Can i retrieve all my lost music after syncing to a new computer

just backed up my ipad to my new macbook and have lost all my music..help..devastated :/

If you synced to a new iTunes library that did not contain all of your music and didn't transfer the music first, then that would cause you to lose all of your music. You can only sync what is already in the iTunes library. If the library is empty when you sync, that erases your device.
But what puzzles me is that you should have gotten a message from iTunes alerting you that the contents would be erased if you synced the iPad. Did you get the message? If you did, did you ignore it and why would you ignore it if you did get it?
If the music was purchased from iTunes, you may be able to download much of it again for free as long as you use the same Apple ID that you bought it with. Read this for more information.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store ... - Support - Apple
If the music was imported from CD's and you no longer have the CD's or the old computer, there is no way to retrieve it.

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My current situation: I have soooo many texts on my iphone and I haven't deleted many because I need the information contained in them for future reference and for legal purposes. I would really like to find a means and way to save them other than on the phone itself. I've done searches for various apps yet I'm not finding what I think I would need. It appears Apple does not sync the texts between the iphone and my MacBook Pro.
Try the computer apps PhoneView (Mac) or TouchCopy (Mac & PC):
http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/index.php
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HT1349 what is the quickest way to move all my iTunes music, video, etc. to a new computer? any help would be appreciated. thanks. p.s. i purchased a belkin transfer cable - will that work?

hi - i'm a newbie - what is the quickest way to move all my iTunes music, video, etc. to a new computer? any help would be appreciated. thanks.
p.s. i purchased a belkin transfer cable - will that work? i have an iPod Touch.

You copy it from one computer to the other.
Type "move itunes library" into the google search bar.
You have posted in the iphone forum.

My old computer broke and I lost all my Itunes music. I have a new computer and I can get all my music from Itunes except for my ringtones. How can I download them again without buying them again?

My old computer broke and I lost all my music. I have now purchased a new computer and downloaded all my music again through the store but can not figure how to download my ringtones again. How do you download your ringtones again without buying them again??? Thankyou in advance

You cannot redownload ringtones.
It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for this very occasion. Have you failed to do this?

How can I download all my iTunes music after wiping my hard disk without going into each of the 100 artists listed

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The only way I can see of doing it is
- going to the store
- selecting Purchased
- then I get a list of artists or albums down the left hand side
- have to select each individually and click Download All on the bottom left - for over 100+ its going to take forever ! Is there an easier way ?????
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You can only sync your device to one iTunes library at a time. You can either copy the music from the library on your other computer to the one you have loaded the new CDs onto, or you can purchase an external CD Drive and load them to the iTunes library you are currently sync'd with:
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://store.apple.com/us/search/External-CD-DVD---SuperDrive
For syncing, I am not familiar with the drag and drop method. I have always used the normal sync process:
iTunes 12 for Mac: Sync iPod, iPhone, or iPad
iTunes 12 for Windows: Sync iPod, iPhone, or iPad
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GB

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Unless you subscribe to itunes match, icloud has nothing to do with music. Are you syncing music from a computer's itunes to a device?

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iDevices are not and have never been backup devices.
Authorizing a computer does not cause media to magically appear.
Media is only where the user puts it.
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Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5044027&#5044027
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=893334&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
Also these useful internet articles...
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/secrets/2006/12/twowaystreet20/index.php
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
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How to retrieve all data from iPod Touch and copy to new computer?

I recently purchased a new iPod and MacBook. The MacBook was stolen and I had to buy a new one. I have a lot of music and photos on the iPod I would like to recover and copy back to the MacBook. However, the iTunes says it will delete everything. I want it to sync everything from the iPod and continue with that data.
How can I do this?
Thanks,
gonzobrains

You're welcome, child.
"backups. But that's not my point. I find it disappointing that I cannot sync my data both ways."
O.K. It still is the way it is.
"Here I have gigabytes of data sitting right here on my iPod and no way to natively copy it back to my new computer without purchasing third-party software."
Yes, this is true.
"Every other mobile device I have ever owned let's you easily copy back to a computer. Just plug it in, mount it, and there you go."
As you now know, this is not the case with the ipod touch.
You asked how and I told you that you cannot without 3rd party software. What is it that you want?
Simply maintaining a backup (basic) would solve the issue.

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How to move your music to a new computer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527

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See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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The question says it all. Can i get my iPods WHOLE LIBARY NOT THE PURCHASED ONES ON TO MY PC?

check out this post by Zevoneer.

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10 hours does not seem right at all. Should take several minutes at best. The entire OS installation is under an hour. Post your issue in the FCS forum area here:
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After i bought new laptop and wanted to sync into it, it said to transfer apps from ipod touch to laptop, i did, but it only transferred part of it and said the remaining was not able to be transfered...
i had encountered this problem when i transfered the apps in my old pc to my old laptop, now that i wan to transfer apps from my old laptop to my new one, i thought i knew what to do..
i knew the problem was with the fact that the other apps was bought with another apple id thus not able to transfer as it is not yet authorised... while it was syncing, i authorised the older apple id that the apps was not synced yet... after i did, i realised i was left with the apps bought with my new apple id only...
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Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
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- When all the apps are ih the iTunes library, try restoring from backup if you have the backup that would contain all the app date. I would turn off autosyncing (go to iTunes>Prefernces>Device and check the box titled Prevent iPods...automatically" to prevent overwritting the previous backup.

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