Why did all my music on my iphone get erased when i tried to sync to the iTunes on my new laptop?
why did all my music on my iphone get erased when i tried to sync to the iTunes on my new laptop?
As a rule syncing is one way, from the library to the device. There should have been a warning that media content on the device would be removed and replaced with that in the local library. If the content were still on the device it could be recovered with the steps in Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device. You can redownload your qualifying past purchases from the iTunes Store, Amazon store, etc. Do you have the previous computer your device synced with, or a backup, from which the library could be recovered?
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I just bought an iPhone 4s yesterday and it wouldn't connect to the iTunes 10.6.3 I had already on my laptop for my husbands 3gs and my brother in laws iPhone 4. Neither of them ever had a problem syncing with itunes. When I tried I was told to uninstall itunes and reinstall a 64bit version. Took several attempts but I finally got it. Then it said that I needed to upgrade my apple mobile device support and for me to uninstall itunes again and reinstall it. I have done all of this several times and still cannot get it to work right. I have uninstalled every Apple software listed on my computer and had to reinstall it all. Help!!!!!!!
Let's try a standalone Apple Mobile Device Support install. It still might not install, but fingers crossed any error messages will give us a better idea of the underlying cause of why it's not installing under normal conditions.
Download and save a copy of the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe) installer file to your hard drive:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Download and install the free trial version of WinRAR:
http://www.rarlab.com/
Right-click the iTunesSetup.exe (or iTunes64setup.exe), and select "Extract to iTunesSetup" (or "Extract to iTunes64Setup"). WinRAR will expand the contents of the file into a folder called "iTunesSetup" (or "iTunes64Setup").
Go into the folder and doubleclick the AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi (or AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi) to do a standalone AMDS install.
(If it offers you the choice to remove or repair, choose "Remove", and if the uninstall goes through successfully, see if you can reinstall by doubleclicking the AppleMobileDeviceSupport.msi again.)
Does it install (or uninstall and then reinstall) properly for you? If so, can you get a normal iTunes install to go through properly now?
If instead you get an error message during the install (or uninstall), let us know what it says. (Precise text, please.) -
How do I trans ogfer all the songs in my Iphone to the itunes on my new laptop without loosing any of the songs and to start syncing the songs on my iphone with itunes?
You need to use a third-party program like one of those discussed here:
Copy music from Ipod to new computer...: Apple Support Communities
You can Google for more. Google for : iPod to computer -
I have all my music on my external hard drive when I try to add it to iTunes it is automatically added to my MacBook Pro's hard drive. How do I stop this from happening? I just want the music to stay on the external hard drive. Thanks!
This is true of course, but doesn't cover the situation where some files are in the iTunes Media folder and others are on an external drive. In my case I keep my music in the Media folder and all my films on an external drive (there are too many to have on the internal drive). In iTunes 11, and before, it was easy to add those external files by holding down the alt/opt key while dragging to the sidebar. In iTunes 12 this is no longer possible. There are several workarounds: use TuneSpan to move the file after it's been added; delete the file from the Media folder and empty the trash then use iTunes Get Info which will report the file is missing and allow you to locate it; constantly switch the Add to iTunes toggle on and off as required. All of these require a lot more work than just holding down the alt/opt key while adding.
It constantly gets harder. -
Laptop stolen - how do I import the music on my ipod to the itunes on my new laptop?
Title pretty much says it all.
My laptop was stolen and I've now got a new one. I've installed itunes and I've logged into my itunes account. When I try to sync my ipod to my new itunes it won't let me - it only gives me the option of erasing all the content on my ipod and replacing it with what's on the itunes on my new laptop (which is currently nothing!)
I have over 25GB of music on my ipod, the majority of which I no longer have the CDs/ were legal downloads from places other than the itunes store (e.g. Amazon). Surely there is a way to get it back? Because if not it will cost hundreds of pounds to replace!This will only work for iTunes purchases only.
On your new laptop launch iTunes.
From the menu bar click Store / Authorize This Account
If you are a resident of the U.S. and have iTunes 10.3 or higher installed read here >
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store -
I tried to sync my iPod touch to a new MacPro laptop and it deleted all of my music and videos. I called tech support and they told me to email iTunes and they would give it back to me. How do I do this??
Correct. When you update via iTunes all synced media that is not in your iTunes library will be lost.
As IO said before:
You can redownload most iTunes pruchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
I do not think it included audio books. -
I updated my iphone 4s to get iclouds and lost all my contacts. When I tried to sync my phone to itunes, it said I needed to update my itunes for it to work on my phone. There was no place to update so I installed itunes again. Still no contacts !!!! I've tried all the troubleshooting and still can't get them. They are not in www.icloud.com either. Help!!!!!!
iTunes 10.7 does indeed work on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Do you mean you have Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard? If so, and you updated your iPhone 4S to iOS 6 on some other computer, then you may be out of luck synching to your 10.5.8 system, but you can get and try 10.6.3 here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575
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i am having real trouble with finding where all my music has gone from my library. All the songs in my library are on my iphone but when i connect my iphone to itunes the library only shows 459 songs. How can i get all mu music from my phone and itunes into my library?
Please help
ThanksYou may be able to extract the hard drive from the broken computer, mount it in an external drive bay and recover the library from it. Otherwise see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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Why did all my creative cloud project files get deleted ?
Hi
It's been a pretty stressful day today to find that all my project files in my creative cloud folder got moved to the Trash in OS X automatically for no reason.
The weird thing was that I was left with all the subfolders I had created but with no files in them. I could see the files on Creative Cloud website so everything looked fine there. Frustratingly it seams impossible download folders of project files through the website. The CC App was reporting everything was up-to-date when it clearly wasn't.
So the lesson I learnt today is it's not safe to store your projects on the Creative Cloud. Luckily I managed to restore my project but It has taken me the best part of a day to get everything back up and running again.
When you're about to deliver the job you really don't want to switch on your computer to find that everything has gone.I had the same problem, Adobe support no help at all so don't bother calling! Had to pull everything from the trash and sort. just what you need at 9am in the morning. Adobe seems clueless to the problem
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About a month ago I added some new audio books to my iPod Classic and then after disconnecting, I discovered EVERYTHING had been erased.
I had to restore through my iTunes but then I could not load my music back on.
I uninstalled / reinstalled iTunes and completely reformated the iPod drive.
I successfully got my music and books back on but then added a new book two days ago only to discover everything got erased AGAIN!!!
Of course, my 1 Year Warranty was up about a week before the first incident.....
I formatted the iPod again, uninstalled / reinstalled iTunes (it was freezing during sync) and downloaded all my music and books again.
Now I have several books that will not play (they play on iTunes and they played on the iPod before all these events) and the iPod does not keep track of where I was in a book when I have to stop and go to something else.
Does anyone know what is going on with this thing??? I have a 5th Gen Video and in all the years I've had it, I've NEVER had problems like this!
Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do to get my iPod Classic up and running properly again?
Thanks.When iTunes/iPod sync process failed due to timeout, the iPod, has only the initilaised filesytem structure at the start of the Sync.
The timeout failure could be due to
Bad hardisk - do the iPod disk diagnostic, refer to this excellent post by tt2
Slow USB port or resource - Dont use any USB hub, disconnect all other USB devices while syncing
Timeout due to Antivirus or other plugins - disconnect from Internet and stop the Antivirus or monitoribng software if you are syncing.
Preferably stop doing other things while syncing this ancient device, which the latest iTunes designer, think will soon be extinct.
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I just got an Iphone 5s. I plugged it into my computer to transfer all my songs from my Ipod Touch. When I did it erased everything on my phone...contacts, pictures, everything...Can this be undone????
This didn't happen by just by syncing your iPhone with iTunes.
The first time a new iPhone is connected to iTunes that is used to sync with another iPhone or iOS device, you are prompted to transfer the backup for the other iPhone or iOS device to the new iPhone, or set up the iPhone as a new iPhone. This is designed to be done right away with a new iPhone.
Sounds like you selected to transfer the backup for your iPod Touch to your new iPhone. All data included with the backup is replaced by the backup for the device you chose to transfer to your iPhone, which includes contacts and photos/videos in the Camera Roll. Any music or apps that were downloaded with the iPhone can be redownloaded.
You manually entered all contacts on the iPhone, or are you accessing an email account on the iPhone that supports syncing contacts over the air? -
I have a new laptop and numerous bookmarks I want to retreive from my desktop, I set up an account and paired the device both ways and its says synced but my laptop isn't showing the bookmarks or anything. Do you get the code from the old device and enter in the new device correct? again I did both ways because it didn't work so not sure what to do
Thanks Amitshree
I did go to those Links but again it's still not working so I need a little more assistance because although it says it is synced I see none of my bookmarks on my new laptop. -
After i transfer a app from my wife itunes to mi iphone (wich is usually sync with another pc) some apps had dessapeard and when i went back to sync with my own itunes in my own pc, the apps that shows the itunes on my own account are not transfered to my iphone any more.
Does anybody knows what i havwe done and what i have to do to solve it.
The wors think is that i have lost some files that i have downloaded on the word processor app.
Thinking that i was going to recover it after reinstall again the app, nothing had happen.
Thank to allWhat iPhone do you have? You can check in settings>>general>> about.
If you have a 3G you cannot update beyond iOS 4.2.1. The 3G is over 4 years old an was discontinued over 2 1/2 years ago. You need the latest ios to run the latest versions of some apps. If you have a 3GS you can update.
If your phone is not responding, reset it by pressing and holding down both the home button ad lock/ sleep button simultaneously until the Apple logo appears. -
Why did my AirPlay disappear from my iphone and macbook when trying to stream to Apple TV?
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my phone wont sync and it wont put music on my pohone and the new music i just bought will be deleted if i restore my ohine and i will have to re buy all the music i have recently bought
You will need to do it using a third-party utility such as Phone to PC. Also, see:
How to dowload purchased music
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
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