Re: [apple-iphone] Sync Problem

On 3 May 2013 22:56, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@icloud.com> wrote:

>
> I saved an interesting article (from May, 2010):
> <
> http://macgroup.org/blog/2010/05/10/sync-your-iphone-ipad-or-ipod-touch-with-multiple-computers/
> >
>
> > Sync Your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with Multiple Computers
> >
> > If you have an Apple Mobile Device (iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch) it's
> actually possible to sync it with multiple computers. You just have to
> understand the rules. Apple groups things into four categories:
> >
> > Data – the data or info category consists primarily of things like your
> contacts, calendar, bookmarks, notes, email accounts, etc. This information
> can either be sync'd via iTunes or wirelessly via MobileMe or Microsoft
> Exchange (although Notes currently can only be sync'd via iTunes).
> >
> > Media – the media category consists of your music, movies, music videos,
> TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, ringtones, iTunesU and now iBooks. This
> content can either be sync'd or managed manually.
> >
> > Photos – well this category is pretty self explanatory. It's your photo
> library and all of your photo albums. Your photos can either be in iPhoto
> or simply in a folders and subfolders.
> >
> > Apps – last but certainly not least is your Apps that you've downloaded
> from the App Store.
> >
> >
> > Now that you know what the four categories are, the content from these
> four categories can live on one, two, three or four different computers. In
> my house I sync my iPhone, iPad and iPod touch between two computers. I
> have a MacBook Pro that is my main everyday computer and we have an iMac
> that is our "iTunes media server". Of the four categories above I sync my
> Data, Photos and Apps with my MacBook Pro and I sync my media with my iMac.
> This works great for me because it means that I don't have to keep every
> song, movie, TV show, etc. that I own on my MacBook Pro.
> >
> > How do I sync between more than one computer?
> > This is where most people get scared off. First off the categories can't
> be split if you're syncing. So photos have to be on one computer or the
> other, not both. Same with Apps, etc. The only thing you could get away
> with splitting is if you set your media to "Manage Manually" then in theory
> you could drag content onto the device from more than one authorized
> computer. I prefer to use syncing, which brings me to the big scary message.
> >
> > When I set up a new device I start with my MacBook Pro and in iTunes I
> UNCHECK "Open iTunes when this iPhone is connected" and then I UNCHECK
> Ringtones, Music, Movies, TV shows, Podcasts, iTunesU, and Books. Basically
> all of the media category. I perform my initial sync and all is good. Then
> I unplug the device and move to the iMac and plug it in. In iTunes I
> uncheck Info, Apps and Photos and I enable all of the media categories. Now
> when I hit the sync button I'm going to get a big dialog box warning me
> that this iPhone (or other device) is sync'd with a different iTunes
> library and if I continue it's going o erase the content. That's what stops
> people dead in their tracks. YES! This is OK, all it means is that it's
> going to erase the MEDIA content, not the other content from the other
> computer. It will put on the media you just enabled. Once this second sync
> is done your Apple device is now configured to sync between the two
> computers. You can go back and forth syncing between the two whenever you
> need to. So If I want to sync new notes , Apps or photos I sync with my
> MacBook Pro. If I want new movies, songs, or iBooks I sync with the iMac.
> I've been doing this ever since the first iPhone came out in 2007 and most
> recently with the iPad. It works great!
>

This is most interesting. I never knew that you could split syncing like
this. Has anyone here tried it?

Otto


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