Why do I have ongoing sync problems with my iPhone 5?

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Why do I have ongoing sync problems with my iPhone 5?

The sync problems are continuous. First, calendar sync issues (duplicate entries, disappearing entries) , then back up issues (i.e. not enough space to backup a 35G iPhone when there's over 200G available. Apple, this is just ham-handed programming. Please get a grip, your products are too expensive for this sort of bullshi_! I PAY THE PREMIUM PRICE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SPEND MY TIME TROUBLE SHOOTING A PRODUCT... I JUST EXPECT IT TO WORK PROPERLY!

Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Aug 7, 2013 9:49 PM

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Answer 1

diesel vdub

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Aug 8, 2013 4:29 AM in response to skippyripshit

You are NOT addressing Apple here. Stop shouting at your fellow users in these user to user support forums.

If you'd like to get a grip on your emotions and provide some specifics of what you've already tried, we will be happy to try and assist.

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Answer 2

Aug 8, 2013 8:32 AM in response to diesel vdub

diesel vdub,

You are right, I am sorry. Thank you for your response and your clarification. I apologize to you and to the other users in this forum for my misdirected frustration, my tone and my impatience.

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Answer 3

Aug 8, 2013 8:40 AM in response to skippyripshit

Skippy...

Can you expand on the troubles you're having?

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Answer 4

Aug 10, 2013 12:45 PM in response to Templeton Peck

Templeton,

Today's problem: while syncing my iPhone 5 (16G) w/my iMac (Intel Core Duo 10.6.8 w/102G of free space) via iTunes, I get the following error message:

“iTunes could not back up the iPhone “x” because not enough free space is available on this computer.

Removing files and emptying the Trash will free up additional space."

This is not the first time I've received this error message.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

S

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Answer 5

Aug 10, 2013 1:02 PM in response to skippyripshit

skippyripshit wrote:

Templeton,

Today's problem: while syncing my iPhone 5 (16G) w/my iMac (Intel Core Duo 10.6.8 w/102G of free space) via iTunes, I get the following error message:

“iTunes could not back up the iPhone “x” because not enough free space is available on this computer.

Removing files and emptying the Trash will free up additional space."

This is not the first time I've received this error message.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

S

That means the hard drive on your computer is full.

BAckup and then trash files you don't need and try syncing again.

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Answer 6

Aug 11, 2013 10:04 AM in response to Templeton Peck

Thanks, but the iMac HD is not full. As I mentioned above, I have over 102G free which should easily accommodate a 16G iPhone backup.

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Answer 7

Aug 11, 2013 4:17 PM in response to skippyripshit

Try to reinstall iTunes.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1747

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Answer 8

Aug 11, 2013 8:40 PM in response to skippyripshit

Then you possibly have drive corruption where the allocation tabled are messed up and therefore showing incorrect info.

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