AppleTV Syncing to a new Itunes Library

I had problems with my Mac recently and lost my Itunes library. I was able to sync with my Ipod and recover all my music.
However, How do I re-sync with my Apple TV to recover my Movies, TV Shows and Photos?
When I attempt to connect to the new Itunes library there is a message that I will lose all data on the Apple TV.

Yep, that's the way it works.
You can try disassembling your ATV to get at the hard drive -- there is even someone on this forum that took their ATV to a shop that specializes in this process (if memory serves this was overseas in Hong Kong or some such). But it won't be something you can do easily, and whatever you do may well void your warranty.

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    how to use iTunes to sync is in the
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