Itunes says my iphone music library its synced to another itunes library but thats not true

Hello I have an Iphone 5s that i have always synced with my laptop, i sync almost everything except for movies... Today I updated to the latest iTunes version and now when I plug my iphone and go to the music sync page the check box is unmarked and if i try to mark it it give me the next dialog:
Are you sure you want to remove existing music, movies, TV shows, books, and tones from this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?
Music, movies, TV shows, books, and tones synced to “Holder’s iPhone” from other iTunes libraries will be removed and items will be synced from this iTunes library.
It says that my iphone is synced to another library but thats not true, I only use my laptop.
I don't want to go thru all that process of deleting all the music I have synced and do it all over again!
Has anyone had the same issue?

Check out this Apple document -> iOS: How to transfer or sync content to your computer
For the stuff that was purchased from the iTunes store, you can be redownload it or transfer it off of iOS devices.
Apple has had this long standing "one way street" rule for content that wasn't purchased from iTunes (copyright laws). But you should be able to search the web for companies that aren't as strict, and may allow other backups/transfers.

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