How do I sync my iPhone 4S with a new iTunes library without losing data?

Hi,
I have been using an iPhone 4S for a few months now. Yesterday my PC crashed and I had to reboot the whole system.
So, obviously I had to reinstall iTunes.
Now, when I am connecting my phone with iTunes, it is informing me that my phone was synced with another iTunes library and if I sync it with this one, it will erase all data and do a fresh sync with the current library.
I have alot of important data, photos, contacts, messages, music on my phone now. I can't do without that.
How do I sync without losing my data? ? Help!
Tarun

can't if you do not have access to the old library (the usual workaround is to backup the old library and import it to the new itunes)
for important data...
sync your existing contacts with icloud, your text messages will not be disrupted, music will sync with whatever music you have on your new itunes, photos shoud still be in the camera roll (I would sync them to photostream before you sync, just in case).   Any photos on your phone that are not in camera roll or photostream... if you lost those pictures with the computer crash I would take screen shots (lock button + home button at the same time) of each photo so they show up in the camera roll.  App data may or may not be lost.  In my experience, it depends on the app.  Some of the apps recognize your apple ID and sync data over the internet with servers, some do not.  I would take note of important data (such as passwords in a password keeper if you have such an app) just in case if you lose that data.

Similar Messages

  • How can I sync my iPhone 4 with a new MacBook Pro without losing all my data and settings?

    I used to sync my iPhone 4 with a PC running Windows XP until the hard drive died. Thankfully, I already had a backup of all my iTunes media (Songs, TV Shows, Movies, Podcasts, Apps, etc), so when I bought a new MacBook Pro, transferring my iTunes library was easy.
    My problem now is that I want to sync my iPhone 4 with my new MacBook Pro without losing all the data and settings. I have already used iTunes to back it up and transfered my purchases onto the mac. I just need help to sync the iPhone with the Mac without losing app data, emails, contacts, settings.
    Everytime I click on the tabs (to sync contacts, apps, music, et al), I get an error message that reads:
    "Are you sure you want to sync apps? All existing apps and their data on the iPhone “Ryan's iPhone” will be replaced with apps from this iTunes library."
    What do I do? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks,
    Ryan

    Read through this helpful document on this subject: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

  • How do I sync my old ipod to my "new" iTunes library without losing the music I already have loaded onto my iPod?

    Hi, so I got my new computer loaded up with iTunes and I want to be able to move my music from my old iPod to my new iTunes library without losing any of the music I already have placed on the iPod. How would I do this? And please I'm not too savvy with the new iTunes layout and such so if you could make this easy in layman's terms that would be great.

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities
    If you purchased all songs in the iTunes Store, plug your iPod to your Mac or PC and iTunes will ask you to transfer purchases.
    If you didn't purchase any song or you have non-purchased songs from the iTunes Store, you have to use an application to transfer the songs to iTunes. Here is a list of applications you can use for that > https://discussions.apple.com/message/11319208#11319208

  • Wanting to sync my iphone 4 with my new macbook pro without losing data

    Just got a new mabook pro and im trying to sync it with my Iphone 4 without losing my data or contacts. When I plug in my IPhone it will not sync any of my contacts. 

    See Syncing Here
    http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/
    iPhone User Guide
    http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

  • How can i sync my ipod touch to a different itunes library without losing everything on it?

    Please help!!
    Can someone tell me how I can sync my ipod touch to a different itunes library without losing everything on it?

    Transfer iTunes purchases by:
    iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
    Transfer your music fom the old computer
    iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    You can alsouse a third-party program likeoneof thise discussed here to transfer music from iPod to computr.
    Copy music from Ipod to new computer...: Apple Support Communities
    Connect the iPod to the comuter and make a backup by rignt clickingon the iPOd under Devices in iTunes a nd select Back Up. Then restore the iPod from that backup.

  • Sync to new PC. How do I sync existing iPhone 4 to the new iTune for the first time?

    I just switch to new PC, and so came with new iTune.  How do I sync existing iPhone 4 to the new iTune for the first time?
    iTune library has no music/app, and i don't want to loose what's on iPhone.  Help!

    Oh no, I now have two more situtations; error 13019 and needed software update for version 5 (iphone). In which order should I do?  I feel so helpless....

  • How can i connect my iphone to a new itunes library without losing my contacts and photos ?

    how can i connect my iphone to a new itunes library without losing my contacts and photos ?

    Is the new iTunes library on a different computer, or the same computer?
    Are you concerned about photos that you have taken with the iPhone in the Camera Roll, or photos you have synced to the iPhone from your computer?
    Contacts should be configured to sync with an app on your computer. You set this up in iTunes on the Info tab with the iPhone connected. You will not lose any contacts if the app on your computer has at least one contact.

  • My laptop recently broke and I had to buy a new one. How do I sync my iphone 4 with the new laptop without losing all data?

    Hi there,
    Well the title says it all really.
    I have to sync my iphone 4 with my new laptop as the old one broke. How do I do this without losing all my pictures, music, contacts & things purchased form the itunes store?
    It seems really silly that everything gets wiped off the phone when using a different laptop. This problem must happen quite often as I am sure I am not the only person who has had a pc that has broken.
    I hope you someone can help. All the stuff on my phone is important to me.
    Many thanks

    Please search the forums. This has been covered here extensively.

  • How do I sync my iPad with a new iTunes library without erasing all the previously purchased apps & data on my iPad?

    I'm sure this is a common issue, and I've google-searched for solutions but I cannot find a straight forward answer anywhere. I really hope an expert here can help me out.
    I purchased an iPad last year and synced it with my iTunes library on my old PC laptop. Well, my PC laptop harddrive crashed last week and I cannot access anything on my laptop anymore. I did not make a back-up for my PC harddrive either. I know, next time I should make a back-up and I will. But that's irrelevant. The PC is gone now.
    I replaced my PC this week with a brand new Mac Book Pro. Excited about my new purchase, I quickly hooked up my iPad with the hopes of easily transferring and accessing my iPages, iNumbers, and other productivity iPad apps seamlessly to my new beautiful Mac Book Pro. But now I've run into the nightmarish dilemma of not being able to sync my beloved Ipad with my new MAC without getting the warning that basically says "your iPad is already synced with another iTunes Library. You may only sync to one iTunes Library at a time. You will lose all your data if you sync to this new computer."
    Can someone give me a straightfoward answer as to how I can sync my iPad with my new iTunes Library on my new Mac Book Pro without losing any of the apps that I previously purchased? I want to be able to access the apps I downloaded on my iPad on my Mac Book Pro.
    Thanks so much!!!!!!

    how to use iTunes to sync is in the
    http://www.apple.com/support/itunes
    For MacBook Pro community and OS X
    MacBook Pro
    https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro 
    https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
    http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro
    While it isn't as easy to just use a Mac iDevice as media storage as Android and Windows, you can add documents and such like Word, PDF and others manually in iTunes to have them sync as well.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1351
    They are all there searchable from Bing, Google or every Mac product has a support page.
    http://www.apple.com/support/

  • Can I sync my iphone with 2 different Itunes Library without erasing data?

    Hello,. I would like to know if its possible to sync my iphone with two different Itunes library without data from first itunes library getting deleted when sync with second itunes library, (I mean, at least the music and videos)
    Thanks!

    iOS devices can only sync with one library at a time.  To sync with a new library, you have to remove the current libraries content.
    An alternative would be to move content to one computer (using an external drive or homesharing), and then sync with the library you choose.

  • I want to replace the music on my iphone 5s with a new itunes library

    i couldn't find any answers on the forum, i'm hoping someone can help me... basically, i got a new laptop and instead of wanting to transfer my other itunes library from my old laptop, i decided to start fresh... i spent ages sorting all my new music out and itunes doesn' sync... i want to delete the music from my iphone and replace it with my new itunes library, i've tried pretty much everything, when i plug my iphone in and click sync, it skips through the 4 or 5 stages, the music never updates on my iphone. i'm really confused, i didn't want to click restore just incase i lost absolutely everything, PLEASE HELP
    p.s. i already managed the accounts on itunes store and selected this computer, and my iphone, deleting my other laptop (so only this itunes library is active if that makes sense)

    See Here...
    iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    Or...
    From your OLD computer...
    Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
    See Here  >  Move iTunes Library from PC to MAC
    http://www.macworld.com/article/146958/2010/03/move_itunes_windows_mac.html
    Also... Have a look at these 2 Videos...
    http://macmost.com/moving-your-itunes-library.html
    http://macmost.com/moving-your-itunes-media-to-an-external-drive.html

  • How do I sync my iPod with a new iTunes account without losing pictures

    The old PC broke and data lost so need to start afresh but don't want to lose the pictures - or can we sync those to my iTunes account?

    Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities
    Sync Your iOS Device with a New Computer Without Losing Data - How-To Geek

  • Syncing to new iTunes library without losing app folder organization?

    I reinstalled the OS on my PC and after installing iTunes and pointing it at the iTunes folder on my second drive, it nevertheless lost my iTunes library. I was able to re-add all my content by adding the My Music folder to iTunes, but I lost my playlists. I was okay with recreating those, but...
    When I chose to sync apps, iTunes said it would replace the apps on the phone with the ones from the libray. And all my folder organization work will be lost.
    Is there any way to associate my iPhone 4 with the "new" library but maintain the folder organization I have?

    A manual backup will help. Disable autosync in iTunes, connect your phone and right click on it in the device list and choose backup. This will save all settings, data, photos and much more to your computer. More info here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
    After that, transfer our purchases the same way, choosing transfer purchases this time. All apps and purchased media fro the Store will be copied to the new iTunes library.
    Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your PC to be able to merge calendars and contacts after the first sync, which will wipe your phone. But you can restore from the manual backup you made before.

  • How do I sync my iPhone 4S to my new Macbook Pro without erasing my iPhone?

    I know this has been asked many times and I have tried a lot of the ways that people have said to do it. For example, I have my old iTunes library and i have transfeered it to my Macbook but my iPhone still does not reconize it as the "same" computer. I rather not use any third party software or anything similar. I have actually done this before with a windows computer (I did this about 6 or 7 months ago) but I cannot figure out what I did so that I didnt have to erase my iPhone.

    turingtest2 wrote:
    If you move the library properly it is the "same" library. If you have to import media into an empty library you're getting it wrong.
    At the simplest level you simply copy the entire iTunes folder from user's music on the source computer to user's music on the target copmputer. It only gets complicated if you've started using a non-standard media folder or don't have the Keep... and Copy... options enabled.
    See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device if you have to go down that road.
    tt2
    Thank you I will try that if there is nothing else that i can do.

  • HT1386 How do I sync my iphone back to a restored itunes library on my pc?

    I have recently had a pc crash and after restoring windows I reloaded a new version of itunes on my pc and repointed it to my library stored on the hard drive.
    I have now tried to re-sync my iphone and cannot do this as my itunes is ignoring the fact that both my iphone and itunes are identical apart from a recently purchased album on itunes.
    The message that I am receiving is something like your iphone does not have enough free space on it as if it isn't trying to sync the identical items but dump the whole of the itunes library to the iphone as well without realising the songs are already there?
    I could try and delete all of the music on my iphone but I would loose all of my playlists which have taken hours to set up?
    Any ideas most apreciated.

    The iTunes library is NOT identical to the old one. It may contain the same content, but the iTunes library is a database that contains a unique identifier. Since you wiped the drive and re-installed iTunes, it is a NEW library. You will have to let it wipe and re-sync the media.

Maybe you are looking for