I sync'd my phone to a different computer and lost everything
I sync'd my phone to my work computer and lost everything. I have everything backed up on my computer at home. How do I restore my contacts, apps, calendar, mail, pics, ect?
Thanks for the link Eric - I guess I should have been more clear on my response. I also sync to two different computers, but for two different things - one is for photos, and the other is for everything else. I did not know, however, that you could actually sync music from two different computers....
I'm thinking that I have the Manually Manage option on so it does not automatically start syncing when I connect, but didn't know that one could drag and drop songs rather than just clicking on the Sync button when ready to sync....
Thanks for the education!
Cheers,
GB
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