To me to synchronise in ordinary English language means to match, but if the computer is the master and iPhone is the slave I'm reluctant to synchronise because this must mean that anything on the iPhone that is not on the computer will be deleted. Or is this another example of the a use by computer geeks of ordinary English language? Will items on the iPhone which are not on the computer b replicated on the computer as part of the synchronisation process?
Michael Sent from my iPhone > On 4 Jan 2016, at 8:30 AM, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote: > > A backup also looks after all your settings so you can reinstate a device > following a calamity. > > If you are comfortable not having this option, then don't worry about it. > >>>> If I sync my iPhone with the computer does it mean that photos get >>>> removed from my computer if they're not on the iPhone? > > No. The computer is the master, the iPhone the slave. > > Tim > > Sent from Tim's iPhone > >> On 4 Jan 2016, at 7:57 AM, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >> >> My question is - back-up what exactly? >> >> The only thing I have on my iPhone is a small collection of reference photos >> which get copied ( that’s a verb I actually understand) to my MBP and >> deleted off the phone. The rest is a series of partly finished crossword >> puzzles and a partly read novel. >> Bill >> >>> On 4 Jan 2016, at 00:14, Susan Hastings <shasti...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Michael, I also found another article which takes you through all of it. >>> >>> >>> https://deciphertools.com/blog/2015_01_27_itunes_sync_vs_backup_ensure_data/ >>> >>> >>> It is a step by step guide similar to what Ronni would give you. >>> >>> If neither of these threads make sense to you its possible to just do your >>> own Google search. >>> >>> cheers, Susan. >>> >>>> On 3 Jan 2016, at 4:57 PM, Michael Hawkins >>>> <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm a tad confused about the advantages and differences between backing up >>>> my iPhone and syncing my iPhone. >>>> >>>> I avoid technological clouds of any description as much as I can, and so >>>> I assume if I backup my iPhone I plug it in to my computer and save the >>>> entire contents into iTunes. >>>> >>>> I also assume that if I lose or destroy or break my iPhone somehow, I can >>>> download to the replacement iPhone the content saved on my MacBook Pro, >>>> including photos and videos. >>>> >>>> I think that if I sync my iPhone to my computer, all I do is transfer from >>>> the computer to the iPhone photos that aren't on the iPhone and content in >>>> iTunes from he computer to the iPhone that isn't in the IPhone, and >>>> vice-versa. >>>> >>>> Syncing: What happens to music I've got on my computer, that I didn't buy >>>> through iTunes? By law I'm allowed to copy a cd I have bought. Does it get >>>> transferred to my iPhone when I sync the phone with he computer or, if >>>> it's music get is not on the iPhone, does syncing mean that it gets >>>> removed from the computer? >>>> >>>> And how do photos fare? I've got hundreds of photos on the computer they >>>> aren't on the iPhone, and dozens on the iPhone that aren't in the >>>> computer. If I sync my iPhone with the computer does it mean that >>>> photos get removed from my computer if they're not on the iPhone? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Michael >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> Dr Bill Parker >> ren...@westnet.com.au >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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