Q: When i plug my iphone into my macbook pro, itunes gives me the spinning beach beach ball, therefore not allowing me to sync my music. How can I get it to work?

Disconect the iPhone from your Mac.

Launch iTunes.

From the iTunes menu bar top of your screen click iTunes > Check for Updates

iTunes most recent version is 10.6.3

If you are running Snow Leopard, v10.6.8 or earlier, try here > iTunes: How to remove and reinstall the Apple Mobile Device Service on Mac OS X

And try here >  iTunes: May become unresponsive when connecting iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

You already checked the information at the links I posted?

Great help article but incomplete.

I don't get the same problem on a new user but what if the problem persist in a different Library after I have logged back in my account???

the article only helps when the problem doesn't persist on a different iTunes Library.

please help

Friends,

Facing the same problem for a long time now. Same behaviour, when I connect my iphone or ipad air. Everything is updated in terms of software. It is becoming too annoying.

Please help.

I have the exact same problem, i even took my mac to get looked at and had all my applications removed. I have reinstalled only a few and the problem is still here. When i open itunes without my iphone or ipad connected it seems to be working perfectly. NEED HELP GUYS

Create a new user and connect the iPhone or iPad to that user. If it does not freeze that would indicate something in your user profile id corrupt. You will never find it (the corrupt part) to repair it. Just transfer everything to the new user. Best of luck.

This didn't work for me . Thank you for the suggestion, i see it helped somebody