The info tab in iTunes is where the contacts, calendar, mail, etc are synced. In this tab, I couldn't select any option at all for all the drop-down boxes, and any attempts to tick the checkboxes in that tab will result in an error. It kept giving me an error where it is unable to load provider data from Sync Services.
The problem is that I believe some of the data files used by iTunes for the Sync Services were corrupted. To resolve this sync error in iTunes, just do the following:
- Quit your iTunes
- Goto
|drive|\Documents and Settings\ in your Windows Explorer|user name|\Application Data\Apple Computer\SyncServices\Local - Make a backup of the contents of this folder (optional)
- Remove everything in this folder. If you encounter a permission error, open your Task Manager, and look under the Processes tab. End Process for the SyncServer. After that, you should be able to remove everything in that folder.
- Connect your iPhone 3G to your computer and run iTunes
That's it... I was able to re-sync everything from my iPhone 3G after this. You can remove the backup done in step 3 if everything is successful.
Hope this helps...
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Thanks. Yes, it helped :)
Glad that its of help. :)
Great, that error msg was really bugging me. Took me while to find my appdata folder. Now everything works Thanks VERY Much
For a simpler way to find your appdata folder, just go to Start > Run and type iexplore %appdata%
This works on Win XP Pro
i also encounter the same problem..but i'm using Windows XP SP2 and this method doesnt work for me.. i couldnt find the sync services folder..any help?
Try doing the following:
- Goto Start > Run
- Type iexplore %appdata% (a folder should appear)
You should be able to see the Apple Computer folder. Just follow the post above.
Thx a lot! It works!
thank you man...apple should use you as a consultant...it finally worked.
Yes! Apple needs a consultant like you! :)
Worked for me too. Thanks for taking the time to write the solution.
Even simpler- just end the SyncServer process in Windows Task Manager. Close iTunes. Reopen iTunes. Connect iPhone and it then works. Thanks for the tip dude.
Does that help? I've tried rebooting my computer (same as killing the process) the last time I had this error and it doesn't work. I have to delete the directory before everything went back to normal.
Thanks a tone dude!
most simple way 2 fix this error!
thanks again
That worked for my sync error just perfectly, tywm
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