While loading the update, 4.0.1, I'm asked to format my disk, followed by a warning that formatting will lose all the files. WTF?

It asks me to format my disk, then warns me to fear formatting my disk. Tell me why I need to format my disk and why I won't lose everything on it? THIS IS ABOUT DOWNLOADING THE NEW UPDATE, NOT ABOUT OPERATING THE PROGRAM!

This is from the automatic update system? That's really strange. (Maybe you last downloaded to a CD drive or something??)
If you are coming from 3.6.17 to 4.0.1, go ahead and download from the source:
http://www.mozilla.com/
Before installing, I recommend backing up your Firefox settings in case something goes wrong. See [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing+up+your+information Backing up your information]. (You can copy your entire Firefox profile folder somewhere outside of the Mozilla folder.)
And definitely don't format anything.

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HT1848 want to update iPad 2 to ios6. I am warned not to do the update until I transfer purchased items to my computer. When I try to transfer into itunes I am warned that I will lose all the books I have on iPad.....there's lots of them.

want to update iPad 2 to ios6. I am warned by itunes not to do the update until I transfer purchased items (books) to my computer. When I try to transfer into itunes I am warned that I will lose all the books I have on iPad.....there's lots of them.

The Apple Support Communities are an international user to user technical support forum. As a man from Mexico, Spanish is my native tongue. I do not speak English very well, however, I do write in English with the aid of the Mac OS X spelling and grammar checks. I also live in a culture perhaps very very different from your own. When offering advice in the ASC, my comments are not meant to be anything more than helpful and certainly not to be taken as insults.
To transfer the books, highlight the iPad in the iTunes Devices list and right click on the iPad's name. Choose transfer purchases.

I have an iPad (original). I cannot complete the update to iOS 5. It gets to the "backup" stage and then finds an error (-402653081). It asks if I want to continue, with a warning that "continuing will result in the loss of all contents on this iPad."

I have an iPad (original). I cannot complete the update to iOS 5. It gets to the "backup" stage and then finds an error (-402653081). It asks if I want to continue, with a warning that "continuing will result in the loss of all contents on this iPad." What can I do?

Thanks Bob, I don't know why but it all of a sudden worked a few days later. It's a mystery but at least problem solved.

Good morning, I've try to update the software from my IPad, and suddenly I got the the message to conect to Itunes on the screen. I have conected to Itunes and it say I have to restore my Ipad in order to use ITunes and if I restore it I will lose all the

I've try to update the software of my IPad from my IPad. Suddenly I got the message to conect it to iTunes, so I have connected to ITunes and in order to use ITunes I need to restore the IPad and I will lose all thee data from my Ipad (pictures, music, etc).
My IPad is block now with the ITunes message on the screen and I can not get it off.
HELPPPPP, thank's

And there is no other way to do it? I can't believe I will lose all data.
I used to do all the software updates with the IPad not using ITunes.

My iCloud address on the iPad needs to be changed. If I press "delete account" it tells me I will lose all the content including pictures. How can I change it? I see other people have had the same problem

I have had to change my e mail address but I cannot work out how to amend it on my iCloud account. If I press "delete account" the box appears telling me that I will lose all content including photos if I continue. The box asking for a password keeps appearing but I just press cancel and continue.
I have not attempted to upgrade to iOS 7 until this problem is sorted. Can anyone help please?

If you mean that you created a new icloud account using a new email address as the primary address, then when changing to that account on a device, all data maintained by the old account will be deleted. I was not aware that photos are included. But as for photos, ALWAYS sync them to a computer for archiving, never rely on icloud as your only backup.
If you want to keep the contacts, etc. data from the old account, then go to Settings>icloud and turn off the services, one at a time. When doing so, you are given the choice to keep the data local or delete from the device. Later, when doing Delete Account and logging into the new account, your data will sync up to it.
If, on the other hand, your changed email address is just an alias in the existig icloud account, then there's no reason to delete the account as the alias is just another link to the same account.

I recently purchased songs from itunes via my pc and I dont know how to get them onto my iphone? When I click the sync button it says I will lose all the music currently on my iphone.. Help :(

I recently purchased songs from itunes via my pc and I dont know how to get them onto my iphone? When I click the sync button it says I will lose all the music currently on my iphone.. Help

If you're syncing with a different iTunes library than the one you previously synced with, then there is no way around it. You're gonna loose the old data. The only way round it would be to make sure that all the music files on your iPhone is also in your iTunes library. If you still have access to the computer with the old library, you could copy the files on to an external harddrive, and then import them into your new iTunes library.
If it is in fact the same library, then the music currently on your iphone, is also in your itunes library. Just make sure that the artists/albums/playlists, or whatever you sync contains these tracks, that you allready have on your phone and don't want deleted. What i do is, i create a playlist specifically for my iPhone, and i set it up to only sync with this playlist. Whenever i hear a track from my iTunes library or buy a new track that i want on my phone, i just drag it to this playlist and next time i synchronize, it's there without deleting anything else.

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HHHHHEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i just bought a new computer and when i click on itunes it says i need to install ASL.dll, but i'm scared if i do or re-install itunes i will lose all the music i have bought from itunes, what do i do?

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
The music is stored on the iTunes library. This library isn't deleted when you uninstall or reinstall iTunes, so you will keep everything. Anyway, it's better to make a backup of the library. Apart from that, you can download the purchased music as many times as you want

I want to update from 10.4.11 to at least 10.5 but am worried I will lose all the files/apps/iPhoto's etc. will this happen?

I need to update my iTunes in order to use Apple TV and so that i can use icloud with my MacBook(I have an iPad and iPhone)
I have worked out in order to do this I need at least to have 10.5. I want to check that I won't lose all the apps, files, photos etc. on my computer if I upgrade to this? Do i need to clear everything before i install10.5?
I have read that if I jump to 10.6 rather than 10.5 I will lose everything on computer. Is this true?

Before you do anything make a cloned backup of your system on an external, erased HDD:
Clone using Restore Option of Disk Utility
1. Open Disk Utility in the Utilities folder.
2. Select the Destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Select the Destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination
entry field.
5. Select the Source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
6. Check the box, if present, to first Erase the Destination drive.
6. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.
You may then do an Erase and Install of Snow Leopard before moving to anything later.
Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU and return to the installer. Complete the Snow Leopard installation.
You can purchase Snow Leopard by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will receive physical media - DVD - by mail.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store.
Snow Leopard General requirements
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2. 1GB of memory
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HT1386 When I connect my iPod to my computer and try to sync Apps from my computer to the iPod, a warning comes up saying that I will lose all my existing Apps. Please help

I have got a new computer and i can no longer do a full sync. Apple always tells me I will lose all my exisiting Apps if I do a new sync. I prefer to purchase Apps on my computer over my iPod because of the smaller iPod. The new computer is recognized by Apple as an allowable new PC.
But this Sync warning is a pain. Plus, when i view my iPod's App icons on my copmputer, I can no longer drag and move them. I have the latest version of iTunes installed. Thank you for your help

Syncing to a new iTunes library or computer will erase your iPod. Only if you back up your device manually before syncing, you can restore it from that backup again. A manual backup does not include the sync process.
Do this:
Disable autosync in iTunes, connect your iPod to your new computer and right click on it in the device list and choose backup. iTunes will backup your iPod without syncing.
Transfer your purchases the same way, choosing "transfer purchases" this time.
When you connect your iPod for the first time, all media content will be erased. But you can restore your settings and app data from your manual backup afterwards.
Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your new computer to be able to merge calendars and contacts when you sync the iPod for the first time.
Music is one way only, from the computer to your device, unless you bought the songs in itunes and transferred your purchases.
There is 3rd party software out there, but not supported by Apple, see this thread:http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2013615&tstart=0
About backups and what's saved: iTunes: About iOS backups
How to back up and restore:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
How to download apps for free again:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Saving other data is also described here. How to back up your data and set up as a new device
As for your second problem, see if restrictions for app installation and deleting apps are active in Settings/General/Restrictions. If yes, allow to install and delete app again.
Don't forget to authorize your PC in iTunes:
About iTunes Store authorization and deauthorization
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The phone has been updated. Now insists on 'restore'. This will lose all the contacts. Help!

The phone has been abroad for 4 months using a local sim card. Now home, it has been 'updated' from itunes and now insists on 'Restore'. This will delete all contacts. Backup unavailable, the screen shows only the sign to plug in to itunes. Have tried turning off and on. Same.

Although contacts are included with your iPhone's backup along with a significant amount of other data which is updated by iTunes as the first step during the iTunes sync process, contacts are designed to be synced with a supported address book application on your computer. Not a good idea to depend on your iPhone and your iPhone's backup or on any cell phone along for your contacts, which can be lost or stolen, or suffer hardware damage from being dropped in water or liquid, etc.
How do your know your iPhone's backup is unavailable?

My itunes will not start in Win XP. I get an error that says MSVCR80.dll can't be found. I am scared if I just reinstall iTunes that I will lose all my music and apps that are in the old itunes. What can I do.

My iTunes will not start in Win XP. I am getting an error that says MSVCR80.dll can't be found. I am concerned that if I just do a reinstall
of iTunes it will overwrite or delete all the music and apps I have on the current app that won't start. When I boot the PC I get the following:
APSDaemon.exe - unable to locate. MSVCR80.dll not found. Reinstalling application may fix this problem. How can I get iTunes started without losing
all my music and apps? Thanks

It won't unless a problem occurs. Back them up, uninstall iTunes and all related components, and reinstall them.
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My old computer died, I want to sync my ipod with a new computer but I am worried I will lose all the songs on my ipod.

New compoter has no music on it, my ipod has all my songs, if I sync the two will the computer erase all my ipod tunes and leave me with no tunes?

See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods available for copying content from your iPod back to your PC.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
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Updating RAM on 2007 macbook, do I lose all my files, bookmarks etc?

I am updating RAM memory to enable me to go from Tiger to Snow Leopard. But worried that I will lose all my documents, web bookmarks etc. Will they remian if I change the RAM modules? Sorry I am a very basic computer user!
Thanks

In simple words, RAM has nothing to do with storing documents; your documents etc are stored on your hard disk, so upgrading RAM will not damage or wipe out your data.... BUT... since everything is inter-connected, electric surge from ANY component can influence your hard disk (thus your data) in the worst case scenario. Therefore, it is always advised to backup your system before digging into your hardware - Better save than sorry!

I just updated my pages and now it won't load. This is on my iPad. The first version which has the latest version it can have 5.1 or something like that. I am trying to open a document and am worried that if I uninstall and reinstall I will lose all my do

I just updated my pages and now it won't load. This is on my iPad. The first version which has the latest version it can have 5.1 or something like that. I am trying to open a document and am worried that if I uninstall and reinstall I will lose all my documents

I just uninstalled it and am waiting for it to reinstall. I sincerely hope that I have not lost everything that I worked on so hard. Now that mobile me is gone, I have not been able to go between devices to transfer things. I was merely trying to take a document I had worked on and open it in pages, but it said my version was too old. When I updated, it wouldn't load. Now I cannot do anything. I hope that the reinstall fixes it without losing everything. Please advise!!! Yes, I am in panic mode.

I have an iphone 4 (ios 4.3.1). I want to update to the latest ios, but it wouldn't load onto my iphone, I got error message code 3014. I tried again and it said I would lose all the contents on my iphone if I continued - help!

I have an iPhone 4 (IOS 4.3.1) and it was synced and backed up today.
I wanted to upgrade to the latest ios on iTunes (today's date is 3rd Jan 2013), it seemed to download ok (it took about 30 minutes or so), but when it tried to update onto the iPhone (I think this was what it was doing!) I got an error message that had code 3014 in it. Nowhere on Apple's website can I find a way to resolve this error code.
I then thought I would just try again from the beginning, but I then got an error message saying that if I continued I would lose all the contents on my iPhone so I cancelled it as I don't want to lose everything on my phone.
Can anyone help me as I am not very good at technical things and I really want to upgrade the ios on my iPhone without losing all the data I have on there already. An idiots guide would be great.
Thanks.

Errors 3000-3999 (3004, 3013, 3014, 3018, 3164, 3194, and so on): Error codes in the 3000 range generally mean that iTunes cannot contact the update server (gs.apple.com) on ports 80 or 443.
Update to the latest version of iTunes.
Verify the computer's date and time are accurate.
Check that your security or firewall software is not interfering with ports 80 or 443, or with the server gs.apple.com.
Follow Troubleshooting security software. Often, uninstalling third-party security software will resolve these errors.
An entry in your hosts file may be redirecting requests to gs.apple.com (see "Unable to contact the iOS software update server gs.apple.com" above).
Internet proxy settings can cause this issue. If you are using a proxy, try without using one.
Test restoring while connected to a known-good network.

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