When you purchase another apple product, which set up do you use? New, back up from iCloud or iTunes?

Which set up do I use when another apple product is purchased? New, back up from iCloud or iTunes?

It depends on if it is a replacement for an older device. If so, then set-up as new from backup.
If you are using both devices, they can be set up as separate devices, yet sync information through your iCloud account.

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I will not purchase another Apple product until iTunes is sorted.

I am an iPhone and iPad user for work and for home. Let's be clear, I think those products are great. I rely on them heavily for day to day life. They are however hampered by the inability of iTunes to do anything properly. I am an IT literate person and have a lot of experience of using many different pieces of software and I can categorically state that iTunes is the worst piece of software I have ever used.
Examples:
Just downloaded iOS 5. Was updating my iPhone and the sync crashed halfway through. I now have an iPhone where no apps work. iTunes currently crashes every time I try to re-sync it.
The whole sync experience is poor. It is often confusing and I generally start a sync with a feeling of dread. It is not the consumer experience that Apple should be giving people.
Sync speed is ridiculously slow. I have 32Gb iPad and iPhone. Sync often takes over an hour. Even though my iTunes library is stored on a NAS there is no excuse for this poor performance.
If I rip music from CD's using windows media player, WMP will find the album art and song titles every time without fail without me having to do anything else. If I then try to import those files into iTunes, almost certainly it will not find the correct album art. I would understand this if I was listening to obscure music but this recently happened with the latest Red Hot Chili Peppers album. Ironically, while the message 'Cannot find Album Art' was being displayed, the album and it's artwork was being shown on the Ping bar.
So, I have had enough. While the devices themselves look and work brilliantly they are let down badly by the software. Just google 'iTunes problems' and there are pages and pages of issues heading back many years. Apple needs to grasp the nettle and rewrite iTunes.
Until they do so, I will not be purchasing any more Apple products. If you agree, I hope you do the same.
David

My iphone 4 is having problems with backups. It just hangs, yet applemobiledevice is hogging 25% CPU. I also can not access the itunes store to see apps and what not. I too am on Win 7 64 Bit running the latest version of 10.5. I have tried deleting all backups and starting fresh, netsh winsock reset, and creating a new windows 7 account and trying to backup that way. So far no luck at all. I have also tried uninstalling all apple software and rebooting, then reinstalling.
I wonder if there is a beta version of itunes 10.5 that was less buggy we could use. I am convinced the public release of itunes 10.5 is just not going to work for me.
I applied my windows updates yesterday when trying to get all of this to work. It was not working so I thought you know what let me go ahead and install these updates still didnt work. So I can say for me with or without windows updates it did not matter.
I also tried deleting the itunesprefs files in my user profile. That did not work either.
Im out of ideas at the moment, I have sort of just told myself i better just accept that I will not have ios5 until apple releases a new version of itunes. Ill update here if I find a solution or if I try anything else.
Erik

How can i tell when i purchased an apple product?

I cannot find my time capsule receipt. Therefore I am unsure how old my time capule is and if it is stillunder apple care. Any ideas on how I can find this out? does apple track this?

Apple should keep pretty good idea of when a serial number was released.. just ring up and ask.
But if you have a Gen 1 TC it is out of luck.. they are more than 3years.. Applecare is max 3years.

When you inport a mp4 video (from computer) into itunes where os it located

I cant find an mp4 i put on it
i have a dell computer btw
can anyone help?

i dont need it in w/e i need it in itunes its in a file on my hard drive right now, i choose to open it with itunes and nothing happens, my movie tab is empty

I am setting up my new iPhone 5s with back up from iCloud but only my expired applied is recognised. even though i put in the original correct password it is not accepted as message comes up that "your apple id or password is incorrect". I am stuck.

I am setting up my new iphone 5s using a back up from icloud. Problem arises when asked for Apple id and password the second time for store purchases. It shows my old expired Apple id (my old email address). There is no option to change the id and even when I put in the correct password for the old id (used originally) it kicks me out with the message ""Your Apple ID or password is incorrect" .. this is true as my apple id is wrong but I cant change it. Anyone know what I should do. Dont have access to my old deleted email account. Thanks

Hello jwpg,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing after restoring an iCloud backup. I recommend the following articles for an issue like this:
iCloud: "Incorrect Apple ID or Password" alert when setting up iCloud after upgrading to iOS 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5207
iOS 7: If you're asked for the password to your previous Apple ID when signing out of iCloud
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5223
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

Is there a way to play video clips that use adobe flash and if not when are you going to resolve your problem with them ? I won't buy another apple product until you do and I Know I,m not the online.

Is there a way to play video clips that use adobe flash and if not when are you going to resolve your problem with them ? I won't buy another apple product until you do and I Know I,m not the only one.

Use the search feature and type in Flash and there are like thousands of posts on this.
You seem to think you are addressing Apple with your post. This is a user forum and we are all users just like you.

I'm trying to set up my iPad2. I am entering my Apple ID and get a message that says "try another apple id, this ID is already being used. The only time I've used this Apple ID (my email), is when I bought a mac for my college student.

I'm trying to set up my iPad2. I am entering my Apple ID and get a message that says "try another apple id, this ID is already being used. The only time I've used this Apple ID (my emal) was when I purchased a mac for my college aged child.

Thank you...I had selected the incorrect option to create an Apple ID....so backing up a few pages and doing as you stated worked!

HT201304 Visa has changed for the purchase of Apple products, i did not know how I put the new MasterCard number to finish the process of buying products Thank you

Visa has changed for the purchase of Apple products, i did not know how I put the new MasterCard number to finish the process of buying products Thank you
i have ibad mini
and iphone4
laptop sony
can you sent for me the anser

Changing Account Information > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1918

Can you recycle your i pod shuffle for gift card to apple or get a discount for another apple product?

Does anyone know if you can recycle your ipod shuffle to apple for a gift card or discount for another apple product?

This page describes the programs
http://www.apple.com/recycling/
At the bottom, it says "10 percent discount does not apply to iPod shuffle."

Do I have to be present when turning in my apple product for repair?

Do I have to be present when turning in my apple product for repair?

1. You don't need to create any new subscription offers for that special edition. In iTunes you create a single-issue purchase for it, just like you did for your other individual issues.
2. A yearly subscriber will be entitled to your special issue if their subscription timeperiod covers the publication date of the special issue.
3. No. You should be creating single item purchases for each individual issue in iTunes.
Our publishing guide walks through the whole process, see http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ppcompdoc/Adobe_Publishing_Companion_Guide_for_iPad.pdf
Neil

I plan to buy a refurbished iPad Air 32 Gig - Wifi. Any risks purchasing refurbished apple products?

I plan to buy a refurbished iPad Air 32 Gig - Wifi. Any risks purchasing refurbished apple products?

Not a "must". But think about it this way. If you were to drop your iPad Air and crack the screen, without Apple Care plus, it would cost you $299.00 USD to replace it. Apple Care is $99.00. The incident cost (of which you receive 2) is $49.00 USD. So it is a great way to protect your device.
Also, with apple care, you recieve free technical support over the phone for the 2 years of warranty. The devices come with 90 days of free support.
It is up to you of course.

I have an apple id which I have been happily using to purchase from iTunes and it appears on iPad and iPhone. Now I have done something wrong in iCloud and my mobile me Id comes up on iPhone and iPad so I can no longer purchase. What should I do.

I have an apple id which I have been happily using to purchase from iTunes and it appears magically on iPad and iPhone, MacBook and partner's iPod touch. Now I have done something wrong in iCloud and my mobile me Id comes up on iPhone and iPad so I can no longer purchase using this and i can't find a way to reset What should I do? I want to be able to buy apps from iPhone and iPad from this same account and still synch with my mac book and share with my partner's iPod touch.
Any suggestions?

We are users, not Apple. We cannot trace your phone, and neither can Apple.
Please change every password you have. Posting your email addresses and Apple IDs on a public forum is insane. Hopefully a Mod will edit them out for you.

HT204053 I set up one apple id for icloud on my iphone and another apple id for ipad. I cannot use icloud to automatically sync the two.

I set up one apple id for icloud on my iphone and another apple id for ipad. I cannot use icloud to automatically sync the two.

How can I delete the incorrect apple id?

Hi, I need to take my daughter off from our Apple account and set up her own. So, delete her from one account and create her own. Realize I sound imbecilic for not knowing how to do this. Any ideas? Thank you so much. Jules

Hi, I need to take my daughter off from our Apple account and set up her own. So, delete her from one account and create her own. Realize I sound imbecilic for not knowing how to do this. Any ideas? Thank you so much. Jules

You don't have to take her off your account exactly: she needs to sign out from your account on her computers and devices. Then she can obtain an Apple ID at http://appleid.apple.com and use it to sign into System Preferences or Settings>iCloud.
However, there are some issue about this. If she has been syncing her calendars and contacts to your account then the data will disappear from her devices, but remain on your account. Individual calendars can be exported as .ics files and reimported into her account, but if she has her contacts mixed up with yours she will have to enter them individually in the new account (or export yours, import them into hers, and delete the ones she doesn't want.
More intractable is the email issue. She cannot move an address from your account to hers, so if she has been using a alias on your account to have her own address she cannot transfer it. She will have to create a new email address.

Am I eligible for Applecare if I purchase an Apple product at a store other than an Apple store?

Am I eligible for AppleCare if I purchase an Apple product at a store other than an Apple store?

Not purchased yet. Perfect condition. It is on sale in a store other than Apple and if I purchase it, would I be eligible to register it for AppleCare?

When you purchase another apple product, which set up do you use? New, back up from iCloud or iTunes?

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