Wifi sync error -50

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Wifi sync error -50

Whenever my wife's iPhone 4 attempts to sync over wifi using the new iTunes 10.5 and iOS 5, it aborts with a message that sync could not complete due to unknown error (-50). The phone syncs just fine if I connect it directly to the computer using a cable. My iPad 2 also syncs fine to the same computer using wifi sync so I know wifi syncing is possible on my network. The only help I can find on -50 errors relates to USB drivers and such which obviously doesn't apply to wifi.

Any hints as to what this error means and how to solve it?

iPhone 4, Windows 7

Posted on Oct 14, 2011 5:29 AM

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ciarán

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Oct 15, 2011 5:08 AM in response to gbronzer

Hey there, I had the same problem with iPad 2 and Mac OS X Lion. It looks like it's just solved by 'fiddling with the controls a bit' I simply unchecked the 'sync over wifi' box, syncronised it with a cable, unplugged it, plugged it back in, re-checked the 'sync over wifi' box, et voilà I have no more error -50.

I use a lot of apple products, and I find that most of the problems are solved by turning off and on again, fiddling with the controls a bit etc. Hope this helped

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gbronzer Author

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Oct 15, 2011 10:10 AM in response to ciarán

Sadly, this recommendation fixed the problem. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Oct 19, 2011 12:31 AM in response to ciarán

It's really too bad, but this fixed my problem.

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Oct 19, 2011 8:59 AM in response to gbronzer

This fixed my problem as well. Thanks.

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Oct 20, 2011 3:58 AM in response to gbronzer

Worked just fine for me! Thank you!

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Aug 5, 2012 3:15 AM in response to gbronzer

It's a while later than these posts, August 2012, but just to say that this also fixed the problem for me - unchecked the box. Turned ipad off and on again. Sync worked great.

Manythanks!

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Sep 28, 2012 4:34 AM in response to gbronzer

Same happened to me with my brand new iphone5 after a restore from 3GS backup. I wonder if you all had this issue after the non synchronising device was changed (new one, repair etc.). I suspect some kind of hardware id involved and the new device isn't recognised because the old one is searched instead.

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