Is my iPhone 5 or iTunes 11.0.1.12 the primary Sync source?

Just a really basic question... Which device overwrites data of the other device when "syncing"? If I have songs, Notes, Contacts, etc. on my iPhone that I wish to back up on iTunes, how do I prevent the songs, Contacts, etc. which are in iTunes from overwriting/changes that which I have on my iPhone? My iPhone is the device I update by adding/deleting information, so I want it to be the "master" source, not iTunes which is typically not as current. I just need to be sure I understand how to assure my iPhone data won't be overwritten when I "sync" the two devices.
Thank you!

There is no other way to force a phone into recovery mode. Try DFU mode:
1. Close iTunes.
2. Connect your iPhone to your computer and then launch iTunes.
3. Turn your iPhone off (hold down the power button at the top of the iPhone).
4. Then, hold down the sleep/wake button and home button together for EXACTLY 10 SECONDS, then release the sleep/wake button.
5. Continue to hold down the Home button until a message appears in iTunes telling you an iPhone in recover mode has been detected. When you are in DFU mode your iPhone screen will be completely black. Remember that if you see the restore logo, iTunes logo, or any message on the iPhone screen, you are not in DFU mode but standard Recovery Mode.
6. Hit the OK message that should popup to restore your phone.

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Okay. when i connected my iphone 5 to itunes it replaced all of the data from my old iphone 3gs (contacts, apps, notes, bookmarks,photos, music, everything you can possibly think of) with my new iphone 5's data. I am so frustrated with this. Why?

okay. when i connected my iphone 5 to itunes it replaced all of the data from my old iphone 3gs (contacts, apps, notes, bookmarks,photos, music, everything you can possibly think of) with my new iphone 5's data. I am so frustrated with this. Why? and it did it by itself, i didnt touch anything, or clicked anything. please help me this is urgent! I am a businessman and need my contacts.

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Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you've downloaded tracks on your iPhone and you want to download those same tracks on your PC. The article linked below will walk you through downloading previously purchased tracks on another device.
Download past purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
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iTunes Store: Transfer purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
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iTunes Store: How to enable Automatic Downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4539
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Folks,
I have a large music collection synced to my apple tv from itunes. No issues with the music syncing.
Similarly I have nearly 40Gb of photos (~18000 images) synced. I don't use iphoto to manage these and hence I don't sync from iphoto. Instead I've opted to sync photos from a specified folder (~/Pictures/ATV) on my macbook. iTunes is then configured to sync the contents of this folder to the Apple TV.
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For everything else (including purchases) there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod Touch or iPhone. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer data (such as playcounts and ratings), movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well.
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Senuti Mac Only (iPod Touch & iPhone compatible)
Music Rescue Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
TouchCopy Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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How to back up your media in iTunes
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