How to sync apps to iPad which is synced by another computer( not mine) without losing the last apps on the iPad

When you plug in the iPad iTunes will want to restore it/wipe it, so if you do not have the apps in your iTunes then you can copy the apps from the iPad to iTunes when plugged in by right clicking the iPad and selecting "transfer purchased..." which copies the purchases into iTunes.
However as iTunes will only sync to 1 iTunes, it will then want to wipe your iPad, so you need to make sure you have everything in your iTunes that you want back on your iPad.
This is to stop people taking their iOS device to a friends and then taking their paid songs/video/apps.
If you still do not have all of the apps in iTunes, you can either download the Apps via the iTunes store or try and find an application that lets you sync from the computer to the iPad and via versa in place of iTunes.

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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.

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Do this:
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- Copy any synced photos to the new computer
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So it would seem easy for someone (lets just say a girlfriend for example) to plug my iPhone into her computer while I am staying the night and backup to iTunes. I have my settings to "require a passcode immediately", however there was one day there was access to my passcode at her place while I was not there. So my question is three-fold:
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- If it has been backed up to another computer is there anything that can be done.
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jeffr747 wrote:
So it would seem easy for someone (lets just say a girlfriend for example) to plug my iPhone into her computer while I am staying the night and backup to iTunes. I have my settings to "require a passcode immediately", however there was one day there was access to my passcode at her place while I was not there. So my question is three-fold:
- How can I find out if my iphone has synced with another computer/iTunes (possible history in the iPhone)?
- Are there additional privacy settings to make sure no one can backup my iPhone by plugging it into their iTunes?
- If it has been backed up to another computer is there anything that can be done.
One reason I ask this is because earlier this year her phone was backed up to my iTunes on accident. I did not know it was there until months later, but was able to access it with software.
Thanks!
iPhone 5s
iOS 8.1.2
iTunes 12.0.1.26
- How can I find out if my iphone has synced with another computer/iTunes (possible history in the iPhone)?
You don't. Nothing gets stored on the iPhone about what computers the device has been backed up to.
- Are there additional privacy settings to make sure no one can backup my iPhone by plugging it into their iTunes?
Yes, it's called a passcode lock.
- If it has been backed up to another computer is there anything that can be done.
No. You might consider changing your Apple ID password to be on the safe side, though, as well as your security questions.

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Turn Automatic Download off
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Plawexki wrote:
... do you know if the contacts, photos, messages etc will be wiped?
Yes... Everything will be Wiped and Replaced with what is currently on Your Mac.
SYNCING with iTunes
See here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
From Here > http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/syncing/
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Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
or
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Before you reinstall the Apple software, also remove iCloud vi Control Panel Remove programs. The reinstall the Apple programs
New cable and different USB port?
Runs this and see if the results help with determine the cause
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Select Create a new account and follow the instructions to complete the account setup process. Setup as Administrator
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Can't sync photos from ipad that I synced from another computer... I want to have them on my computer.
Why isn't there a way to do this? I don't get it. Sharing photos is such an important thing I don't understand why Apple makes it so hard to do this.
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Recently went on a trip Hong Kong with someone... we both had iphones and took hundreds of awesome photos. Now we want to share them with eachother. Too many photos for email and I don't wish to upload to flicker/facebook/etc...
This is what I did thinking it should work...
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2) synced photos on MY iphone with her computer
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Photos are not copied off the iPad via iTunes.
For photos taken with the iPad, copied to it via the camera connection kit, or saved from emails/websites then see this page : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
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http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/16/transfer-old-ipad-to-new-ipad/
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2109
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http://tinyurl.com/qzk2a26
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