iPhone4 wifi sync to Macbook Air

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iPhone4 wifi sync to Macbook Air

iPhone4 > Macbbok Air

Issue: Syncing Calendar events created on phone to computer fails over both wifi and USB. Syncing Calendar events created on computer to phone successful using both methods.

iCloud Backup: off

Computer firewall: off

Renew Lease for wifi Network allowed devices connect

Replace information on this phone for Calendar is unchecked.

Calendar events created on phone do not sync to computer over both wifi & USB

Calendar events created on computer sync to phone using both methods

Contact entries created on either device sync successfully using both methods

Any ideas most appreciated!

Thanks, Edmund

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Feb 15, 2013 11:48 AM

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Answer 1

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randers4

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Feb 15, 2013 11:52 AM in response to Edmundo Butler

Reset the SyncServices folder on your Mac as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1627, then try again.

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Answer 2

Feb 15, 2013 12:06 PM in response to randers4

Can you describe where I should type this command as suggested: /System/Library/Frameworks/SyncServices.framework/Versions/A/Resources/resetsyn c.pl full ? I have entered it into the Finder window having sekected Utilities although this doesn't seem correct and acieves nothing but a blank window.

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randers4

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Feb 15, 2013 12:12 PM in response to Edmundo Butler

Launch Terminal from the Applications>Utilities folder. Paste the command into termanal and press Enter. The full instructions are:

In the Finder, choose Utilities from the Go menu.
Open Terminal.
In the Terminal window, type or paste the following command on a single line:
/System/Library/Frameworks/SyncServices.framework/Versions/A/Resources/resetsync .pl full
Press Return.
Quit Terminal after the operation has completed (when Terminal returns to the command prompt with a $).

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Answer 4

Feb 15, 2013 12:24 PM in response to randers4

The app returns this message:

/System/Library/Frameworks/SyncServices.framework/Versions/A/Resources/resetsyn: No such file or directory

edmund-butlers-MacBook-Pro:~ Edmund$

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Answer 5

Feb 15, 2013 12:47 PM in response to Edmundo Butler

Ok, Terminal.app returned $ at the end of the properly typed message. Closed app. Restarted MBA. Powercycled iP4. iPhone sync via USB successful although it sees Macbook Air as (previous computer) Macbook Pro. iPhone Sync via wifi fails to find Macbook Air over wifi, looking for Macbook Pro.

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randers4

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Feb 15, 2013 12:51 PM in response to Edmundo Butler

Sorry, I'm away at the moment and just got your messages. You may been to connect the phone to iTunes and disable wifi syncing on the Summary tab of your iTunes sync settings, SUNY, then re-enable wifi sync and sync again.

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Answer 7

Feb 15, 2013 1:00 PM in response to randers4

Got it working now, Thanks 😉 However iP still sees MBPro rather than MBA. Intuition says something's still funky somewhere although syncing issues are basically resolved.

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randers4

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Feb 15, 2013 1:04 PM in response to Edmundo Butler

You're welcome. I don't sync via wifi so I'm not sure what's going on there.

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