How can I sync my iPhone to a new library without losing all the data on the phone?
I recently switched computers as the old one had died but I can't transfer any of my music from the iTunes to the new phone. Is there any way I can backup the phone and then sync it with the new library and somehow restore all my app's etc?
Thanks,
Raf
Specifically I'm looking to keep all my photo's on the phone.
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How can I sync my Iphone to my new mac book without losing all my music on my Iphone without losing all my music if the music isn't from Itunes?
If you do not have access to the iTunes Library on your Old computer... or its Backup...
See these 2 Links...
Syncing to a New Computer...
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991
If you do have access... See Here...
From your OLD computer...
Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
Full Details Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
More Info here...
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer -
How do I sync my iPhone to a new computer without losing all my data?
I hooked up my iPhone to my new computer and was able to transfer songs etc to my iPhone with no problems, just clicked and dragged like normal. Suddenly it wont let me do so, wont let me drag a song or anything over to my device. I noticed that the "manually manage music and video" check box was unchecked, so I clicked it and got the prompt to restore my iPhone and delete all the data on it. Obviously I clicked cancel. I have read a few other discussions about this issue but am confused and need a dummies approach please as most people seem to be referring to certain things, for example they are worried about losing their applications, or just their music....I want to be able to sync my iPhone to my new computer, without ANYTHING changing. I dont want to lose any music, apps photos, contacts, purchases....anything....
Please help. Thank you!By design, the iphone will sync itunes content with one computer at a time. Any attempt to sync such content with a second computer will result in ALL itunes content being first erased from her phone & then replaced with the content from the second computer. This is a design feature and cannot be overridden. Because you are replacing your computer, your phone will see this computer as a "new" computer. The itunes content sync is one way: computer to phone. If you have photos that were synced to your phone or music ripped on her own that were not backed up, you will first have to extract them from your phone using third party software, before you do anything else, as Apple makes no provision to do so:
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/index.php
Once you've done that, do the following in the order specified:
1. Disable auto sync when an iPod/iPhone is connected under Preferences>Devices in itunes(under the edit menu if using Windows).
2. Make sure you have one contact & one event in the supported applications(Outlook, Windows Address Book) on your computer. These entries can be fake, doesn't matter, the important point is that these programs not be empty.
3. Connect her phone, iTunes running, do not sync at this point.
4. Store>Authorize this computer.
5. File>Transfer Purchases(To make sure all purchased content on your phone will be in your itunes library).
6. Right click in the device pane & select reset warnings.
7. Right click again and select backup.
8. Right click again & select restore from backup, select the backup you just made. When prompted to create another backup, decline.
9. This MUST be followed by a sync to restore your itunes content, which you select from the various tabs, You'll get a popup regarding her contacts & calendars asking to merge or replace, select merge.
You should be good to go. -
How can i sync my iphone to a new itunes without losing all my iphone data??? HELP
i need help , recently my laptops hard drive broke so i bought a new laptop so i needed to download a new itunes .... how can i put all my data from my iphone back onto itunes ? music, contacts, apps etc.. i heard that u cant and i would need to clear my phone entirely ?! can someone help wityh this please ???? i dont want to lose any of my iphone data ... eve if i cant put it on my itunes can i still keep it on my iphone without losing any data syncing ????
thanx , barry in irelandSyncing to a new iTunes library or computer will erase your phone. Only if you back up your phone manually before syncing, you can restore your phone from that backup again. A manual backup does not include the sync process.
Set up your iTunes account, disable autosync in iTunes, connect your phone to your new computer and right click on it in the device list and choose backup. iTunes will backup your phone without syncing.
Transfer your purchases the same way, choosing "transfer purchases" this time.
When you connect your phone for the first time, all media content will be erased. But you can restore your settings and app data from your manual backup afterwards.
Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your new computer to be able to merge calendars and contacts when you sync the phone for the first time.
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
About backups and what's saved:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
How to back up and restore:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
How to download apps for free again:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Saving other data is also described here. How to back up your data and set up as a new device
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How can I sync my ipod to my new library without losing all the pictures?
A few years ago I bought an ipod classic and I downloaded some really great pictures. The ipod was synced with my old desktop which crashed and stopped working completely so I threw it away. I really want to download my new music onto my classic because it has so much free GB but I cant afford to lose my pictures. Is there any way I can copy them onto my PC?
Specifically I'm looking to keep all my photo's on the phone.
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How do I sync my iPhone with a new computer without losing all of my data?
How do I sync my iPhone to a new computer without losing all of data?
See this user tip for the procedure: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
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Hi, my laptop died along with its harddrive, finding it difficult to figure out how can I sync my iphone to a new computer without losing everything on my phone (iPhone 3GS).
Any help appreciated
Thanks
Chttps://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
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How can I sync my iphone to a new computer without losing music
I have heaps of music from my old work computer on my phone. I want to sync to my computer at home now. How can I do this without losing the music and other data???
To sync to a new computer without losing your data follow the steps outlined by Ingo2711 in this post: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3801263?tstart=0. However, as pointed out in this post, music not purchased from iTunes syncs only one way: computer --> phone. (Music purchased from iTunes can always be redownloaded for free (see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519). You will have to purchase 3rd party software in order to transfer non-purchased music from your phone to your computer, such as Touch Copy.
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HT1688 how can I sync my iphone to a new computer without deleting all my photos?
I sync my iphone on a different coumputer, but now I want to be able to put music on it from my laptop because its easier so i want to sync it on my laptop. is there a way I can sync my iphone on a different computer without having to delete anything other than the music on it?
Just your case
https://discussions.apple.com/message/8935034#8935034 -
How do I sync my iphone to a new itunes without losing all of my info?
My computer with all of my info crashed and now I need to sync my iphone to my new computer. Is there a way to do this without wiping out everything on my phone?
Copy everything from your backup copy of your old computer to your new one.
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I recently got a new MacBook Pro and I want to be able to sync my iPhone with my new iTunes library without running the risk of losing all the music that I already have on my iPhone.
See wjosten's post here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/13356770#13356770.
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How can I sync my Iphone to a new computer without clearing all the data?
When I first started using my iPhone, I had it paired with a MacBook which has subsequently crashed. While most of the information was backed up, not all of it was and iTunes now tells me I must completely erase all of my data. I would prefer not to loose all of my contacts, apps, and other information. I know the phone will not transfer files to my computer, I'm not asking how to do that nor do I care to. I just want to sync it with my new MacBook Pro.
You cannot sync without erasing.
Transfer your itunes purchases. Without syncing: File>Transfer Purchases
Then enter one unique contact and calendar entry in the new computer. When you first sync you should get the option to merge the data.
Make sure you backup everything going forward. It makes all of this much easier. -
How can I sync my iPhone to a new PC without losing app data?
My laptop has died completely and no back up. I am not concerned with music or photos as they're all online somewhere. I do have a couple of apps with data on them which I cannot lose if I sync my iPhone with iTunes on a new laptop. Will my data be lost if I sync it and if so is there an (easy) way to keep my apps/app data?
To be sure you don't lose any App data
Create an iCloud backup
2nd
Prevent syncing automatically in iTunes
Windows Edit > Preferences > Devices
√ Prevent iPods, iPhone .... syncing automatically
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Connect the iPhone to the PC
Setup as new. This just tells the PC to treat the iPhone as a new device
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From the summary screen
Create a backup
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I bought a new macbook pro and want to sync my iphone and ipad with itunes on the new computer. I don't want to lose all of my apps (photos and music are already transfered). I am pretty sure that all of the apps that I have bought are in itunes, but I really don't want to risk losing anything when I sync.... especially all of my contacts! How do I avoid this?
Copy everything from your old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer, to your new one.
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how can i sync my iphone to a new computer without it deleting eveything off of my phone?
Migrate the iTunes library the phone is sync-ed to, to the new computer.
Wouldn't you have done that anyway?
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