLynnLynn
Preparation
Before you connect any device to a new library go to the Devices tab of the the preferences panel via Edit > Preferences (Windows) or iTunes > Preferences (Mac) and ensure the box next to Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically is ticked. You can now safely connect the device to your computer without the danger of media being automatically deleted or overwritten.
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See also: HT1848 - iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer.
Back up (iOS only)
If this is an iOS device you should now right-click on it (control-click on a Mac) in the left-hand column of the iTunes window and click Back Up to make a backup of the current settings and application data on the device.
Recover other media
iTunes only permits the transfer of iTunes Store purchases. If your device contains other media that you've ripped from CD or downloaded from other online stores you can either go back to the original sources or use third party software to extract your data from your device. There is a list of some of the software available below.
Recover other purchases
Your device may not have held all your iTunes Store purchases. You can recover qualifying purchases from your account by visiting the home page of the iTunes Store and clicking on the Purchased link in the Quick Linkssection in the right-hand column.
See also: HT2519 - Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
Restore (iOS only)
Having backed up your device, and rescued all the media from it that you can, you should now restore the device from the backup that you took earlier to ensure that the device is properly associated with this new library. Right-click on it (control-click on a Mac) in the left-hand column of the iTunes window and click Restore from Backup...
Sync
Set up your preferences for syncing Music, TV Shows, Podcasts, Info etc. then click Sync. For a device that holds calendar or contact information you should be prompted to restore or merge. Click merge to copy this information into your computer. Your device is now properly associated with your new library and you shouldn't have lost any data.
Backup your library
For the future you should backup your library to a separate hard drive or network share as restoring a backup is much easier than the process above. The user tip Backup your iTunes for Windows library with SyncToy gives a suggested way of doing this effectively for Windows users. Mac owners can make use of Time Machine, or useCarbon Copy Cloner which does a similar job to SyncToy.

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