When I plug in my phone and/or iPad, the "devices" don't show up in iTunes. I'm trying to sync my music from my iPad to my phone and I've tried everything and nothing is happening.
Right now, my iPad is plugged into my desktop PC via USB cable. Shouldn't there be a "Devices" tab in the top right corner next to "Library?" Either way, under File>Devices, I can't sync or do anything (see image). This is my first time using this computer because I managed to break my laptop over the weekend and just got my iPhone 4 today. My iPad, I got last Christmas and had connected to my laptop, and now, on the actual iPad, when I go to Settings>General>iTunes Wi-Fi Sync, I can't click "Sync Now" and it says "Sync will resume when "Insert Laptop Name Here" is available." Sooooo.... all I really wanna do is get my music and maybe some pictures from iPad onto my phone.
*Note: I have my iCloud set up, and I guess it seems to be working fine, it just doesn't include music or photos.
Hello Isiahjammal,
So after a backup your iPhone was acting like it was restored and now your PC won't even see it?
Please go through this article for steps to take for that.
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch not recognized in iTunes for Windows - Apple Support
Of course step through it in order.
Take care,
Nubz
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