I have overwritten files on my Iphone 4

I plugged my Iphone 4 on my laptop with my Iphone 3 files still in Itunes. I've lost all my pictures and contacts, well, it basically went back to the Iphone 3 data and I'm MAD!!! How can I restore this? I have to reinstall everything. I mainly want my pics back. Any information will be gladly appreciated, thanks.

Kenni901 wrote:
Nope. I just plugged the Iphone 4 in my laptop. It was my first time. I chose the option of adding my existing Itunes name or whatever to Iphone 4. The applications that I had on my Iphone 4 don't work. Just the applications from Iphone 3 that were added on there. My pictures on the Iphone 4 are the pictures from my Iphone 3... I have no pictures of my Iphone 4 that were on there.
If it was your first time syncing with that computer, what computer did you use to set it up? The iPhone can only be sync with 1 computer at a time and hence that is why you lost your photo because iTunes erased your files because you didn't sync with that laptop before.

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