Why can't I sync any devices?
Upgraded my iPod, iPhone & iPad to iOS 5 and transferred mobile.me to iCloud and now none of my devices sync with iMac or each other. Also lost all my bookmarks on my iPad. Under Settings all are set to my old me.com account and all have everything checked to sync. The only thing that seems to work is I made 1 purchase in App store on my iPod and it automatically sent to iPhone.
I really need advice I need to keep them all sync'd and need my bookmarks back on my iPad.
What exactly happens when you try to sync? Does it go through the steps?
Does any media sync to the iPod
Was the iPod previous synced to another iTunes library/computer?
Have you successfully synced from this iTunes library/computer before?
Do the songs play in iTunes?
Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
Try syncing using the manual method
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