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I have done some searching on this topic, but still cannot believe the answers I appear to be reading, so I figure I will make my own fresh post. Say it ain't so.
I had a couple relatives contact me recently, both with the same problem. They had either switched jobs which in turn meant switched computers, or gone out and bought a new computer. In both cases were looking to somehow associate their iphone device with their new computer, without having to delete all of the music that they already had on their iphone. I did some searching for them, and essentially told them that from everything I could see they were crap out of luck, unless they were to jailbreak their device which would give them access to the file system. At least then, they would be able to back up their music, most of which was not purchased via itunes.
Then, this week, my primary computer had some issues, so I decided to re-image it. Of course, I did not think about any potential consequences with my iphone. I was too busy backing up all my computers data. Never even considered the phone. Low and behold, now I am facing the same problem as they are. I can hardly believe this. Surely this cannot be true.
So, I re-image my machine, and then I connect into itunes after I get it reloaded, only to realize I have to delete all the music that is on my iphone in order to sync it with this computer, because Itunes is apparently too stupid to realize that it is really the same exact computer that it what bonded to before. This creates a very frustrating debacle.
I have a huge music collection. Far bigger than what can possibly fit on my phone. What this means, is that every time I re-image my home computer, I have to re-add (manually, drag and drop) all of the music that I want in my phone back into it from itunes. Then I have to go back through, and reset all of my ringtones for my contacts, etc, etc. all because of this stupid proprietary garbage functionality?
Please tell me I am missing something obvious. I just have a hard time believing that the designers could have been this stupid. It is this kind of lock down, that really makes me want to get a new phone..
I had a couple relatives contact me recently, both with the same problem. They had either switched jobs which in turn meant switched computers, or gone out and bought a new computer. In both cases were looking to somehow associate their iphone device with their new computer, without having to delete all of the music that they already had on their iphone. I did some searching for them, and essentially told them that from everything I could see they were crap out of luck, unless they were to jailbreak their device which would give them access to the file system. At least then, they would be able to back up their music, most of which was not purchased via itunes.
Then, this week, my primary computer had some issues, so I decided to re-image it. Of course, I did not think about any potential consequences with my iphone. I was too busy backing up all my computers data. Never even considered the phone. Low and behold, now I am facing the same problem as they are. I can hardly believe this. Surely this cannot be true.
So, I re-image my machine, and then I connect into itunes after I get it reloaded, only to realize I have to delete all the music that is on my iphone in order to sync it with this computer, because Itunes is apparently too stupid to realize that it is really the same exact computer that it what bonded to before. This creates a very frustrating debacle.
I have a huge music collection. Far bigger than what can possibly fit on my phone. What this means, is that every time I re-image my home computer, I have to re-add (manually, drag and drop) all of the music that I want in my phone back into it from itunes. Then I have to go back through, and reset all of my ringtones for my contacts, etc, etc. all because of this stupid proprietary garbage functionality?
Please tell me I am missing something obvious. I just have a hard time believing that the designers could have been this stupid. It is this kind of lock down, that really makes me want to get a new phone..
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