Why do I have to remove all music and videos to sync ringtones?

Hi all,
When I check the "Sync Ringtones" checkbox under my iPhone, I get a message saying "Are you sure you want to sync ringtones? All existing songs, movies and TV shows on the iPhone will be removed."
Whats the deal with that? Do I really have to remove all 16GB of music just to put a new ringtone on??
Thanks

RonAnnArbor wrote:
Inconvenient, yes, but it is one of the ways Apple keeps a lockdown on its Digital Rights Management. You can google and read, because Apple is in the forefront of the DRM wars right now -- but their iTunes system is pretty locked down. They really don't want you to just drag music from one place to another. They want it secured so you can't copy it for someone else and just distribute it. It means syncing back and forth.
An easier way to sync, though, is to just create a new Playlist called "IPhone Music". Drag to that folder any of the music or albums you want to sync. Then in the iTUnes music tab, only check the "IPhone Music" folder. Then disable the Manually Sync option.
Yup I get that, best way to be honest, I was just in a whiney mood before.
About the playlist, I'm doing exactly that. It's working fine, I now just need to source some good free ringtones.

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