How do I transfer content from my iphone to my imac

Hi, only recently bought an imac and would like to know how to transfer/sync all my music and pics from my iphone to the imac
thanks in advance

Have you upgraded from an old Mac to the new one, or from a Windows PC?
When you set up the Mac you should have had an opportunity to transfer data from your old computer, including iTunes data.
Alternatively you can back up your iTunes data on your old computer and restore it onto the new one. There are some links on how to do this in an old discussion:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2008294?threadID=2008294
Music you've purchased in iTunes can be transferred under the File menu in iTunes, but not music you've ripped yourself or bought from other sources, e.g. Amazon.
If you just want to get certain files across, I recommend an application called iPhone Explorer. It reveals the file system of your iPhone and you can get content off the phone onto the Mac, then import images into iPhoto and music into iTunes, then sync your phone as normal, telling it what images and music you want.
Hope that helps?

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