If i switch computers will i loose everything on my iphone 4

i need help i just switched computer and when i plug in my iphone 4, it wants me to restore the phone and i will loose all my contacs i need to know how to back it up

Can yr iPhone enter homescreen normally? Or just can see USB wire and iTunes on yr iPhone screen?
Former, maybe you can use 3-party software to back up yr iPhone, but latter, maybe u have to do restore.
By the way, maybe u can change another PC to retry.

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I have recently purchased a new mac computer - I have 4 computers with itunes on it, all macs, and I can't authorize my new one as it says I can only have 5. If I deathorize all computers and start again will I loose everything on my itunes? Also, does an ipad or iphone count towards your authorized use?

1. No. Back the music up anyway.
2. No.
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Will i loose everything?

Hi all.
Problem!
My iphone 4 is in desperate need of updating as it hasnt had a software update in 6 months +
The phone is registered to my ex wifes itunes account on our old computer which has all the contacts, photos and tunes on.
If I create a new account in my name, will I loose everything on the phone and have to start from scratch again?
I have lots of pictures, LOTS of music and all my contacts in there and really dont want to loose them by starting a new account and running the risk of everything vanishing.
Any help or advise would be very greatfully accepted
Cheers in advance,
J

You should be able to:
Backup the device to the new installation
Transfer your purchases into a newly authorized library
Recover any other media using third party tools as suggested in this post from forum regular Zevoneer
Restore the device from the backup
This process should switch the association of the device to the new library, preserving the data and settings in your apps.
May also be prudent to attempt a backup to iCloud directly from the device before you start... Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > iCloud Backup > On. It won't save any media but it would preserve the general account settings and documents in case anything goes wrong while you are trying to extract your other data.
When you get it all fixed, make a backup!
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TS2446 If i create a new apple id account on my ipod, will i still have all my music, apps, books and other stuff on my ipod that i downloaded and bought with my old account or will i loose everything; will i be able to still do the updates to those apps?

If I create a new apple id account on my ipod, will I still have all my music, apps, books and other stuff on my ipod that I downloaded and bought with my old account or will I loose everything; will I be able to still do the updates to those apps?
I really need help!

I don't think you understood what I wrote. You don't HAVE to pay for everything if you are happy with using the other account for updates, etc. But if you don't want to do that then you will have to buy new copies of everything for the new account. There's only one purchase item per account, but you can redownload an item in the account many times.
The idea is this:
One computer, multiple devices, one Apple ID.
One user, multiple devices, one Apple ID.
The basic idea is that each user has an Apple ID under which he/she can manage multiple devices on a single computer.
Once you step outside of that model you create such problems as not being able to use or update apps purchase under one Apple ID when using a different Apple ID. Or not being able to easily sync one device on more than one computer.

HT4902 will I loose contacts on my iphone moving to icloud

will I loose contacts on my iphone moving to icloud

Welcome to the Apple Community.
No, you shouldn't, you should still make a back up anyway.

Will I lose everything on my iphone if I restore it

Will I lose everything on my iphone if I restore it. photos, contacts, music

It will erase everything.
If you have been using the iphone as designed, tehn everything will be on your computer, and you can sync it back.
You should be importing all pics taken with the iphone to your comptuer regularly as you would with any digital camera.
You should have been syncing your iphone contacts with your computer from day one.
All music should be on your computer in itunes.
Have you failed to do these things?

I just bought new computer and redownloaded itunes. Will it erase everything on my iphone when plug into the new computer?

I just bought new computer and redownloaded itunes. Will it erase everything on my iphone when plug into the new computer?

Yes, it will.
Copy everything from your old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer, to your new one.

HT1296 If I want to sync my iPhone to my new MacBookPro that was previously synced with a different computer, will it erase everything from my iPhone?

If I want to sync my iPhone to my new MacBookPro that was previously synced with a different computer, will it erase everything from my iPhone?

Yes, unless you first transfer a copy of your iTunes folder from the old computer to the new one.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
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if i backup my phone to the new macbook, will my iphone loose everything or just the music?

Ah...Apps are iTunes content...photos synced to your phone are considered iTunes content, so yes, they will be erased.
By design, iPhone syncs or manually manages iTunes content with ONE computer at a time. Each time you switch computers, all iTunes content is first erased from your phone, to be replaced with the content from the new computer.

HT1711 Need to upgrade iTunes but laptop says it can't because iTunes was improperly installed. If I uninstall, will I loose everything?

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Mr.Swede wrote:
I need to upgrade iTunes but my laptop say's it can't because iTunes was improperly installed to begin with. If I uninstall iTunes, will I loose all the work I've put into my downloads and my playlists?
No.
However, you do maintain complete and regular backups of your computer, correct?
For iTunes, the iTunes library is the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder.

New computer, reloading itunes, but will i loose everything on ipod?

i just got a new computer and am preparing to download itunes. my most important question is when I do plug in my ipod will I loose all my downloaded apps? and pictures and music?

Yup, sadly, but fret not little lamb there is a solution. Before reloading itunes, connect your ipod and move all the pictures off it but going into my computer and selecting it, put them where you want on your computer, you can move them back later. As for the movies and apps, there is the magical cloud. It is one of the only amazing things about itunes. Once you have downloaded itunes sign in and before syncing, go to the purchased tab and on the bottys previously purchased. When you click on that it opens a new window with every song app, video and the like ever purchased on your account. You can also sign in on other peoples accounts and download their stuff. Unfortunately it only works for purchased items, so anything you want that was put on from a cd, you are out of luck. Hope that solves it for you!!!!!

If i swap apple id accounts will i loose everything from my device

i had my apple id set up using my dads account and i have made my own and now want to use the new account. will i loose all my games, photos and other things be lost off of my ipod and ipad?

You can change the account used in the following and not lose anything:
Settings>iTunes and App stores.
However, note that
- Apps are locked to the account that purchased them.
- To update apps you have to sign into the account that purchased the apps. If you have apps that need updating purchased from more than one account you have to update them one at a time until the remaining apps were purchased from one account.
You can also change the ID for Settings>FaceTIme, Settings Messages>Send and Receive and not lose anything
You can change it in Settings>iCloud but you may lose contacts, calendar and some other things.

Hi. i tried to sign out from icloud and the icon signing out is still working. will i loose everything now i have saved on my mac? i cant even turn off the mac because system preferences is still working .....

Hi
I signed out from my icloud because wanted to change my maill address and password for it cause couldnt connect with my old password and mail acc i dont know why.But then realised that i will loose all my data...
Will i loose eveything i have saved now on my mac by signing out the icloud?
and is still 'signing out'...cant turn off my mac and 'system preferences' is still working..
Can i re instal it back?
Please advice what to do ....how to cancel signing out....turn off my mac...or re instal icloud...
Thank you

I have the same problem. Unfortunately, the troubleshooting link you added has the first step listed as "Verify that FaceTime is enabled in FaceTime > Preferences" which we (the original poster and I) can't do as our Preferences are greyed out. We can't click on them to verify anything.
In FaceTime itself it's verified my apple id (also double checked via the site) and then it says the email is "verified" but then it freezes and after a minute or so it says "Could not verify the email address. Please check your network connection and try again."
After checking the network connection, it still doesn't work. It's rather frustrating as it all worked fine until about a week or two ago.
Any help would be appreciated.
-H

What all information will i loose if I sync iPhone with another computer?

Hey,
Just wanted to understand what all information will i loose if i sync my iphone with another computer?
will i loose my contacts and messages?
Thanks
Cheers
Divesh

Syncing your iPhone with iTunes on another computer will not erase all data on your iPhone. SMS/MMS will not be touched, photos/video in your iPhone's Camera Roll, the same for notes, email accounts, and iPhone settings.
In regards to iTunes content, an iPhone can be synced or manually managed with an iTunes library on a single computer only, and photos can be transferred from a single computer only. When transferring iTunes content and photos from another computer, all iTunes content and photos transferred from a different computer will be erased from the iPhone first with a warning message provided indicating this will happen.
You can sync contacts, calendar events, and Safari bookmarks with the supported applications on multiple computers.
You can transfer iTunes content and photos from one computer along with syncing contacts, calendar events, and Safari bookmarks with the supported applications.
When connecting your iPhone to iTunes on another computer, you will be provided a warning message that your iPhone has been synced with iTunes on another computer. If you don't select to transfer any iTunes content or photos from another computer, no iTunes content and photos that were transferred from a different computer will be erased from your iPhone. If you select to sync contacts, calendar events, and Safari bookmarks only with the supported applications on another computer, only this data will be touched on your iPhone.

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I want to use my own email and credit card and manage my own account but I don't know how to do this and I'm hoping that I don't lose everything on my iphone right now.

Hi Rileycarline,
You can easily have an iCloud account that is separate from the Apple ID that is used for iTunes purchases. Take a look at the article below to walk you through that specific setup process of have an account for iCloud and one for Store purchases.
Set up your Apple ID for iCloud and iTunes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204053
Take it easy,
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