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After iOS 7.0.3 iPhone 5S won't finish sync

The subject pretty much says it all. Never had this problem until after the 7.0.3 update. All steps of the backup, sync, etc. occur, but then it hangs on "Finishing Sync". I usually wait about a minute and then click DONE and eject the phone.

iPhone 5s, iOS 7, iPad mini

Posted on Oct 24, 2013 2:46 PM

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Oct 24, 2013 8:04 PM in response to Robertzamora19

@Robertzamora19: already tried this about four or five times, along with rebooting both the phone and my Mac. iTunes doesn't freeze up and need a Force Quit...it's working just fine when this happens. At the end of a normal sync when you get the horizontal barber pole bar and it says "Finishing Sync"...mine just stays there forever.

Oct 25, 2013 6:46 PM in response to Larry McJunkin

Try this. Eject the phone. Plug it back in. Go to music and add a playlist. Or remove one. Sync again. Completes sync in normal time. Can't guarantee it, but it's been working for me until a bugfix comes along. Man, Apple is really blowing it.

Oct 25, 2013 7:41 PM in response to Community User

@AlienRelic: Tried it after adding a playlist and again after deleting one...it didn't help. I talked to Apple Care today and they've had lots of calls about this. They said they "think" it's just all the updates for Mavericks and iOS overloading their server. I don't buy that, however, since my wife has the same computer configurations as I do and the same phone...and hers is working fine.

Oct 26, 2013 7:53 AM in response to Larry McJunkin

This is just BS! I'm sick and tired of Apple. My phone and ipad are hung up in Syncing mode and won't finish. They've both been connected all night; what normally takes about a minute is still not finished after 6 hours. What's up with this? "They said they "think" it's just all the updates for Mavericks and iOS overloading their server. "


Can I please cry: "BS!!" ??


What's going on with this??

After iOS 7.0.3 iPhone 5S won't finish sync

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