I want to sync my iPhone to my Mac not the other way round, how?
I had my phone before my mac, now when i try to sync it tells me it will wipe my apps and put on the ones on my mac (ie none) how do i tell it I want the ones from my phone on (I have backed it up to the mac) i can not up grade to IOS 6 till it syncs by purchsed apps. Help please.
The info pane synces both ways (contacts, calendars). The rest goes computer to iPhone. To go iPhone to computer: right click the iPhone in the source list at the left hand side and select "transfer purchases".
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