Merlin_83

Q: how do I un-sync my iphone with itunes

Greetings,

 

Holy guacamole !!!!! - so sorry for posting what should be straightforward issue and appears as a hardcore dumb newbie question.

 

Here's what I have and need help with:

 

I have an old Windows XP machine, that I have rebuilt numerous times (hard drives, graphics cards, etc.) which for now it only exists for old Flight Sim games. My issue is this, on this Windows XP machine I have iTunes 11.4 running where I have a ton of music files and ring tones, etc. I purchased and added from my personal CD's. For the umptenth time I re-loaded Windows XP after replacing some hard drives. I need help understanding how I 'un-sync' my iPhone 6 from this Windows machine, so I can sync with my Macbook Pro (which I love!!!!). I want to just sync my iPhone 6 with my MBP - and not the old Windows XP machine

 

My goal here is this, I want to sync my iPhone 6 with my MBP where I have it running iTunes running just fine, I need all the ringtones and music  I purchased from the old Windows XP to appear (transferred) and be present with my iTunes library running on my MBP.

 

How for the love of God can I do this ? I have tried a few things and then aborted when it looked 'jacked' - I mean can I not just grab the iTunes folder on the Windows machine and merge (somehow) with the Apple machine and all be copasetic ? I just, just want all and everything from the Windows machine I purchased since 2004 to appear and show up in the Apple MBP ? Please to help ?

 

Thank you,

iPhone 6, Windows XP Pro

Posted on Sep 9, 2015 6:23 PM

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  • by Drew Reece,

    Drew Reece Drew Reece Sep 9, 2015 9:10 PM in response to Merlin_83
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    Sep 9, 2015 9:10 PM in response to Merlin_83

    See Apple's info on moving your library to a new machine…

    How to move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Support

     

    You have made 2 libraries & the bad news is that there is no easy way to merge them. You can have the one on the Mac or the one from the PC.

    You could attempt to move files over piece by piece to make the libraries similar (I don't recommend that at all).

     

     

    As for the device syncing, you may need to redo this if you move the old PC library to the Mac…

     

    Sign in to your Apple ID that the iPhone uses via the Store menu.

    Disable automatic device syncing on the Mac in 'iTunes > Preferences', Devices tab.

    Connect the device

    Copy purchases to the Mac – right click the device & use the popup menu or use the 'File menu > Devices > Transfer Purchases'

    Make a backup from the same menu or right click the device.

     

    Once those are transferred the device can sync with iTunes. Personally I would also make a backup of iOS in iCloud before you begin, so the device can be restored if it goes wrong.