IPhone 4G sync with new pc without erasing

Hi,
I want to know how can I sync my iPhone 4G with a new PC without "erase and sync" the library?
Thanks,
E x

smallesteee wrote:
Oh no, some of the songs have been deleted from the old PC.
That means I cannot drag any files out from the iPhone but to copy and paste everything from the old PC to the new PC, am I correct?
Correct...
How to transfer or sync content to your computer
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/syncing/
iPhone User Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

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