I'm not sure how to separate my iPhone and iPad in iTunes, I don't want all the content on my Mac to be the same as my iPad and iPhone, when I connect my iPad to my new (recently purchased,first time,new to this) iMac it only gives me the option to either set up as 'new' or 'restore to my recent iPhone back up'. I just want them to be separate. Is this possible? How can I fix this please?
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535
iOS: Syncing with iTunes - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1386 - You can sync everything or selected playlists.
Another thing to do, and it's not obvious, is to uncheck the "Automatically install new apps" option. When this is checked, if you download an app to your iPhone, it will download itself onto your iPhone the next time you sync it, and vice versa.
You will find this if you connect your iPad (and your iPhone afterwards, because you will need to do the same for both devices) and wait for iTunes to open. In the main screen, choose Apps, and then look to the bottom of the list of Apps that are shown. Underneath that list you will find the box to uncheck. It seems checked by default. If you do this with both your iPad and iPhone, it will prevent apps from automatically syncing to both devices.
When I did it, I had to do it a couple of times however, because for reasons known only to the abomination that is iTunes, it seems to reset itself before finaly getting the message.
I hope this is helpful,
Fred
Thanks for your peoples, I gave both of your options a go and in the end I went with the iTunes option of 'set up as new'. Somehow, (and I'm guessing something to do with iCloud or wi-fi sync) it all sorted itself out and I didnt need to download everything back on to the iPad.
Can i keep my iPhone and my iPad separate on iTunes?
