I need to sync my iPhone to my new computer.  How do I do that? My phone has not backed up to the icloud in weeks

I have tried to sync my phone to my new computer.  I get the message about erasing my phone and downlading everything from my library.  My phone has not connected to the cloud in many weeks, so I assume my cloud to library is NOT up to date and I don't want to erase until then.  What are my options? 
I also need to figure out why my phone does not back up to cloud.

Try deleting an other icloud backup and see if it will automatically backup.

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    cgwalsh wrote:
    I need to sync my iphone to a new laptop as i don't have the previous laptop anymore.
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    There is 3rd party software out there, but not supported by Apple, see this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2013615&tstart=0
    Restoring: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
    Apps can be downloaded again for free, in case you missed some: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

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  • I want to sync my iphone to a new computer without loosing my apps, contacts, and photos

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    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

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    See this user tip for the procedure: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

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