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Note: if you encounter problems with iTunes trying to erase your iPhone from the new computer, read our Prevent iTunes from syncing iPhone instructions
Probably the biggest limitation with iTunes is the one-way transfer allowing to synchronize iPhone and Computer only from the PC to the iPhone
What if you want to transfer your iPhone the other way round: from iPhone to Computer / iTunes ?
The only way to Copy iPhone to Computer is to use a dedicated program
We describe the iPhone to PC procedure in our Sync iPhone to iTunes tutorial
Notes & possible issues
- This solution works for both Mac and PC
- In case you only want to copy your iPhone files to your Computer and not import them to iTunes, select the "Manual Mode" described in the "Notes & possible issues" section of the Sync iPhone to iTunes tutorial
Mike Johnson
Founder and Editor of sync-iphone.com has a sincere desire to provide readers with honest and useful solutions for their iPhone
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Note: if you encounter problems with iTunes trying to erase your iPhone from one of the computers, read our Prevent iTunes from syncing iPhone instructions
As mentioned in a previous post, iTunes only allows one-way synchronizations from Computer to iPhone
Then, if you connect your iPhone to a Computer whose library is different from your iPhone's, you may end up with unwanted song deletions on your iPhone
To prevent this and be able to Synchronize your iPhone with several Computers, you need to transfer data from your iPhone to the Computers where this data is missing
Once all your Computers libraries are complete and synchronized, you can sync your iPhone with any of your Computers without risking to lose songs from your iPhone
Just follow these steps
- Start by synchronizing your iPod / iPhone with iTunes on your first Computer ( the one that is most complete )
- Unplug your iPod / iPhone from that first Computer
- Connect your iPod / iPhone to the second Computer and follow the procedure to Sync iPhone to iTunes and transfer iPhone contents to iTunes onto the second Computer
You are all set !
Now that you know how to synchronize an iPhone with two computers, feel free to do so with as many computers as you want
Notes & possible issues
- This solution works for both Mac and PC
- In case your songs are spread across several computers none of which contains your complete library, set your iPhone to Manual Mode. Then, transfer the songs from every library to your iPhone and finally follow this procedure to populate every Computer with your whole library based on your iPhone
Mike Johnson
Founder and Editor of sync-iphone.com has a sincere desire to provide readers with honest and useful solutions for their iPhone
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Note: if you want to Synchronize iPhone with several Computers click here
When you search over the Internet How to synchronize iPhone with multiple iTunes libraries, all you can find are solutions to Synchronize iPhone with several PC
We are looking for just the opposite: Manage several iTunes libraries on a single Computer
Indeed.
What if, within a household, every person wants to keep his / her iTunes library separated from the others'?
More simply, you may want to create an iTunes library for each of your iPod / iPhones and switch between them on the same Computer
The only application we found able to do this is this one
It will allow you to create multiple iTunes libraries on a single computer and keep them separated without any risk of accidental mix-up
Notes & possible issues
- This solution is compatible with all iPhone & iTunes versions
- Once set up, this program allows you to switch between as many iTunes libraries as you want. It's like having several iTunes on one Computer
- Once you created more than one iTunes library on a single Computer, you can Transfer Music from an iPhone to a dedicated iTunes library
Mike Johnson
Founder and Editor of sync-iphone.com has a sincere desire to provide readers with honest and useful solutions for their iPhone
More about him on Google+
- For instructions on specific email providers such as Gmail and Yahoo!, please refer to the corresponding tutorial
- Sync iPhone Contacts with Outlook
- Sync iPhone Contacts with Gmail
- Sync FaceBook Friends with iPhone Contacts
- Sync Yahoo! Contacts with iPhone
- Sync iPhone Contacts with Hotmail
- Sync iPhone Contacts with Thunderbird
- For Mac, please refer to Sync iPhone Contacts with Mac
One of the first things you need after having purchased your iPhone is to Synch your personal Contacts, Calendars and Email Accounts from Computer to iPhone
Thanks to iTunes, you can sync all these in just one easy operation
- Connect your iPhone to your Computer ( iTunes should open up automatically. If not, launch it from Start->All Programs->iTunes->iTunes )
- Click your iPhone in the "Devices" section on the left
- Click the "Info" tab
- Check the "Sync contacts with" option and select "Windows Address Book"
In case you don't want all your iPhone Contacts to be synchronized with your Computer Contacts, click "Selected groups" and make your choice the groups you want to synchronize
- Then, hit the "Sync calendars with" check box and select "Windows Address Book"
If you do not want to synchronize all your iPhone Calendars with your Computer's, click "Selected calendars" and select the ones you want to be synchronized
- Finally, click the "Sync" button in iTunes lower-right corner
Notes & possible issues
- Once you complete the above procedure, your iPhone Contacts will synchronize every time you connect your iPhone to your Computer
- In case of any iPhone Contacts synchronization problems, on your iPhone go to Settings->Safari->Clear Cookies and restart the Contacts application ( if your iPhone supports multi-tasking, make sure you have actually closed the Contacts app )
Mike Johnson
Founder and Editor of sync-iphone.com has a sincere desire to provide readers with honest and useful solutions for their iPhone
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To sync iPhone Contacts TO Outlook, click here
To sync iPhone with Outlook two-way, click here
To sync iPhone with Local Contacts AND Exchange Contacts, click here
Probably the most wanted iPhone synchronization out there, Syncing iPhone with Outlook Contacts, Calendars and Emails is very easy, as long as you are using iTunes
Make sure the iTunes sync plugin is enabled in Outlook
Outlook 2003
- Go to Tools -> Options
- Click "Other" and "Advanced Options"
- Select "COM add-ins" and then "iTunes sync add-in"
- Click "OK" and then "Apply"
Outlook 2007 - 2010
- Go to Tools -> Trust Center
- Add-ins
- In "Details" select "iTunes add-in" from the "Inactive Application Add-ins"
- In "Manage", click "COM Add-ins"
- Click "Go"
- In the small window that shows up, choose "iTunes sync add-in"
Click "OK"
Before attempting the follwing procedure, for more safety, please consider our tutorial
Backup iPhone Contacts
- Connect your iPhone to your Computer ( iTunes should open up automatically. If not, launch it from Start->All Programs->iTunes->iTunes )
- Click your iPhone in the "Devices" section on the left
- Click the "Info" tab
- Check the "Sync contacts with" option and select "Outlook"
In case you don't want all your iPhone Contacts to be synchronized with Outlook Contacts, click "Selected groups" and select the groups you want to synchronize
- Then, hit the "Sync calendars with" check box and select "Outlook"
If you do not wish to synchronize all your iPhone Calendars with Outlook, click "Selected calendars" and select what you want to be synchronized
- Finally, click the "Sync" button in iTunes lower-right corner
As simple as that!
- This is unfortunately a one-way synchronization from Outlook to iPhone
To sync iPhone with Outlook two-way, use Google Calendar Sync and select 2-way as the Sync option - This procedure works for both Mac and PC
- Your calendars must be Outlook 2003 or above compatible
- Once you complete the above procedure, your iPhone Contacts will synchronize every time you connect your iPhone to your Computer
- In case of any iPhone Contacts synchronization problems, on your iPhone go to Settings->Safari->Clear Cookies and restart the Contacts application ( if your iPhone supports multi-tasking, make sure you have actually closed the Contacts app )
- This solution allows to sync Outlook with iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S
Mike Johnson
Founder and Editor of sync-iphone.com has a sincere desire to provide readers with honest and useful solutions for their iPhone
More about him on Google+
