Syncing problems all of a sudden - help!

[gulbane]

Pretty easy problem.

I have made no changes, installed nothing new, etc.

Tonight when I attempted to sync my iphone, itunes stalls at the Syncing John's iPhone screen and thats it. After 2 hours there is no change and nothing gets synced. The message, "Sync on Progress" remains on the iphone during this time as well.

What could have possibly happened that has caused this and what I can do to fix this? I have rebooted the PC and the iphone to no avail.

[slipperypete]

Originally Posted by gulbane

Pretty easy problem.

I have made no changes, installed nothing new, etc.

Tonight when I attempted to sync my iphone, itunes stalls at the Syncing John's iPhone screen and thats it. After 2 hours there is no change and nothing gets synced. The message, "Sync on Progress" remains on the iphone during this time as well.

What could have possibly happened that has caused this and what I can do to fix this? I have rebooted the PC and the iphone to no avail.

Same issue here

[gulbane]

Originally Posted by slipperypete

Same issue here

Just tried reinstalling itunes - same thing - stalls during the syncing process......what the heck is going on?

[slipperypete]

Originally Posted by gulbane

Just tried reinstalling itunes - same thing - stalls during the syncing process......what the heck is going on?

Wondering if it is an issue with iTunes?

[Hawk]

Could be. First try a different cable in a different USB port.
Second, try launching iTunes after the phone is connected.
third, go through all the options of what to sync, and make sure that it's got everything you need checked
Then click apply and it should start syncing.
If there is a major change to the amount of Music or Video, I can tell you it can take a while to put on the iPhone.
If it's still having problems, locate the install that you used to install iTunes and uninstall and reinstall iTunes and try again.

btw - when it says sync in progress on the iPhone, what does it say in iTunes? There should be a progress bar at the top of what it's doing.

[Lincoln]

As you have stolen my name, sir, I will not be offering any assistance.

Kidding. There are a number of thigs you can try:

1) Switch USB ports
2) Make sure there isn't anything (lint) in the USB port on the computer or iPhone
3) Restart iTunes
4) Restart iPhone
5) Restart computer
6) Re-Install iTunes
7) Click 'Sync' in iTunes
8) Try a different cable

Hopefully one will work.

- John

[gulbane]

Originally Posted by Hawk

Could be. First try a different cable in a different USB port.
Second, try launching iTunes after the phone is connected.
third, go through all the options of what to sync, and make sure that it's got everything you need checked
Then click apply and it should start syncing.
If there is a major change to the amount of Music or Video, I can tell you it can take a while to put on the iPhone.
If it's still having problems, locate the install that you used to install iTunes and uninstall and reinstall iTunes and try again.

btw - when it says sync in progress on the iPhone, what does it say in iTunes? There should be a progress bar at the top of what it's doing.

So the mystery just gets deeper and deeper. If I wait long enough (2 hours) the phone will eventually sync. I had NO changes from the PC to the phone and it took 2 hours last night.

The itunes screen simply displays "Syncing John's iPhone..." and the iphone displays "Sync in Progress". Nothing else happens. Eventually, hours later, it will change and show the different things it's doing ie. the calendar, contacts, etc.

There has be no changes to anything on the iphone or PC.

When I eventually wait be bothered to wait the 2 hours, itunes and the phone get stuck on "cancelling sync".

[Bannod]

I'm having the same problem as everyone else.

I uninstalled iTunes, downloaded and reinstalled a fresh copy. I also switched USB ports and shut down and restarted my iPhone.

I don't think the problem is on our end.

[meiphones_brill]

Originally Posted by Bannod

I'm having the same problem as everyone else.

I uninstalled iTunes, downloaded and reinstalled a fresh copy. I also switched USB ports and shut down and restarted my iPhone.

I don't think the problem is on our end.

As of today mine has started taking about 5 minutes to Sync - used to be about 20 seconds.

Do you think Apple is busy messing with something? Ooh! spiracy. Maybe they're scanning phones before the update next week.

[KNK]

Originally Posted by meiphones_brill

As of today mine has started taking about 5 minutes to Sync - used to be about 20 seconds.

Do you think Apple is busy messing with something? Ooh! spiracy. Maybe they're scanning phones before the update next week.

What.......an UPDATE next week??