How do you unsync your phone and sync it with another computer without losing any data?

How do you unsync your iphone, without loosing any of the music etc? As I have a new laptop and my old laptop is not working.

You need to transfer the data from your old computer to your new computer. Surely you have a backup of your old laptop. Use this and move your data to your new laptop.

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how to sync apps to ipad which is synced before by another computer without losing data

https://discussions.apple.com/message/11527071#11527071
1) Without connecting your iPad to your laptop, start iTunes. Click on Edit. Click on Preferences. Click on Devices. Check the box next to "Prevent your iPod etc. from automatically syncing." Click OK.
2) Now connect your iPad to your laptop and start iTunes.
3) When iTunes starts, right click on your iPad under Devices in the left column. Select Transfer purchases etc.
4) After it finishes transferring all your apps to your new laptop, right click on your iPad and select Backup your iPad.
5) After it finishes backing up your iPad, right click on your iPad and select Restore etc.
6) After it finishes restoring, left click on your iPad , then click on the Apps tab on top, and check the box next to Sync Apps, then click on Apply below.
If everything on your iPad looks good after the sync, go back and click on Edit / Preferences / Devices and UN-check the box next to Prevent your iPod etc. The only other thing you may want to check is if your contacts, bookmarks, etc. are syncing correctly now. If not, go to the Info tab after connecting and make sure you indicate which features you want to sync with what sources.
That should do it.

My computer became corrupted, and I reinstalled windows, only to find my iphone will no longer sync with the same computer. How do I sync my phone and tones to the same computer without losing everything?

This is my first time using this forum, and I apologize if my post isn't "normal" or if my question is too long. My old acer computer had become corrupted and I had to reinstall my copy of windows. When I tried to sync a new ringtone to my iphone, which was only ever synced to this same computer, I was prompted to delete everything I had so I could install one ringtone. That does not sound ideal, and I refuse to delete everything I've put on my phone and my data to sync to itunes. There has to be another way to show my phone that this is the same computer. So I do not have to go through the hassle of doing everything again. I could not find an answer in the forums, and hope you can help me. This is pretty close to being a deal breaker for me. I'm beyond frustrated with this policy.
I don't believe it matters, but I'm running the latest version of itunes, as of today, and I have an iPhone 4 CDMA iOS 7.4.

Thanks, Lawrence. I figured that was what I was going to have to do in the end. I have a few games with quite a few hours invested, and I worry that I'll lose the progress I have as they do not save to the cloud. I may have to bite the bullet, and just take the plunge to resolve this. I just want a way to easily transfer my "Home Computer" for my iPhone. My laptop is years old and in need of being replaced, and it's about time to upgrade my phone. These life events piling up are making me consider switching to a friendlier OS. I'm not using this as a threat. I just hope some apple high up will read this, and realize that we need alternatives. Life happens.
Thank you both Paul and Lawrence. I clicked "This helped me" not knowing it would remove the option to choose "This fixed my problem" too. For anyone else reading this thread. Using the guide provided has done both. It has helped me and given me a fix to my current problem. Lawrence has also provided me with the last bit of information I feel is missing from wjosten's guide. That syncing will completely erase all of your data and reinstall it in one fell swoop. It's a great fix. Even if it isn't the exact one I wanted. Thank you again!

My other computer was replaced and I need to assign this laptop as the main and sync my iPhone and new laptop to this one without losing any data. How?

I had this computer sync-ing with a laptop that I have since replaced. I want to assign this computer as my main and sync the new laptop and my iPhone to this one. How do I reassign this one as the "main" so I can add the others?

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 do you get your music to come up on another computer

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These are two possible approaches that will normally work to move an existing library to a new computer.
Method 1
Backup the library with this User Tip.
Deauthorize the old computer if you no longer want to access protected content on it.
Restore the backup to your new computer using the same tool used to back it up.
Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
Method 2
Connect the two computers to the same network. Share your <User's Music> folder from the old computer and copy the entire iTunes library folder into the <User's Music> folder on the new one. Again, deauthorize the old computer if no longer required.
Both methods should give the new computer a working clone of the library that was on the old one. As far as iTunes is concerned this is still the "home" library for your devices so you shouldn't have any issues with iTunes wanting to erase and reload.
I'd recommend method 1 since it establishes an ongoing backup for your library.
Note if you have iOS devices and haven't moved your contacts and calendar items across then you should create one dummy entry of each in your new profile and iTunes should merge the existing data from the device.
If your media folder has been split out from the main iTunes folder you may need to do some preparatory work to make it easier to move. See make a split library portable.
Should you be in the unfortunate position where you are no longer able to access your original library or a backup then then see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device for advice on how to set up your devices with a new library with the maximum preservation of data.
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TS1474 how to sync with another computer without losing contacts

i have got another laptop and when i connect it to my laptop it says it needs to erase whats on my phone and resync with the laptop.
any help on how i can sync to my laptop without losing anything.

The iPhone is not intended to sync to multiple computers, even if manually managed (unlike other iOS devices).
There is a workaround where you copy your iTunes library file from the computer you normally use to another computer, and boot the other iTunes with your library file. You then update the "new" library on the other computer with whatever new files you want to transfer to the iPhone. As long as your iPhone remains manually-managed, you should be able to drag and drop the new items to the iPhone.

Just got a new computer and I want to hook up my itouch and treat it just like i did with the last computer, without losing any data. What can I do?

Help me please! I'm a new college student trying to make my new computer just like the family computer, which has all of my itunes, ipod sync "station", and etc.How can I hook up my iTouch to this new computer and treat it the same as i did on the old?
P.S.-and just like everyone else, is there a way to do it without losing all my hard earned data?

Make sure you cpt the iPod backup file from the old compouter to the new one. That file is located here:
Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Windows Vista and Windows 7: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
- after you move the other stuff to your new computer, connect the iPod to the new computer and restore the iPod from the backup you just added to the computer and then sync.

How do you get your iPod to sync on a different computer?

I recently got a laptop and my iTunes was set up to set my desktop computer as my defualt to sync to. My compter broke last month and my laptop won't sync my iPhone until I get the settings switched. How do I do this?

Move or copy the ENTIRE iTunes folder from the old computer or the backup of the old computer to the new computer.

Can you take one ipod and sync it with another?

I am new to this technology, I have a friend who has an ipod with videos and music on it, can I take my ipod and transfer his music and videos to my ipod?
also if I have videos and music on my windows media player, can i transfer those on my ipod?
Is windows media the same as itunes?
Hope someone can help me out.

In the OP's defense, he/she never mentioned that the music or videos were copyrighted.
There are a couple apps you may be interested in:
1)SharePod -- http://www.sturm.net.nz/website.php?Section=iPod+Programs&Page=SharePod
This'll copy music to/from an iPod/PC. Not sure about videos, though.
2) YamiPod -- http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/
Same basic idea as SharePod, from what I gather. I'm not sure about videos for this one, either.
Using these apps, you could copy music from your friend's iPod to a PC, and from that PC to your iPod. Remember though that this is illegal if the music is copyrighted and you haven't paid for it.
No, Windows Media Player is not the same as iTunes, and I doubt that you can copy videos from Media Player to your iPod. iPod videos need to be encoded in a certain way in order to work properly. That means that your collection of .mpg's, .avi's, and .wmv's probably won't work on your iPod. You might want to Google for iPod Video converters.

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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. If you have issues with the phone restoring, the following articles will assist with options on how to fix the issue.
iOS: Unable to update or restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1275
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Using FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4319
Troubleshooting FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3367
The Complete Guide to FaceTime + iMessage: Setup, Use, and Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
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Using FaceTime and iMessage behind a firewall
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iOS: About Messages
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Setting Up Multiple iOS Devices for iMessage and Facetime
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FaceTime and iMessage not accepting Apple ID password
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How do you get your tunes and voice recordings from your iPod Touch into iTunes on a new computer if you don't have Mobile Me?
iTunes on tmy new computer shows none of my data and I fear if I sync my iPod with the computer all will be deleted on the iPod.
I still have everything in iTunes on the old computer.

Just move your iTunes library to you new computer. You can transfer iTunes purchases to you new computer from your iPod by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848Make sure you also move the backup. You an find where the the backup is located here:
iPhone and iPod touch: About backups
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