HT1202 If I Erase and Sync my iPhone to my new library will I lose old data?
If I erase and sync my iphone to my new itunes library on my new computer will it erase my photos, videos and contacts too?
It will erase your contacts if you choose to sync contacts on the Info tab of your iTunes sync settings and sync to an empty contacts client. To avoid this you must enter at least one contact in Address Book, Outlook or whatever you're syncing contacts with prior to syncing. This will generate a merge or replace prompt for contacts when you first sync, choose merge.
Syncing doesn't touch your photos and videos in your camera roll (other than to include them in the iPhone backup). It will, however, remove any non-camera roll photos or videos synced to your phone from your computer.
You might want to look through this guide on syncing with a new itunes without losing data: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141.
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I am using my brothers itunes account and syncing my Iphone with it. Now i have created my own itunes account. If i sync my phone to the new account will i lose all my apps? Any way i can keep the existing apps and sync my phone as well?
Best way to move to the new account
Thanks in advancNo, all content that you download from the store is tied to the account that downloaded it, it can't be transferred to another account
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How can I sync my iPhone to a new library without losing all the data on the phone?
I recently switched computers as the old one had died but I can't transfer any of my music from the iTunes to the new phone. Is there any way I can backup the phone and then sync it with the new library and somehow restore all my app's etc?
Thanks,
RafSpecifically I'm looking to keep all my photo's on the phone.
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Recently my hard drive crashed. I had to get a new computer. I lost songs on my itouch. Will I lose the pictures on my iphone?
Ihas always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your comptuer for just such an occasion.
Use your backup copy to put everything back. -
I just bought a new computer, if I erase and sync my iphone to sync it to my new library, will I lose my apps?
Hey cjacket13,
When you purchase applications on your iOS device, they are tied to your Apple ID so even if you lose them, you can re-download them from your purchase history.
That said, when you first sync your iPhone to your new computer you'll want to transfer purchases from your iOS device to the computer by following these directions here:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
Best,
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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 -
hi i need help
hi my laptop with my itunes lubrary has crashed so i got a new one but i dont want to sync my iphone to the new laptop incase i lose all my songs on my iphone. how do i sync to a new one without losing everythingThe right way is to restore the backup that you kept of your old computer onto your new one. If it is too late for that before you do anything set up a backup process for the new one so when it crashes (note I said "when", not "if") you won't be faced with this problem again.
In lieu of that the apps already mentioned will help you get content off the phone if it was not purchased from iTunes. But it it WAS purchased from iTunes just connect the phone to your new computer, Authorize iTunes on the new computer and choose "Transfer Purchases" from the iTunes file menu. -
If i sync my iphone with my new laptop will i loose all my stuff
i have just purchased a new laptop as my other one was stolen. all i want to know is if i sync my iphone with the new itunes, will all the stuff on my phone be deleted?
thanksRestore your media from the backup that you keep of your important files and data from your computer.
If you sync your iPhone to your new computer, it will wipe the media on your iPhone. -
If I upgrade my factory unlocked iphone to a new firmware, will I lose may apps, data or carrier unlock?? I have a 4.3.3 firmware but want 5.0.1
If it's a genuine factory unlocked phone from Apple you should have no problems. I have had two, a 3GS and now a 4S, and they update and handle just like the locked phones. If it has been hacked in any way, though, all bets are off.
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I have to erase and sync my iphone to an other itunes account will i lose everything ?
My old laptop has broken down and i am no longer able to use my itunes on there. I have another laptop with itunes installed on it but my iphone 4 is not synced to it. I need to erase and sync my data to be able to update my phone and i want to know if i will lose everything on my phone, thanks very much
AKapur1757 wrote:
No, I tried to download music on my phone from my laptop and whenever I try it says that my phone is using a different iTunes library ...
This happens if you are Syncing to a Different iTunes Library on a Different Computer.
By design, the iPhone will Only Sync to One iTunes Library at a time, -
Erase and sync unlocked iphone
If I erase and sync my unlocked and jailbroken iphone in iTunes, will the phone remain jailbroken and unlocked or will I have undone that?
Well if that's what you think but I'm telling you from first hand experience I had a jailbroken and unlocked iPhone 3G in the UK. When the official unlock became available I used the same laptop as I always had to do an uprade of the FW (because I was about 2 updates behind as I couldn't do them due to losing the JB and unlock), it update, it un-jailbroke and the official lock went back on. Then I received the confirmation of the official unlock and I used the same computer again to unlock it via the Apple servers.
Also, how many people come on here perplexed that they've done a FW update and thier 'official' unlock has gone. Because it is jailbroken and unlocked and the update has re locked it and un-jailboke it. -
How do I sync my iPhone to a new computer without losing all my data?
I hooked up my iPhone to my new computer and was able to transfer songs etc to my iPhone with no problems, just clicked and dragged like normal. Suddenly it wont let me do so, wont let me drag a song or anything over to my device. I noticed that the "manually manage music and video" check box was unchecked, so I clicked it and got the prompt to restore my iPhone and delete all the data on it. Obviously I clicked cancel. I have read a few other discussions about this issue but am confused and need a dummies approach please as most people seem to be referring to certain things, for example they are worried about losing their applications, or just their music....I want to be able to sync my iPhone to my new computer, without ANYTHING changing. I dont want to lose any music, apps photos, contacts, purchases....anything....
Please help. Thank you!By design, the iphone will sync itunes content with one computer at a time. Any attempt to sync such content with a second computer will result in ALL itunes content being first erased from her phone & then replaced with the content from the second computer. This is a design feature and cannot be overridden. Because you are replacing your computer, your phone will see this computer as a "new" computer. The itunes content sync is one way: computer to phone. If you have photos that were synced to your phone or music ripped on her own that were not backed up, you will first have to extract them from your phone using third party software, before you do anything else, as Apple makes no provision to do so:
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/index.php
Once you've done that, do the following in the order specified:
1. Disable auto sync when an iPod/iPhone is connected under Preferences>Devices in itunes(under the edit menu if using Windows).
2. Make sure you have one contact & one event in the supported applications(Outlook, Windows Address Book) on your computer. These entries can be fake, doesn't matter, the important point is that these programs not be empty.
3. Connect her phone, iTunes running, do not sync at this point.
4. Store>Authorize this computer.
5. File>Transfer Purchases(To make sure all purchased content on your phone will be in your itunes library).
6. Right click in the device pane & select reset warnings.
7. Right click again and select backup.
8. Right click again & select restore from backup, select the backup you just made. When prompted to create another backup, decline.
9. This MUST be followed by a sync to restore your itunes content, which you select from the various tabs, You'll get a popup regarding her contacts & calendars asking to merge or replace, select merge.
You should be good to go. -
My computer has crashed. I can't even turn it on. Now I want to sync my iphone4s with a new library (one which I have created at work), but I don't want to lose what is on there already from my old computer. HELP!!!!
roaminggnome wrote:
Copy everything from your backup copy of your computer to your new one.
His computer "crashed" so how can he transfer/sync ? Look at this link. I believe it has all the information you need to complete your task:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=601725 -
On my laptop i had itunes but recently i needed to delete everything on my laptop including itunes. When i went to update the music on my iphone i re downloaded itunes but when i plug in my iphone a message pops up saying my phone is connected to another itunes library. When i clicked sync it says that i have an option to erase and re sync my iphone. I dont really care about loosing my music but i dont want to lose all my pictures on my iphone. Is there anything i can do to keep them?
Syncing shouldn't trouch you photos unless you have photos in a Photo Library album. These would be photos that were synced to your phone from your computer. If you do have any, you'll need to use an app like PhotoSync to transfer them to your computer prior to syncing.
If you prefer to backup your camera roll photos prior to syncing, open iTunes and go to Preferences>Devices and check "Prevent...from syncing automatically". Then connect your phone to your computer and import them as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083.
Then, to minimize data loss, follow the steps in this user tip: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141. To follow the steps, first open iTunes and go to View>Show Sidebar. Also, Transfer Purchases is now located in File>Devices. -
How can I sync my Iphone to a new computer without clearing all the data?
When I first started using my iPhone, I had it paired with a MacBook which has subsequently crashed. While most of the information was backed up, not all of it was and iTunes now tells me I must completely erase all of my data. I would prefer not to loose all of my contacts, apps, and other information. I know the phone will not transfer files to my computer, I'm not asking how to do that nor do I care to. I just want to sync it with my new MacBook Pro.
You cannot sync without erasing.
Transfer your itunes purchases. Without syncing: File>Transfer Purchases
Then enter one unique contact and calendar entry in the new computer. When you first sync you should get the option to merge the data.
Make sure you backup everything going forward. It makes all of this much easier.
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