iPhone sync....whhhhhhhhhhhhy?

ScarySquirrel · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:08

I just got a new laptop at work and I have installed iTunes, and downloaded a couple of new apps.

I plug in my iPhone so that I can put them on there but when I try to sync it says:

To me, this suggests that it will delete all my apps that are currently on the phone.

If this is the case, WHYY? How ****ing ridiculous!!!

Feek · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:20

You can only sync your iPhone/iPod with one installation of iTunes, it's always been that way.

PaulyD · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:21

Goto Applications tab when selecting your iphone in itunes, choose synch the following apps and only pick the ones you want and that should do the job.

However, i usually leave all the ones currently on there ticked as well just in case it only copies those over!

Don't know why they choose to do it like this but that method works for me.

EDIT: Feek i have my iphone synching to my PC and my Mum's laptop fine?

Nick1881 · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:21

Hey thats my iPhone!

I thought you could sync it with a few, kinda sucks

ScarySquirrel · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:23

Feek said:
You can only sync your iPhone/iPod with one installation of iTunes, it's always been that way.

On my old work laptop though I was able to sync apps, not music. So I don't understand why suddenly it doesn't let me do it.

PaulyD said:
Goto Applications tab when selecting your iphone in itunes, choose synch the following apps and only pick the ones you want and that should do the job.

However, i usually leave all the ones currently on there ticked as well just in case it only copies those over!

Don't know why they choose to do it like this but that method works for me.

As soon as I tick the box to sync applications it comes up with that message.

I have just tried transferring purchases to my library, and it has done this, but only ones I have paid for. So I fear that if I continue I'll lose all of my free apps and have to download again, or that I'll be left with the same problem but on my home PC.

Why do you Apple have to make everything so difficult with stuff like this?

EDIT: Ignore that bit, it has trasnferred all the free ones as well. I'll give it a go and hope it's ok. I bet it screws up!

EDIT: Seems to be ok now, I just had to transfer all apps from phone to library, then click sync applications when that message appeared (the one posted above) and it seems to have kept all old apps.

Woohoo.

PaulyD · 17 Aug 2009 at 14:55

Glad it worked matey

Knew you could do it as I have done it but at work so didnt have my PC + other lappy in front to do a proper walkthrough!

Incidently I can also then synch up my Mum's paid apps and she can synch up mine which is quite good, don't know how this works as would have thought it would be locked down to phone. Think it may be having two iphones authorized on the same computer so that allows to share in between.

philjohn · 17 Aug 2009 at 18:04

I get around this by syncing my itunes installs between my desktop and laptop (files in AppData and all).

Mattus · 18 Aug 2009 at 01:14

It's always seemed like a ridiculous limitation to me. Especially as the kind of person who has an iPhone is fairly likely to have more than one computer.

philjohn · 18 Aug 2009 at 07:03

Mattus said:
It's always seemed like a ridiculous limitation to me. Especially as the kind of person who has an iPhone is fairly likely to have more than one computer.

indeed, doubly so when you realise that Windows Mobile is able to sync to two different computers with ease.

Margaret · 18 Aug 2009 at 08:51

Yeah it's ridiculous, iTunes is such a POS.

Faded · 18 Aug 2009 at 14:24

EDIT - Nevermind.

ps3ud0 · 18 Aug 2009 at 15:47

Can someone explain how to get around this as Id like to know?

I ended up activating my iPhone on a work laptop (and copied over some tunes) but now want to do it on my new desktop and worried Ill lose all my apps (not been backed up to any iTunes til now).

Just a bit confused why theres an issue and paranoid of losing anything...

ps3ud0 :cool:

Whackeygrunt · 18 Aug 2009 at 18:24

This is why Itunes sucks so hard.... Use third party software.

philjohn · 18 Aug 2009 at 21:48

ps3ud0 said:
Can someone explain how to get around this as Id like to know?

I ended up activating my iPhone on a work laptop (and copied over some tunes) but now want to do it on my new desktop and worried Ill lose all my apps (not been backed up to any iTunes til now).

Just a bit confused why theres an issue and paranoid of losing anything...

ps3ud0

I did it by copying my entire iTunes library over (everything in Music\iTunes and AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\) to my laptop, all that was then left was for it to modify (add) contacts to outlook when syncing and it's all good.

You'll need to keep your two iTunes libraires in sync, but if you can manage that it's plain sailing.