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Question

My Iphone 3G is not detected on Itunes?

Oct 1, 2011 10:33PM PDT

So for the past week,my Iphone 3G has not been detected on Itunes. It only just started this week, and it rarely shows up on My computer,but never on Itunes.

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Got any friends with iTunes installed?
Oct 2, 2011 12:29AM PDT

preferably a friend who does not have iTunes set to automatically sync.

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Tried
Oct 2, 2011 12:22PM PDT

I tried connecting it to my sister's Mac to Itunes, and it did but the thing is, she was the previous owner of the phone for 2 years. Could that be why it can connec to her Mac?

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Just tried with PC
Oct 2, 2011 1:58PM PDT

So I just tried connecting my Iphone to my PC, and it doesn't have Itunes and it detected the phone.But I still don't understand why my laptop connected to my ipod 4th gen?

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Just a little confused here,
Oct 2, 2011 10:02PM PDT

Now your PC does not have iTunes but it did when you first posted. Is that correct or is this another PC?

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Nope
Oct 3, 2011 8:47AM PDT

Sorry to confuse you

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OK, it it some Dell i14r and other machines detect the thing
Oct 3, 2011 8:57AM PDT