iTunes errors

Whether your work with Mac or Windows PC you may experience iTunes errors when you try to go to the store to buy content either for iPad (iPhone, iPod) or Mac, or when you try to sync / backup / recover you gadgets. Here our geeks share with you the best advises on how to work around most common iTunes errors. Error 1008 Underlying cause: errors in your account setup for AppStore. Solutions: The best way to solve iTunes error 1008 is to go to iTunes Store tab and verify settings for your AppStore account. Pay attention on symbols in your Apple ID. Illegal characters in Apple ID triggers iTunes error 1008 message. If everything is correct with your Apple ID try to change some of your Account’s entries / preferences then return them back and save by pressing Done. After this close iTunes, restart computer and open iTunes again. Error 1008 message should not appear. Error 1013 / 1015 Underlying cause: More often than not the iTunes error 1013 /1015 accompanies so called recovery loop on your iOS devices. The recovery loop itself is caused by the fault in the system integrity check that follows restore process. This fault triggers new recovery cycle that again has faulty integrity check, and so on. Now our geeks will show you how to get out of recovery loop. Solutions: First and foremost download the 5.10.05 or higher version of TinyUmbrella. Then If your firmware < 4.2.1 Connect your iOS device (iPad / iPhone / iPod) to computer and turn it on. When you see picture of USB cable on the screen open TinyUmbrella Select your iOS device in the list Click Exit Recovery Mode button Don’t touch anything until your iDevice will reboot. After reboot it will function as normal without any sign of Error 1013 / 1015 If your firmware = 4.2.1 / > 4.2.1 Turn off your iOS device Turn it in DFU mode. Open TinyUmbrella and select your iOS device in the list . (you need to chose correct code for your device) Click Fix Recvoery Button (but not Exit Recovery Mode) then YES. Wait (not touching anything) until your iDevice will reboot Error 2005 Underlying cause: : More likely than not iTunes error 2005 is pertaining to the fault of data transfer via USB port. Solutions: If you plugged your iOS device into a keyboard, display, standalone hub or via Dock unplug it and connect directly into a USB 2.0 port on the computer. (Look here how to connect properly)) Change the USB cable to new one (as a rule of thumb use only Apple original USB Connector cable). Restart computer and iPad / iPhone/ iPod Touch If error 2005 persists change the USB port and take the step 3 again. Luckily error 2005 will disappear, if not address the nearest Apple service. Error 3194 / 3002 Underlying cause: Fault in caching SHSH file on Cydia server that duplicates the functionality of Apple's signature server. Solutions: Delete the string 74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com in /etc/hosts (if you use Mac) or in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts (if you are Windows user) then use direct link to download onto your computer the firmware for Apple device from any source you trust. Your browser may change the extension of ipsw-file into a zip-file. In this case, just rename it to end in .ipsw otherwise iTunes will not accept it. Connect your iOS device to computer , find it in iTunes under Devices on the left-hand side and click the Info tab. Shift + Click (on Windows machine) or Option+Click ( on Mac) Choose from the opened file dialog the ipsw-file you download. Click Open it to start the firmware installation. Don’t touch your devices (including computer) until t installation process is completed. Hopefully after successful install the iTunes error 3194 / 3002 will not bother your. In the case you don’t have 74.208.10.249 gs.apple.com string in the host file take the same steps Error 3259 Underlying cause: Exceeded allowable connection time. Solutions: Sign out of your iTunes account, close iTunes, remove all pending downloads and make sure your have the latest version of iTunes installed. Restart computer. If error 3259 persists make sure that iTunes и QuickTime runs when you turn on your computer ( to check on Windows PC use Autorun utility by Mark Russinovich or build-in Windows Msconfig.exe). Check Services, the startup type for AppleMobileDevice should be set to Automatic (if not set it and restart computer). Launch Windows Task Manager, click Services Tab and check if iPodService is running. (iPod service is part of the iTunes package and is responsible for effective data communications between the iTunes software and iPad / iPod / iPhone connected to the computer. When malfunctioning it triggers iTunes error 3259. ) Launch MsConfig.exe , select General tab, check Selective instead of Normal startup, click OK and restart computer. Test iTunes again. If no error 3259, close it, return to Normal startup MsConfig General settings and restart computer. Error 13014 / 13136 / 13213 Underlying cause: iTunes runtime fault / hijacked account / etc. Solutions: First take steps (1-5) offered by Apple engineers, if they fail try subsequent advises shared by our geeks: Make you have the latest version of iTunes installed. Close iTunes, reboot computer, temporary disable AntiVirus. Open iTunes, then Choose View tab. Select Genius on iTunes Sidebar. In the Genius window select Turn off (if it is On). If the error 13014 13136, 13213 persists do the following: Locate directory where your iTunes library is stored and find there all files with the word genius in their names. Delete these files (preliminary close iTunes, your may need to be logged on as Admin to do this) Reboot computer, then restart iTunes. The issue should be resolved. If not the problem may be with your NAS storage , if you have any. To work around NAS problem try the following: Create a new folder for iTunes Music on your NAS. Create a link to this folder from your iTunes directory stored locally on computer On the left side of each page of this site you may find the panel of our Live Chat where you can communicate with each other, share your own experience and get extra solutions on problems associated with sophisticated stuff that seems to be a lemon for you at the moment. Our Live Chat operates on autopilot basis. There is no need to login to use the chat. Just type, press Go and start chatting. If there is no immediate response to your message be patient. Someone may answer it in a little while. 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