When I try to sync my iPhone 6+ to iTunes it tells my that my iPhone is sync to another iTunes. Is there a way I can tell which iTunes it is sync with? I only have one iTunes at this time and the old iTunes was on a hard drive the stopped working so I could not get it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks
I don't know if this is or is no a way to tell with which iTunes library it is synced. I am guessing no because most libraries are simply called "iTunes library".
As for the syncing issue, an iPhone can only sync to one library at a time and has to be erased when changing libraries. If you had maintained a backup of your old library this issue would not have arisen. Your i-device was not designed for unique storage of your media. It is not a backup device and media transfer was planned with you maintaining a master copy of your media on a computer which is itself independently backed up against loss. To use a device with a different setup you transfer the old library from a computer or a backup directly to the new setup, not the device to the library. Media syncing is one way, computer to device, updating the device content to the content on the computer, not updating or restoring content on a computer. The exception is iTunes Store purchases which can be transferred to a computer.
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848 - only purchases from iTunes Store
For transferring other items from an i-device to a computer you will have to use third party commercial software. See this document by turingtest2: Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991
I don't know if this is or is no a way to tell with which iTunes library it is synced. I am guessing no because most libraries are simply called "iTunes library".
As for the syncing issue, an iPhone can only sync to one library at a time and has to be erased when changing libraries. If you had maintained a backup of your old library this issue would not have arisen. Your i-device was not designed for unique storage of your media. It is not a backup device and media transfer was planned with you maintaining a master copy of your media on a computer which is itself independently backed up against loss. To use a device with a different setup you transfer the old library from a computer or a backup directly to the new setup, not the device to the library. Media syncing is one way, computer to device, updating the device content to the content on the computer, not updating or restoring content on a computer. The exception is iTunes Store purchases which can be transferred to a computer.
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848 - only purchases from iTunes Store
For transferring other items from an i-device to a computer you will have to use third party commercial software. See this document by turingtest2: Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991
Thanks, That is what I thought too, just wanted to make sure I was right. I do maintain a back up but only on iCloud, not my macbook pro as it doesn't have enough room left. Thanks for your quick reply, much appreciated and very helpful. 🙂
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