Hard drive crash...sync iPhone with iTunes Questions

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10891082#10891082
any info is helpful
thanks

While they are not supported by Apple (use at your own risk) there are likely third party apps that may help. You can do a forum or Google search.
Itunes purchases can be transfered to the new machine - File>Transfer Purchases
Apps can be re-downloaded for free - unlike music.
Pics can be e-mailed to yourself.
If you have at least one unique contact and calendar entry on your computer, you should get the option to merge the data.

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