My computer died how do I sync to a new computer with out it deleting my music. Every thing is on my Ipod still just can get it out.

Wow my computer has died all my music, pics and vids are on my Ipod touch. But it is synced to the dead computer. In order to sync with the new computer it is going to delete all my stuff on my Ipod. Is there a way arround this so can restore my library to my new computer.

- Transfer iTunes purchased items by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
- For other items you need a third-party program like one of thos discussed here:
Copy music from Ipod to new computer...: Apple Support Communities
The good ones are paid. And to do more than music, like synced photos, usually cost. There is also:
TouchCopy
Phoneview
iPhone Explorer
- After you transfer all the stuff, connect the iPod to the computer and right click on the iPod under Devices in iTunes an select Back Up.
- Restore the iPod from that backup.

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Old computer died, how do I syncronize w/ a new computer?

I had my IPOD Nano synced w/ my old computer. That computer died. I have all my music still on my IPOD. I have tried hooking my IPOD up to my new computer, but it doesn't see any of my old music.
I have read several of the articles on the apple website that talk about moving songs to your new computer by changing your IPOD into Manual mode (versus Automatic), but the instructions require you to have access to your old computer. I don't have that access anymore. I would like to be able to add more new music using my new computer, but not to lose what is already on my IPOD.
Any thoughts?
Dell PC Windows XP

Check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2).
There's also another method. I've successfully tested this across several different Windows PCs.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
If this doesn't work (and it may not because officially it's not supposed to), there's Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music and playlists etc from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
The above methods may depend on what version of iTunes you are running.
If none of these methods work, try CopyPod.
If you are using iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.

HT1351 I have an ipod nano synced to an old laptop. Recently upgraded to a new laptop and want to sync the ipod to the new laptop. How do I sync to the new computer?

I have an ipod nano synced to an old laptop. Recently upgraded to a new laptop and want to sync the ipod nano to the new laptop. How do I change the sync to the new laptop?

If you have access to your old laptop (and it's still working), ideally, you should transfer your complete iTunes library from your old PC to your new PC. If you can and want to do it that way, please post back.
Otherwise, iTunes syncing is generally in one direction, from iTunes library to iPod. You cannot use iTunes to transfer song files from iPod to computer (except for songs purchased from the iTunes Store). However, there are third-party methods and utilities that can transfer from iPod to computer. If you do an Internet search on something like "ipod transfer," you should get some links. (The CNET article seems to be popular.)
Once the song files are on your computer's drive, you can add them to your new iTunes library.

The hard-disk of the mac I used to sync my iPhone to died, how do i sync to my newer mac without losing apps, contacts, music etc?

So yeah as the title says, my older mac's hard-disk died they cant retrieve the data. Now I need to get new music etc into my iPhone 5 on iOS7.
I used this newer mac more anyway but my iPhone back-ups were always on the older one. So how to sync to the newer mac without losing all my contacts, photo's, music, apps etc?
Will Pod-to-mac work for the music?
Anyway leave your suggestions! Thanks in advance

See here: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

Desktop Died - How to re-associate itunes on new computer?

Hi,
My desktop died an ugly death. The C drive fried and I don't want to spend the 1000 bucks to have the information recalled. How do I go about re-installing itunes and all of my software onto the new computer without reformatting my ipad and ipod touch?
Thanks
James

I'm not positive, but when you plug in the iPad or iPod Touch, won't you get a choice to transfer purchases or format? Just choose transfer purchases.

How do you sync w/ a new computer without loosing game data etc.?

I recently switched from a Windows computer to a Macbook Air, and then.. i tried to sync my iPad with iTunes, and this is what it says:
I like the order my apps are in on my iPad, and I don't want to risk loosing any of the apps data, all my music, all my videos, and all my photos (But i have my photos saved on a USB drive)
I already transfered my purchases with File > transfer purchases
But, is that enough to verify that I won't loose the order of my apps on my device or loose the data?
Please respond... thx

I am sorry if I wasn't clear in my earlier post. I already knew how to transfer purchases. I had movies that wasn't originally from iTunes on my new computer that I wanted to transfer to my iPad, but then this message popped up:
It wouldn't transfer with "Transfer purchases".
I transfered my apps, music, etc. to the new computer already. But I am afraid that I will loose my game data... I also did home sharing. The iPad is synced with my old computer's library. Is transfering purchases from the iPad to iTunes enough to ensure me that I won't loose my game data?
Thank you for responding...

Old computer crashed: how do I transfer tunes to new computer from IPod

My old computer crashed with no hopes of bringing it back to life. How do I transfer all of the files on my IPod (not just those purchased through ITunes) to the new computer?

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2325732&tstart=0

HT1386 How do I sync library on new computer with old iPhone

When I bought my iPhone, I was required by my company to sync with my work computer. Of course, by iTunes library is on my home computer.
I am no longer with the company so I do not have access to that computer. Now I want to sync my iPhone with my home computer so I can have my songs on the iPhone. I have not figured out how to do that. Is it simply a matter of resetting the iPhone? Any other way? Help is appreciated! Thanks.

This guide should help: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141.

HT1386 How do I sync to a new computer ( PC). My old computer is Gone so I cannot unsync or unauthorize or anything like that.

Lost my old PC. Need to sync my ipod classic to new PC. How ?

- Transfer iTunes purchases by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
- Transfer other music by using a third-party progrtam like one of thos discussed here:
Copy music
- Connect the iPod to the computer and make a backup by right clicking on the iPod under Devices in iTunes and select Back Up
- Restore the iPod from that backup.

How do I sync iPhone to new PC with same Apple ID?

Hello -
I have a new laptop PC and would like to use it with an iPhone 4 that I have had for a year now. The phone was originally set up using our iMac, but I now would like it to be principally associated with the PC. I have set up iTunes on the PC to be "authorized" with the Apple ID that the iPhone was associated with.
If I plug the iPhone in to the new PC, given that it will still be associated with the original Apple ID, will I run in to any problems?
Basically, I want the iPhone to remain as is (apps, songs, photos, etc.) but want to use the new PC for backup, sync, etc. from now on.
THANKS!
Doug

doogles wrote:
Is this true even if the new PC uses the same Apple ID as the original computer?
Yes.
doogles wrote:
... Might it be possible to backup the iPhone to icloud, erase the contents of the iPhone using itunes on the new PC, then restore the phone (using the PC) to the backup on icloud?
Yes, but not everything on your iPhone gets backup.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2584
Surely there's a way to do this... People are regularly replacing their computers and don't have to start all over with their iPhones.
Smart IT administrators make at least 2 backups to minimize lost.
Best for you now is to copy the whole iTunes library over from the old computer.

My computer died when I was syncing music from iTunes onto my iPad. I can reset it and get it running, but I want to get back my photos and videos. How do I get back photos and videos in recovery mode?

My computer died when I was syncing music from iTunes onto my iPad. I can reset it and get it running, but I want to get back my photos and videos. How do I get back photos and videos in recovery mode?

Clucktastic wrote:
How do I get back photos and videos in recovery mode?
Once the Device is asking to be Restored with iTunes... it is too late to save anything...
See Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
Once you have Recovered your Device...
Re-Sync your Content or Restore from the most recent Backup...
Restore from Backup > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

Computer that I did a sync with died how do I sync with a new one????

Computer that I did a sync with died how do I sync with a new one????

See:
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities

How do I get the sync of my 3GS on my computer to transfer everything (files, apps, etc.) to my new iphone4? And then how do I move the sync to a newer computer so I can sync the new phone with the new computer?

How do I get the sync of my 3GS on my computer to transfer everything (files, apps, etc.) to my new iphone4? And then how do I move the sync to a newer computer so I can sync the new phone with the new computer?
My 3GS is dying and it's synced to an older computer. I have tons of datafiles as well as apps, music, text messages, etc. that I need to get moved to the new iphone4 I'm getting. Then I need to move the sync to a newer computer so that I can sync the new phone and new computer.
I understand how to get my apps to transfer to a new pc. That's not the issue. It's getting ALL the data from the 3GS to the 4 and then to a new computer.
Thanks.

Thanks much, that's very helpful for step one (getting old phone onto new phone). Very clear.
However, I still have the problem of moving to the new computer. How do I move the sync to the new computer after the new phone is set up?

2 questions; how to erase "other memory" on iphone 5 and how to sync to a new computer

Apple support is failing to help my issues so I thought its best to turn to the community. OK so I've talked to Apple before about my "other memory" and I performed a soft reset on my phone and it decreased other memory by maybe a gig. A month later now its higher than it was before at over 5.6 gigs, any way how to make it as little as possible?
Also I just got a new macbook pro and I use to sync my iphone 5 to my macbook (2008), how do I make my macbook pro my primary itunes and still keep all my info on my phone? My new macbook pro itunes says its backed up, but when I plug it in it won't sync any new songs or app data to my itunes, etc.
Any help with these issues will much be appreciated!!

"Other" is all of the data for all of the built in apps. If you delete its contents all of your built in app data will disappear. Some of what is contained in other:
email messages and attachments
Reminders
Calendar entries
Contacts
Text messages
MMS messages and attachments
Genius data
Music cover art
Operating system settings
Safari cache
bookmarks
Game Center status
Music catalog
Probably a few I've missed. There was a problem in an earlier version where deleted MMS messages left behind their attachments, but that has been fixed as of 6.1. Some people suggest deleting your music on the phone. DON'T DO IT! The reason that deleting music recovers some Other space is because it deletes cover art. But is also screws up your music, which will no longer play correctly.
You will find posts from people who said they recovered over 1 GB of space by just deleting old text messages.
If you want Other to be smaller you will have to keep less data on your phone; delete old MMS and texts, delete old email (especially from the "deleted" folder), clear the cache, eliminate cover art.
Your Other is so large, however, that there may be corrupt data contained in it (unless you send a lot of MMS messages with large attachments). If this is the case you should restore the phone as New.
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For your other question, the easiest way is to copy your iTunes library folder from the old computer to the new computer. For the hard way, see: Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

HT1386 I have a new computer with windows 8.1. I want to add the 52 Gb of music now on my old ipod to itunes on the computer. I don't want to wipe out the files on the ipod by syncing to the new computer which has no music files on it yet! How can I do

I have a new computer with windows 8.1. I want to add the 52 Gb of music now on my old ipod to itunes on the computer. I don't want to wipe out the files on the ipod by syncing to the new computer which has no music files on it yet! How can I do this?

Apparently I wasn't clear. The music on my ipod is but a subset of all the music on my external hard drives. I want to import only the songs and playlists from my existing ipod into the itunes library on my new computer, which currently has no music or playlists. How can I do this?

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