I wanted to sync my iPad with my Mac laptop, since both are strictly for work (I had been syncing it with the home PC). I wanted to continue to synch my iPhone with my home office computer, since they are strictly for personal use. It turned out to be much easier than I anticipated. Note 12/3/2011- the option to create a DVD backup is no longer available on the most recent versions of iTunes (10.3 and later).
I made a backup of the iTunes library on the desktop computer. iTunes required me to backup to a DVD (actually, it required 2 DVDs). I opened iTunes on the Mac laptop and inserted the DVDs in the order requested by iTunes. Amazing! My entire library appeared.
When I synced my iPad, I was warned that I could sync it to only one iTunes account at a time. iTunes asked for permission to sync with the laptop. Since the files were identical on both devices, I said yes. iTunes then made a backup of the iPad files, deleted and reinstalled all of the apps on the iPad.
The only problem that I had was an annoying one where the exchange email account causes my iPad to crash. I correct the problem by deleting and then adding back the exchange account.
Lesson learned - is that iTunes created the backup from the home office computer and installed the backup on the work laptop almost invisibly. From now on, I will worry less about moving iTunes files to a new computer.
I made a backup of the iTunes library on the desktop computer. iTunes required me to backup to a DVD (actually, it required 2 DVDs). I opened iTunes on the Mac laptop and inserted the DVDs in the order requested by iTunes. Amazing! My entire library appeared.
When I synced my iPad, I was warned that I could sync it to only one iTunes account at a time. iTunes asked for permission to sync with the laptop. Since the files were identical on both devices, I said yes. iTunes then made a backup of the iPad files, deleted and reinstalled all of the apps on the iPad.
The only problem that I had was an annoying one where the exchange email account causes my iPad to crash. I correct the problem by deleting and then adding back the exchange account.
Lesson learned - is that iTunes created the backup from the home office computer and installed the backup on the work laptop almost invisibly. From now on, I will worry less about moving iTunes files to a new computer.
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