IPhone synched with another library

Had to restore my pc back to factory settings. Now iTunes is stating that my iPhone is synced with another iTunes library.
If I do erase and synch with this library, will it erase my apps and photos or just music?
Thanks

All of your music is on your computer. Sync it to the iphone.

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All of your music is on your computer. Sync it to the iphone.

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So here's the situation.
I got a new computer the other day and put Itunes on it. I hooked my iphone up to it and authorized my new computer. Seemed like everything was fine, that was until I went into devices and clicked on music. I then went to synch music and then hit apply and get the whole "the device is synched with another itunes/library, do you want to erase the iphone and synch with this itunes library.
I still have my old computer (Which is in pieces on the floor) and realized today that I didn't deauthorize it. Am I in trouble here?

As far as your iPhone is concerned, it is a new iTunes Library. Let it go thru it's steps (including making a backup and restoring from the backup) and all should be fine.
You can authorize up to 5 computers, so you are fine if you're under this limit. When you do reach it, you can deauthorise all computers (even without having access to them), then authorize the one you are using. So you are not in trouble here, either.
Learn how to authorize or deauthorize your computer with your Apple ID.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

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I had to do a restore on the iPhone - thanks Verizon. Music had been backled up to iTunes via computer and cloud. But it's gone. The music exists on my iPads as well. So when I hook the iPad up to an authorized computer it says it's synched to another library. ??? How do I get it synched to the iPhone? I have ONE account...don't get it

Music is not included in the iPhone backup, because it is already on your computer, so why duplicate it?
Music can only be synced to one computer at a time, so if you change computers the contents of the iOS device will be replaced by what is on the latest computer.
If you have an iCloud backup and your music is saved to iCloud you can restore it by going to Settings/General/Reset - Erase all content and settings. When this completes it will ask if you want to restore your iCloud content.

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when i connect my phone to itunes,it says its synced with another library.how can i change this??

When you say erased, you mean almost like a restore is done to factory settings instead of just the media being erased?
I ask because the older phone is no longer available and they want to preserve their photos, etc.
Can I backup the phone on their computer, select erase and sync and then restore from that backup?

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Hi all
Tried to put a new CD onto my new iPhone 6 via iTunes.
Music moves over to Itunes no problem, but refuses to move to phone. Greyed out with a dashed circle to left of each track name.
Tried to move music manually; says "The iPhone “Andrew iPhone6” is synced with another iTunes library on “OFFICE-PC”. Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?"
My office PC went 3 years ago; I've checked, and I only have my Mac authorised on my account.
PLEASE HELP. I'm going mental trying to figure this out!
I love Apple but am struggling to see how iTunes is intuitive. Everything else Apple is so simple, iTunes is utterly annoying & time consuming.
PLEASE NOTE:
iMac running latest version of Yosemite....though interestingly it says "135122" where it should say Yosemite?? V10.10.2
Brand new iPhone 6 running latest IOS 8 version. (obviously never had it when I had my PC 3+ years ago)

The some computer glitch occurred and now iTunes thinks it was synced to another library.
To resolve:
- get all the synced media like apps and music in the iTunes library.
- Connect the iPod to the computer and make a backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore the iPod from that backup. The above link includes those instructions.

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I helped someone transfer from an older iPhone to an iPhone 6 and did an encrypted backup on my laptop and then restored that backup to their new phone.
When they took the phone home and tried to sync their library with it they got the following message:
"The iPhone ... is synced with another iTunes library on ... Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?"
I understand what iTunes is referring to but what does "Erase and Sync" actually do? Does it just erase any media i.e., songs, apps and videos and then resyncs them from the new library or does it completely wipe the phone and start from scratch?
Thanks...

When you say erased, you mean almost like a restore is done to factory settings instead of just the media being erased?
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If those songs were dowloaded from the iTunes store, you need to authorize your new computer to access your iTunes library.
If those songs came from another source, such as your private CD collection, you'll need to physically move them to your new computer. Copy them from the old computer to an external drive and add them to the music library on the new computer.

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The referenced article doesn't transfer playlists, last time played, etc. to the new computer. I want to essentially transfer my current environment to another computer.
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I have a mac and my wife has her Iphone synced with another library.

When she hooks it up to the MAC it says it will erase in order to sync with my Itunes/Mac. How does she use my computer to communicate with her phone without erasing it?

Depends on what she wants to do. You need to make sure that auto sync is turned off, then there are only a few things she can do with the iPhone and a different computer. The iPhone is desiged to sync with just a single computer. Is t here a reason she wants to connect to your computer?

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You can transfer itunes purchases from your iphone/ipod to your computer:
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Why does it tell me my ipad is synched with another itunes library and wants to erase the thing when I want to synch it? I haven't synched it with any other mac but my own.

why does it tell me my ipad is synched with another itunes library and wants to erase the thing when I want to synch it? I haven't synched it with any other mac but my own.

Hi Lisa,
I know from experience that this must be a frustrating situation for you especially if you don't want to loose the music/video content that is currently on your ipod. Unfortunately though you may have to consider re-syncing it as it thinks its currently synced with another computer.
If you bought any music that is on the ipod through itunes you can opt to right click the ipod in itunes and 'transfer purchases' if you authorise your library in the 'Store' menu in itunes. Some reasons for this happening may include some of the following:
Deleting and reinstalling your itunes on the computer.
Removing the account you had on the computer you used itunes in and making a new one. (User account, eg: Lisa).
Changing computers in the past.
A friend or family member syncing it on their computer to give you there music.
A sign of a failing iPod.
Alternatively you can opt to not sync it and keep the music that is on your ipod there but this means you will never be able to update your ipod.
Hope this helps!

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I had to change computers. Now when I plug in my iPod I get the message. My iPod is synched with another itunes library. How do I find and synch with my original.

You need to Copy the iTunes from the Other computer or its Backup, to your New computer.
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My iPhone is now saying it is synced with another library - despite me not changing my iPhone or iTunes since I last synced - related to downtime (2 June?)

I synced my iPhone a couple of days ago no problems, and I always 'manually manage' my stuff between iTunes and my iPhone 4.
Just now I plug in to drop a new album onto my phone, and the 'manually manage music and videos' box is unchecked (nobody else uses my machine, no other devices plugged into it) and when I check it, it tells me my iPhone is synced with another library.
The only thing I have changed that I can think of is my iTunes password - while working out what was causing the downtime yesterday (error 5002 with the store, etc.)
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"The iPhone is Synced with another library. Do you want to erase..."

My itunes library has a lot of music from my iPad. I want to move that music to my iPhone by managing my music "manually", but it says ""The iPhone is Synced with another library. Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?"
I read that I have to back it up, then go ahead and erase the phone, then you can add the music from the library to your phone. Is this true? Will it work?
I have backed up the phone to iCloud, but I'm worried still. How can I be SURE that I'll get everything back when I restore the phone after erasing it?
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I'm afraid the LU suffix is a new one on me.
As long as you have all of the content in your library then that remove and sync warning shouldn't cause any loss of data, but it shouldn't be happening every time. It may pay to take the following steps to reset the connection between the two,
Backup device.
Restore as a new device.
Restore the backup made earlier.
Again, this assumes all content on the device is in your library. If that isn't the case see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device first.
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