How do i get itunes to sync without losing my music

i have synced my phone twice and both times have lost my music. i cannot get my music to transfer to my computer. the latest time one album synced. the other 100 or so song disappeared

I'm sure you know that when you sync your iPhone to your computer, it automatically replaces the songs on your iPhone with the ones on your computer. It is important to sync your purchases to your computer on a regular basis, so that if you do lose them from your iPhone, they will be on your computer's hard drive and you will be able to retrieve them, if needed, the next time you sync. Purchases made on your device are not automatically saved to your computer. Your device has to be physically plugged in after purchasing.
Since it automatically replaces the songs on your iPhone with the ones on your computer, this could effectively erase any songs downloaded on your iPhone that haven't been backed up. I highly recommend checking out this article for future transfers:
Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305465
Additionally, you can set your iPhone to not replace your music automatically by enabling manual sync. You can read the following article for more information:
Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535
Take care..

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