Iphone sync new computer

Hello,
I am retiring and my iPhone is synced to a Dell pc at work. At home I have a Mac Book Pro. If I try to sync my phone with the Mac, it will replace the contents of my iPhone with the contents of iTunes.
Can you tell me how to sync my iPhone to the iTunes so the contents of my iPhone replace the contents of the iTunes/
Thanks
Claire

If you have unique contacts and calendar entries on your computer, tehn when you first sync, you should get the option to merge the data.
The pics synced from teh other computer to the iphone will be erased.  You need to copy them from the old comptuer to the new one.
Pics taken with the iphone should be imported to your comptuer regularly as with any digital camera.
The music sync is one way - the only exception is itunes purchases: without syncing - File>Transfer Purchases
I would copy everything from the old computer to the new one.  Do you not have a backup copy of your data from the work computer?

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