My old computer crashed.  It won't even turn on.  Now I would like to sync my iphone with a new library withouth losing what is on it now.

My computer has crashed.  I can't even turn it on.  Now I want to sync my iphone4s with a new library (one which I have created at work), but I don't want to lose what is on there already from my old computer.  HELP!!!!

roaminggnome wrote:
Copy everything from your backup copy of your computer to your new one.
His computer "crashed" so how can he transfer/sync ? Look at this link. I believe it has all the information you need to complete your task:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=601725

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