The 'other' file was reading that before I did the back up, the very first time I plugged my phone into my computer after upgrading. After seeing that, I emptied the iphone of all music/photos/apps and then tried to reload them, which is when the music-sync issue made itself known. Then I tried reinstalling the software and restoring from backup, but no luck.
I tried restoring as new tonight but, again, no luck. I dont think the attempted downgrading would be an issue because it never started. I downloaded the software, pressed restore, and before anything happened iTunes said my device is not eligible. Is that normal? How come Apple wont let me go back to iOS 5.0.1? I'm still using their product?
If I restored from a back up from before i upgraded to iOS 6, would my phone revert back to iOS5?
Also, i'm not sure if this means something but, when i restored from backup, the photos all came back. but none of the apps or music. im so lost...