I had to restore my computer. All my music is on my iphone. Can I import it back to itunes? When I look to sync, it want to remove anything on the iphone

I had to restore my computer(windows). All my music is on my iphone and ipod. Can I back this into itunes? When I try to sync, it wants to erase data on the ipone or ipod.

Certainly you did not restore your computer without making sure that your backup copy of your computer was up to date.
Just use your backup copy to put everything back.
The music sync is one way - computer to iphone. The only exception is itunes purchases: File>Transfer Purchases

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Hi all, My Old Laptop that had my Itunes, has died a death and cannot be saved.
How can I save or access all my music and apps now?
Can I set up a new Itunes account?
Also I am getting an upgrade to Iphone 4 ,can I transfer all my music and apps on to it?

roaminggnome wrote:
Why would you set up a new account?
Copy everything from your backup copy of your old computer to your new one.
Its wrong to assume that everyone has a backup copy.
are you PC or Mac?

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i re started my computer and re intalled itunes. all my music is on my iphone and i cannot get it back on itunes. when i try to sync it tells me i am going to loose all my music. i really don't wont to go through all my CD's again so can any one help

See Empty/corrupt library after upgrade/crash or
Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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(p.s. I do suspect a deletion has occurred courtesy of my 4 year old nephew, some other stuff has gone too, but beats me how he deleted a whole program!!!)

Hi clorowan
I found the following information that may be helpful:
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
Alternatively, if your media was downloaded from the iTunes Store, you may be able to download it again free of charge:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Thanks,
Matt M.

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hello...all of my playlists have disappeared from my itunes with the latest upgrade I did, what a mess! My entire library and playlists are on my ipod. Is there any way I can import my ipod back into itunes?
Many thanks.

Post by Zevoneer: iPod media recovery options - http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6273675

When we backed up iphone on new computer all photos, apps were lost. how can we get them back?

When I tried to back up my phone on itunes, on a new computer, somehow I lost all of my photos, apps, everything. I have no clue how to retrieve them or if I accidentally deleted them when I restored the phone. Can anyone help me?

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I had to restore my computer now it says ringtones could not be synced because PC is no longer authorized for purchases on iphone and have authorizied it. by Daniel V.

I have tried deleting ringtone app and reinstalling it but got the same results. When I try to sync my ringtones I get this Message (The Iphone could not be synced because this computer is no longer authorized for purchased items that are on this Iphone.

Hello dveazie,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that you are trying to sync your Tones with iTunes but are receiving a messages that says purchases are no longer authorized. In this situation, I would recommend reading over and working through the attached article to make sure all accounts and settings are correct.
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases - Apple Support
Have a great day,
Joe

I need to know all the questions below. I had to restore my computer to original state and now even if I sign on it won't let me sync my ipad or iphone. the message is that it is synced to another library and it could wipe out my data on the ipad.

I need to know all the questions below. I had to restore my computer to original state and now even if I sign on it won't let me sync my ipad or iphone. the message is that it is synced to another library and it could wipe out my data on the ipad. Am I understanding correctly? I am running Windows 7 but have never had any problems. Thanks

You need iTunes on the computer. There is no iTunes for your phone. See:
Locked Out, Forgot Lock or Restrictions Passcode, or Need to Restore Your Device: Several Alternative Solutions
1. iOS- Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong passcode
2. iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
3. Restoring iPod touch after forgotten passcode
4. What to Do If You've Forgotten Your iPhone's Passcode
5. iOS- Understanding passcodes
6. iTunes 10 for Mac- Update and restore software on iPod, iPhone, or iPad
Forgotten Restrictions Passcode Help
You will need to restore your device as New to remove a Restrictions passcode. Go through the normal process to restore your device, but when you see the options to restore as New or from a backup, be sure to choose New.
Also, see iTunes- Restoring iOS software.

I had to restore my computer and now it won't sync with my iPhone

I had to restore my computer to default and now I can't transfer items in my iTunes library to my phone. Is there anything besides 3rd party software that I can do to authorize this computer. I restored my phone and I could transfer songs, but then I lost all of my contacts.

Try and reset your iPad. Hold the Sleep and Home button for about 10 seconds until you see the Apple logo.

I had to restore my computer and I lost all of my songs. How do I get them back?

I did not realize you had to back up your songs so I never did. I had to restore my computer to its orginal state. Thinking that my songs would be safe. I was wrong. How do I get them back?

You may not.
You buy one and only one download. it has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer files/docs/pics/music/etc.
Since you have failed to do this, you could transfer itunes purchases from an ipod/iphone/ipad. Without syncing: File>Transfer Purchases
You could try contacting itunes support and asking for an exception but they are under no obligation to allow.
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes

HT1727 ok...so I had to restore my computer back to its original factory state:( now I have lost all my music on itunes. Can I get them back?? if so, how??

ok...so I had to restore my computer back to its original factory state:( now I have lost all my music on itunes. Can I get them back?? if so, how??

You can download everything you purchased from the iTunes Store without having to pay again:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
Here is the procedure for your reference, using iTunes 10.7. The procedure and screenshots for newer versions are contained in the above link.
This assumes what you purchased is still available in the Store.
Open iTunes and click on iTunes Store on the left
On the right you will see this
Sign in with your Apple ID, then click on "Purchased" (with the orange blob)
On the summary page that appears select the tab "Not on This Computer" on the right.
On the list that appears, select what you want and then click the "Download" button.

TS1389 How Can I re download songs I have purchased in the past? I had to restore my computer and I was unable to keep all my songs ?

How can I re download songs I have purchased in the past? I had to restore my computer back to the factory settings and I am unable ways to save all my songs.

Download past purchases - Support - Apple

I had to restore my computer and lost all of my files, where do I find my movies that I had purchased?

I had to restore my computer and lost all of my files. Now I can't find my movies in itunes that I had purchased, where would I find them?

open itunes, connect ipod, select what you want, sync.

HT1349 I had to restore my computer and it lost everyting and now i had to put this computer on a new accout and it is the same computer

I resently had to restore my computer to factory and it lost all my stuff on the computer. So I had to redownload itune and connect it to the account i already had but now it will not let me add more music without it being lost. I was wondering if there is anything that i can do?
Brandy

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer. Have you failed to do this?
If so, not good, you can transfer itunes purchases from your iphone: File>Devices>Transfer Purchases

HT1923 I had to restore my computer to factory restore. When I downloaded and installed my itune, none of my music is there. How can I get it back?

Hi,
I had to restore my computer to factory setting. When I was finished and reinstalled itunes. None of my music showed up. Where is it and why didn't it show up when I reinstalled itunes? I even plugged in my apple shuffle and it didn't appear.

This user tip should be helpful. It refers to the iPhone, but it's equally valid for iPods as well…
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

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