How can I combine my laptop library...

...with my desktop library? ALL content on both machines have been downloaded with the same account and password. I'd like to sync my iphone with both but that is impossible without erasing...so how can I combine the two?
Or how can I get all songs/videos that I downloaded onto my iphone?

Save the music from one computer to an external drive, flash drive, etc, the import to the other computer.
You can use itunes help to guide you.

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