I sync my iphone 3gs to my new iphone 4s...

I sync my iphone 3gs to my new iphone 4s but i don't see my songs in the itunes (no content), the calendar is emty and it only transfered some of my contacts (no favorites). Any body can help? Please?

Ok. I fixed the old phone and was able to do the icloud back up. Everything came back to my new ph, even the messages and the call records! But in the old ph I had music and it didnt sync to the new one. The music is in the "manually added song" list. I can see this list when I plug my old ph, click music and scroll down. I need to transfer them to the new ph. The "Sync Music" is selected and the "selected playlists, artists,albums and genres" is selected also. If I click "entire music", will it transfer ALL I have in Itunes or only in that ph (which is what I need)? Thank you

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maybe be more specific...
you can sync multiple devices to the same itunes account on the same laptop. Simply plug in the new iphone 4s and check off all the settings you want to sync (apps, music, playlists, books, videos, etc).
If you want your iphone 4s to look exactly like your 3gs...
1. do an icloud backup of your 3gs
2. restore your iphone 4s to factory settings
3. when setting up the phone, choose "restore from icloud backup"
4. choose the most recent icloud backup (should display the date and time of the 3gs backup you just performed
5. phone will load everything just as it is on the 3gs... onto the iphone 4s

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Contacts should be in your supported computer contacts application.
Did you sync with your computer befor? Check your computer's Address book/Contacts/Outlook or some other contacts application.
* Your contacts are part of the backup to preserve recent calls and favorites lists. Back up your contacts to a supported personal information manager (PIM), iCloud, or another cloud-based service to avoid any potential contact data loss.

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I purchased an iPhone 4S to replace my iPhone 3GS (which I will keep for spare, other chores). What I assumed I could do (and it seems I accomplished when I had upgraded from a 3G to 3GS) was that there was a way to restore my 3GS backup to the iPhone 4S.
So, as a first step, I upgraded the 3GS to iOS5, made sure everything works OK, then did a backup of the 3GS through iTunes to my computer.
When I connected my new 4S to my computer/iTunes and registered it to iTunes, I looked for a way to restore my 3GS apps/setup to the 4S. I could not find a way, but as I was looking I noticed that iTunes was automatically attempting to install every single app I had ever downloaded or purchased, some 400 of them. By the time I was able to stop it (by canceling, then changing settings in iTunes so it would not try it again), 100 apps had been loaded, most of which I no longer use.
I have not had time until today to get back to this project, and meanwhile have been using my new 4S, sync'd to my MobileMe account for my Contacts, Calendars, and mobileme email account.
Just now I started searching on the Apple website, came to a box to type in my question, and it had me sign in and start this email query - so hear I am...
One more thing, I tried setting up the 3GS on iCloud (using my iTunes account ID, which is different from my mobile me ID), and after it appeared all docs and data backed up, set up my new 4S on the same iCloud account, but switching on backup did nothing.

Almost there...
I'm replying to myself, as I have found the answer.
1. Started iTunes, connected iPhone 4S, turned on Airplane mode.
2. In iTunes, hovered mouse over my iPhone 4S name in left column, in popup box clicked on "Restore from Backup..."
3. From menu clicked on name of my old iPhone 3GS backup.
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5. After some time (a couple of hours, perhaps, not sure because I went to sleep), everything appeared sync'd on new iPhone, and iTunes stated that sync was OK.
6. Manually renamed my new iPhone 4S to its correct name, then backed up to computer.
I decided to hold off on iCloud for now - two majore issues: 1) have heard some reports of data dissappearing, and 2) I will have to talk to Apple about MobileMe instructions for moving to iCloud, which state that move will not transfer my mobileme email, and also that I cannot install iCloud management software (nor sync to Outlook) on my Windows XP computer - I intend to upgrade to a new Win7 in January 2010, and I have heard it is not so simple to change iTunes/device syncing to another computer. Sounds like a good project for the Christmas-NewYear holidays...

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You do it via iTunes on your Mac or PC (by syncing the contacts to the equivalent desktop app), or via iCloud (but you'd need to upgrade the 3GS to iOS5 and open an iCloud account).
With iTunes, sync the 3GS, then connect the 4s and sync it
There are utilities like PhoneView (Mac) and others that will allow you to extract the data from your 3GS, but iTunes or iCloud are the preferred methods.
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That's my question

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And ofcourse you can get your icloud data back by just logging in with your Appleid under icloud in settings on the iphone.
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Manually manage music is NOT checked. I backed up all my phone information from my old 3GS phone to my computer, then connected my new phone to sync. Everything else seems ok but music won't transfer. It is set to automatically sync when connected.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4083
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I would expect they will not. I got a replacement 3G back in mid October which still had 3.1 or 3.1.1 on it. First time I sync'd it with iTunes in updated to 3.1.2. Phones with 3.1.3 will probably cycle into inventory over time, but I am pretty sure they don't update existing stock.

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I was so frustrated by this when I first bought the phone that I just pushed it out of my mind and NEVER synced it. Please help...

Nope - you cannot restore a backup from a newer iOS version on to a device running an older iOS version. The reverse works, but in your case to use your backup, you must update to iOS 7.0.3 - no other option if you want to use that backup.

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