Help with using Iphone with NEW computer
I have a new computer and want to use my iphone with it. I dont have any songs on the new one and cannot transfer them however i can eventually rebuild my song list. What i want to know is when i sync my iphone to my new computer i no that means it will put whatevers in my library on it but when it comes to settings, applications, photos, sms messages what happens with those, will it just erase everything? Im just a little confused with everything.
Help would be much appreciated! :-D thanks
Yep... everything will be gone because the computer will think it's a new iPhone.
You can download the applications from the AppStore again for free, but your music will be lost. Consider using an application like ifunbox to copy the music from your iPhone to the PC before installing iTunes.
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Help with syncing iPhone to new computer
I have a PC and it crashed a month ago. I have an external hardrive that I saved my data too, but it hadn't been updated since I got the iPhone. If I plug my iPhone into the new PC and sync it will I lose all the date or will it all transfer from the iPhone to the PC? I have a bunch of new songs I've bought on iTunes thru the iPhone and a bunch of apps, I'm really nervous about losing all of it.
Thanks.In regards to iTunes content, an iPhone can be synced or manually managed with an iTunes library on a single computer only.
Photos can be transferred to an iPhone from a single computer only also. If there are any photos on your iPhone that were transferred from your old computer, were these photos included with your computer's backup? If so, you need to transfer these photos from your computer's backup to your new computer.
Did you transfer your iTunes folder from your old computer to your computer's backup?
If so, you need to transfer the iTunes folder to the same location on your new computer. You also need to authorize your new computer with your iTunes account with iTunes if you haven't already done so.
iTunes includes an option to transfer iTunes content that was purchased/downloaded from the iTunes store from an iPod or iPhone, but this is for iTunes content that was purchased/downloaded from the iTunes store only.
If you included the iTunes folder with your computer's backup, after restoring the iTunes folder from your backup to your new computer - with iTunes quit before doing so, after doing so with your iPhone connected to iTunes and without syncing, at the iTunes menu bar go to File and select Transfer Purchases From - the name of your iPhone.
If all 3rd party apps do not transfer to your iTunes library, you can re-download a 3rd party app with iTunes on your computer and you won't be charged again for a purchased app as long as you use the same iTunes account to re-download the app that was used to purchase the app originally.
Do you plan on syncing contacts and/or calendar events with a supported application on your new computer? The iPhone supports syncing contacts and calendar events with Outlook 2003 or 2007, and with Windows Contacts for syncing contacts only. -
Help! Synchronising iPhone on New Computer (no backup done previously)
Dear all,
My old computer crashed and I purchase a new computer and loading a new itunes. Problem is whatever option i chose, the prompt says it will overwrite data on my iphone with the info in itunes.
Appreciate if someone can guide me to backup my phone data(contacts, music etc) from the iphone to the desktop itunes.
Thanks in advance!Welcome to the discussions,
you'll need to back up manually before you sync the first time. Here's what to do:
Set up your iTunes account on the new computer and make sure it is authorized.
Disable autosync in itunes, connect your phone, right click on it in the device list and choose backup.
This will save data, pictures taken with the phone and settings to itunes. See what's included in this backup here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
Transfer your purchases the same way to copy all apps and bought media from the Store to your computer.
Set up at least one contact and event on your computer to be able the merge your calendars and contacts after your phone got wiped during the first sync.
The rest of the data can be restored from the backup you made.
Restoring: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
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 -
I just bought a new MacBook Air, my first Mac! I have authorized this computer. But I am a bit confused about what I need to do about registering my present iPhone on it, if I need to do anything. I have not yet connected my iPhone to it because I want to do everything right. Obviously, I want to use my new Mac for syncing, backup, etc, for the iPhone
Is there anything I need to do?
Thank you very much!!Thanks for your help. I used Home Sharing to transfer everything to my new MacBook.
One final question (please bear with me) -
Now, on my MacBook, on the left side of the library screen, when I click in that small box, it shows Library - Music, Movies, TV Shows, Apps.
Then below that it shows Homeshares - Bob's Library with all the music and apps from my old computer.
Is it supposed to be under HomeShares like that? What happens when I deauthorize my old computer, do I now have my old iTunes library completely on my new MacBook?
Thank you very much!! -
I am trying to sync my iphone with itunes on a new computer, but over 3 quarters of my music is missing. It seems that only the songs downloaded on itunes in the last 6 - 9 months have transferred. How can I get the rest of it to sync?
You have posted to the iTunes Match forum, which your question does not appear to be related to. You will probably get better help by posting in the Using iPhone forum.
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Several of my authorized pc laptops and desktops have completely died over the years, and have no way to deauthorize iTunes on them. Now I am unable to synch purchases on my Iphone to new computer with iTunes because I already have 5 computers authorized. What can be done?
Deauthorise all to reset to zero, then authorize again.
Following quote from Apple Support:
If you need to authorize your new computer and are unable due to already having five authorized computers, you can deauthorize all computers by doing the following:
Click iTunes Store on the left side of iTunes.
If you're not signed in to the store, click the Account button, then enter your account name and password.
Click the Account button again (your Apple ID appears on the button), enter your password, and then click View Account.
In the Account Information window, click Deauthorize All.
Note: You may only use this feature once per year. The Deauthorize All button will not appear if you have fewer than two authorized computers. If you need assistance on using this feature, please contact iTunes Store support via email (http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/). -
I use to have a iTunes account with my old computer, and I have lost all my iTunes music, some purchased, some downloaded from another source. Now I'm using a brand new computer (Windows) and I have opened a NEW iTunes account, but I now I need to figure out if it is possible to recoup my music content that I originally had. I had, I believe around close to 300 songs on my account ;(......Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Again, Ronald
<Email Edited By Host>ronaldkerr24 wrote:
Now I'm using a brand new computer (Windows) and I have opened a NEW iTunes account
Now remove all your info and update the old AppleiD/iTunes account and use only that account.
You cannot transfer items between iTunes accounts.
You can redownload all the content. -
I am using Iphone with windows. I have draged photos from my computer into Iphone in the past, but cant seem to do it now. How do I move photos from my pc to my iphone without deleting photos that are on the phone.
You cannot drag pics from computer to iphone. This has never been a feature of iphone.
You sync them as you would anything esle.
You select photos from the photos tab. Whatever is selected will be on your iphone. Anything not selected will not be. Make sure that everything you want on your iphone is selected, then sync. -
I have an iPhone and when I got it, I had a Toshiba laptop. Now I have a MacBook Pro, but when I try to wi-fi sync my iphone and new computer, it doesn't work because on my iphone it is still trying to sync with my old computer. How I can fix this?
Move the content from the old computer to the new computer.
Sync the iPhone via cable to the new computer and enable Wi-Fi syncing.
It should now be possible to sync via Wi-Fi to the new computer. -
Does anybody know if there's a sensible way to use iPhone with Linux? I really like the look of the iPhone 3G S, but since I run Ubuntu it looks like I've got no way to really use it.
Apart from the whole iTunes, Apple Store & Firmware updates issue, I've got a bunch of MP3's that I'd want to be able to transfer onto the phone to play them. Is there any way to do that from Linux?I've tried Wine with iTunes, but it hasn't worked. QuickTime will install, but that's it (besides, I've had loads of troubles with iTunes on Windows). Consequently, as I'm on the Linux side of my computer all the time, I never really update my podcasts, making my iPhone little different from a regular mobile phone (which in Japan has music players already built into them).
I dare say, consequently, if my iPhone is lost, stolen, or damaged, I won't be replacing it with another iPhone. -
I have a used Iphone with someone elses email on it for itunes, how do i remove it and put my account there
It is an Iphone 4If you go to settings- store - click on the ID and sign out. Then you can put in your apple id.
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Old computer crashed. How do I not lose my music on my Ipod when I sync with iTunes on the new computer?
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