How do I sync my iPhone with my new Mac? Without loosing all of my music?

How do I get my Mac to "back up" my info off my iPhone that has been synced with a PC before?

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I recently bought a Macbook Pro and I wanted to sync my iPad (Which has all my music, videos, ect..) with it.
I transfered my purchases but my other music and videos did not transfer, as I did not purchase them.
Is there any way that I can sync them on my Macbook with out going to my old computer (which hardly works) and actually copying the file
to the Macbook?

You must first sync the iPhone with the old Mac as you normally do, then move the entire iTunes Library from the old Mac to the new one.
An iPhone can only be synced with one computer at a time. When you first sync the iPhone with the new Mac, you will "erase and sync". This will erase the entire phone first, then sync it with the content you moved from the old Mac.
This explains the procedure: iTunes: How to move your music from one computer to another

HT1386 The laptop I originally synch'd my iphone 4s with is broken and cannot retrieve any files. How can I sync the phone with a new laptop without losing all my downloaded music and apps already installed on my iphone?

The laptop I originally synch'd my iphone 4s with is broken and cannot retrieve any files. How can I sync the phone with a new laptop without losing all my downloaded music and apps already installed on my iphone?

If the answer to the above question is "yes", FIRST, set up a backup of your new computer before you do anything else so the next time your computer breaks you will not be in the same situation. Backup solutions are numerous and inexpensive, and there is absolutely no excuse in the Third Millennium not to have one.
Then see this tip: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

I have just purchased a Macbook pro, but my iphone is currently synched to my old pc. How can I now synch it with my new mac without losing all the apps/music etc on my phone, Ta

Hi, I have just purchased a Macbook, but my iphone is currently synched to my old pc. How can I now synch it with my new mac without losing all the apps/music etc on my phone? Ta

The easiest way is to copy the iTunes folder from your old PC to your MB (put it in the Music folder as a subfolder), along with the other valuable data on the old PC. Or restore it from a backup of your old PC. Then authorize iTunes on the MB to the same account you had on the PC. When you sync it will warn you that your content will be deleted, but it will be replaced with the same content from the MB. Before syncing you should also make sure there is at least one entry in iCal and Address book on the MB (assuming you sync to Outlook or equivalent on the PC) to assure that your contacts and calendar entries will move over correctly.
Al alternative that is less effective is to connect the iPhone to the MB without syncing, and choose "Transfer Purchases" from the iTunes File menu. This willl copy purchases music, videos and apps, but not ripped tracks from the iPhone to the MB.

How do I sync my iphone to a new mac without loosing the original data

How do I sync my iphone to a new mac without loosing the app data?

You must first sync the iPhone with the old Mac as you normally do, then move the entire iTunes Library from the old Mac to the new one.
An iPhone can only be synced with one computer at a time. When you first sync the iPhone with the new Mac, you will "erase and sync". This will erase the entire phone first, then sync it with the content you moved from the old Mac.
This explains the procedure: iTunes: How to move your music from one computer to another

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

How do I Sync my iPhone with my new computer without losing all of my songs already on the iPhone?

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.

New PC: how can I sync my Iphone with a new PC without loosing data?

I have an old Windows Vista PC with Itunes.
I want to sync my iPhone4 with a new Windows 8 PC.
I only sync music and video with the iphone and itunes, NOT email adress contacts, etc (I do not want to mix and mingle all my contacts on PC and phone).
I DO want to take all the contacts to the new itunes.
Problem: When I connect my iphone to the new Windows 8 PC with the new Itunes, I get the warning that "all the data on the iphone will be replaced with the data on the Itunes", in other words: the iphone will be empty
Anyone any advice how to do this simple thing which is made super complex by Apple? Thanks.
( @ Apple: Apple engineers and Apple marketing should be ashamed that there is no simple way to do this, and there is no simple and clear information on the apple website for this !!!)

Copy everything from the old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer, to the new one.
To what do you sync your contacts? Icloud? Other service?
Problem: When I connect my iphone to the new Windows 8 PC with the new Itunes, I get the warning that "all the data on the iphone will be replaced with the data on the Itunes", in other words: the iphone will be empty
Correct. The iphone is not a storage/backup device. It simply mirrors the selected content of the computer to which it is synced.
It should be very simple. Everything should be on your computer, or cloud service. The itunes simply allows your information from your computer, cloud service to be protable.
Copy everything to the new computer, then sync.

How do i sync my iphone with a new computer without losing all of my apps

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.

How do I sync my iphone to a new computer without loosing all my settings

I want to sync my iphone 5 to a new computer but do not want to loose my settings & or applicitons? Any suggestions?

You should have copied your iTunes from old to new computer
If you haven't or cannot see this doc for the best solution
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

My Iphone was sync with Itunes on a computer then this computer broke down and i purchased another one. I was able to extract all the data from the old one. now how can i sync my phone with the new tunes without loosing any data?

My Iphone was sync with Itunes on a computer then this computer broke down and i purchased another one. I was able to extract all the data from the old one. now how can i sync my phone with the new tunes without loosing any data?

Yes, windows to Mac too.
iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music [library] to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings: Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive. Open iTunes and immediately hold down the Option (alt) key (shift on Windows), then guide it to the new location of the library.
Windows users see tip at: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18879381

How can I sync my iPhone with the new iTunes without erasing my iPhone?

My iTunes computer crashed and I needed to format it. How can I sync my iPhone with the new iTunes without erasing my iPhone?

See this user tip ...
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

How do i sync my iPhone with a different computer without losing all data?

How do i sync my iPhone with a different computer without losing all data?

look here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1202

Hi, I lost my computer. How can I sincronize my iphone with the new computer without loose my contacts and apps?

Hi,
I lost my computer.
How can I sincronize me Iphone with the new computer without loose my contacts and apps?
Thanks
Thaschor

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer.
Use your backup copy to move everything to the new computer.
If for some reason you have failed to maintain a backup ( not good), then you can transfer itunes purchases from the iphone: File>Transfer Purchases
If you enter one unique contact and calendar entry on your computer, then when you first sync you should get the option to merge the data.

How do you sync you iphone to a new computer without loosing your songs or apps

How do you sync you iphone to a new computer without loosing your songs or apps

Hello CRFamily,
This can be done by transferring your library to the new computer, as detailed in the article linked below.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Cheers,
Allen

How can I sync my Iphone to my new macbook without losing all my music on my Iphone music library if it's not from iTunes?

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

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