How to copy iphone songs to itunes without erasing?

how to copy iphone songs to itunes without erasing?

Morning Roshni123,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
This article is an overview of how to sync your iOS device with iTunes on your computer using USB or Wi-Fi.
For more information on this, take a look at this article:
iOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1386
Best of luck,
Mario

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    You can Transfer music manually, then delete the files from the PC without having it sync to the iPod.
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    Deleting songs off of iTunes or your computer is a very bad idea unless you have created one or more backup files of all your songs.
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