Can I sync my iPhone to my Mac when it's already synced to a PC?

I recently moved and the PC that my iPhone is synced to is in storage in another part of the state. I have my Macbook and I'm wondering if I can sync my iPhone to this or if it will create a problem or cause me to lose all my data? My phone has been acting up so I'm afraid I will have a problem with it and not have everything backed up.

unfortunately, Apple only allow one computer to be synced at a time to an iOS device. If you try to sync the iPhone with the mac, it will erase the music and videos on the iPhone, to replace it with music you might have on the Mac. you can't prevent this. but if you have your music with you, you can simply sync with the mac and put the music back

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