Hello; I don't have an iphone and probably won't anytime soon because
I'm with sprint; but your problem could be with a t & t's block on
tethering. There may be a option in the phone that was preset by the
carrier. now that a t & t is going to allow tethering but do away
with unlimited data plans, maybe you will be able to completel sinc
the device. good luck, max
On Jun 15, 2010, at 4:33 AM, M. Taylor wrote:
Chris Wrote:
OK, thanks all for your help on opening applications. I was hoping
that I
would be able to hook up my iphone to the mac and have it
synchronize to the
mac, but apparently this doesn't work because it doesn't sync to that
library. Is there a way to tell it to forget about the p.c. and
transfer
all the content to the mac or must I try to transfer the stuff from
the p.c.
over to the mac and then sync? What a pain.
REPLY FROM MARK:
Hello Chris,
I wanted to reply to you some time ago but commitments prevented me
from
doing so until now. I am so far behind on this list that it's almost
laughable. While I'm sure someone has answered this question, I
wanted to
chime in on this one.
1.
Like you, I have/had my primary iTunes Library on a windows PC.
Like you, I
needed to change my primary sync source from the Windows version of
iTunes
to the Mac version of iTunes.
I am sure you have researched this on the web and have found a
plethora of
information some of which contradicts itself.
Here are some things that one may try but will probably be more
trouble than
it's worth.
1.
Using a home local area network, try to point the Mac version of
iTunes to
the same .itl file as the Windows version of iTunes uses. This
would appear
to work except that your media paths will not be valid given the
different
file structure of the 2 operating systems.
2.
Copy the Windows iTunes library to a new location. This will not
work if
your source files reside outside the original library.
3.
Use a third-party application to accomplish your goal. Frankly, I
prefer to
use as few third-party applications as necessary in accomplishing
tasks.
4.
Backup your iTunes media to DVDs and then restore to the Mac. This
will
work unless you have tons of media in which case it's going to take
a mighty
long time.
Yesterday, I accomplished the same goal of changing my primary sync
source
from my Windows PC to my Mac. Next week, I will, once again, use my
windows
PC as my primary sync source complete with any new apps or media
that may
have been acquired on the Mac.
If done correctly, one can accomplish this with only a few steps and
with
complete confidence that all of the contents of the iPhone will be
the same
after syncing to the Mac.
OK, how did I do this? Oh! One more thing, I accomplished this using
VoiceOver only. I did not use my residual vision in any way.
Chris, while I have a home local area network, this is not necessary
in
order to accomplish this tasks. That is to say, if you don't have a
wireless network with network attached storage, (recommended) you can
accomplish the same tasks by setting up an ad-hoc network. Once
done, you
may terminate the ad-hoc network without fear of damaging or losing
any
data.
To begin, you much turn on Home Sharing on each computer. This
requires
that both computers be authorized under the same account in the iTunes
store. Enabling sharing in the preferences tab will only allow you
to play
media from a remote computer, not import it into a different
Library. This
is a crucial point to note, OK?
Once you have enabled Home Sharing, you will see the contents of
everything
in the first computer's library. All that is necessary is to simply
select
it and choose the Import button then let the computers do the work.
This
will work for all apps and media. The only thing it does not work
for is
photos but that is an easy thing to transfer via conventional methods.
I know this has been a long reply but I hope it sheds some light on
moving
data from one iTunes Library to another, regardless of the operating
system.
I have deliberately kept my reply general for how one implements the
general
technique described above may vary.
I wish you all the best.
Mark
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Subject: transferring itunes library to mac
OK, thanks all for your help on opening applications. I was hoping
that I
would be able to hook up my iphone to the mac and have it
synchronize to the
mac, but apparently this doesn't work because it doesn't sync to that
library. Is there a way to tell it to forget about the p.c. and
transfer
all the content to the mac or must I try to transfer the stuff from
the p.c.
over to the mac and then sync? What a pain.
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