HT1386 Will I loose apps if I sync?

I just updated my iMac and have os 10.6.3. Haven't updated or synced my iphone since purchase 4 (4.2.6). I am concerned about loosing everything on my iphone.

When you sync to a new iTunes library iTunes will erase all iTunes media (apps, music, etc.) from the phone and replace it with the media in the library you are syncing with. To minimize data loss follow the steps outlined in this guide: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141.

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If this is a new library, then yes, the content on the device will be erased and replaced with content from the new library.
The iDevice is not a backup device... it is not designed to be used to move media from one computer to another.
iDevices are designed to sync to one and only one computer at a time.

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Did the seller give you the License keys and the DVD disc, or discs, to re-install and re-activate those MS Office programs? If not then you should delete them as they are not yours and he sold you pirated software.
Also if that 2009 Mac came with Mac OS X Lion installed when you got it that is another piece of pirated software and you will have no way of Reinstalling that version of OS X without the sellers Apple ID and Password.
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Or you could just return it to the person that sold it to you and get your money back.
Caveat Emptor.

If i sync my iPhone with another iTunes will i loose all my apps and photos?

If i sync my iPhone with another iTunes will i loose all my apps and photos?

All iTunes content on your iPhone will be removed first.
Unless you transfer photos from another computer when doing so, the photos transferred from the other computer will not be touched.
Photos/videos in the Camera Roll are not part of and not touched with the iTunes sync process.

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If I create a new apple id account on my ipod, will I still have all my music, apps, books and other stuff on my ipod that I downloaded and bought with my old account or will I loose everything; will I be able to still do the updates to those apps?
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I don't think you understood what I wrote. You don't HAVE to pay for everything if you are happy with using the other account for updates, etc. But if you don't want to do that then you will have to buy new copies of everything for the new account. There's only one purchase item per account, but you can redownload an item in the account many times.
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One computer, multiple devices, one Apple ID.
One user, multiple devices, one Apple ID.
The basic idea is that each user has an Apple ID under which he/she can manage multiple devices on a single computer.
Once you step outside of that model you create such problems as not being able to use or update apps purchase under one Apple ID when using a different Apple ID. Or not being able to easily sync one device on more than one computer.

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will i loose all my music and pictures and apps if i use a different computer?

In order to use a different computer than what the device was originally synced with, you would need to use a 3rd party application to back the information up, prior to syncing with iTunes.
If you try to sync on a different computer than usual, you will get a message stating that it will wipe all data out and start from scratch... and it will erase everything.

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The sync problem effectively prohibits me from upgrading to ios5 as well.
And yes, I have transferred all purchases to the new laptop, both laptop and iPad have all app updates and therefore should be at same versions.
Still, when activating app sync I get the message that everything will be erased, which I just can not afford.
I read across a lot of answers in the communities to this topic, but none states that I will not loose my data...
Any tip on how I can sync without loosing my data?

Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
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With sync will I loose my original passwords when using another computer to log ?

You can copy your apps over from your old computer or re-download them for free on the new computer : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

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What is your current OS? If you have 5.0 and are updating to 5.0.1, the update can be done right on the device. Settings > General > Software Update. This will ensure that no data will be lost on the iPad and will be restored after the update.
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I want to upgrade my mac os 10.6.8 to 10.8.2 , will this erase all my files,apps,etc ? and will i loose the licence of microsoft office 2011, how to make a backup on a pendrive ? I have files of approx 180 gb , THANK YOU !!

Forget the Pendrive stategy...
Before attempting any Major Upgrade... get yourself an External Hard Drive... and create a Bootable Clone Backup of your current Hard Drive...
By far the easiest way to make such a Backup, is to use something like
SuperDuper http://www.shirt-pocket.com/
or CCC http://www.bombich.com/
That way, should anything untoward happen during the Upgrade,
you will NOT LOSE ANYTHING.
(Get an EHD that is at least equal to your current Drive...)
Also, Check here for compatibility of 3rd party Software you may be using...
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
You should also consider more RAM... Get the Maximum you can for your Mac...
It is important to get the Correct and Matching RAM
See Here > OWC RAM > http://www.macsales.com

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You shouldn't lose anything from your computer. You should always make sure that your backup copy of your computer ( including your itunes library) is up to date before any update.

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