My hard drive has been replaced I can't sync my ipod with the new drive as itunes want to wipe its

I have had a hard drive failure the new drive fitted has a new itunes, the new itunes wants to wipe my ipod as it says it is sync'd with another itunes how do i syn it to the new itunes?

Just go to itunes
connect ipod
click file
then go to transfer purchases this will transfer everything u have downloaded from itunes
and anything u didnt buy from itunes just make a copy and paste it back in your new itunes

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My laptop died so I've installed itunes onto another PC and my music is all on an external hardive which is connected to the new PC. How can I sync my ipod with the new itunes and get all the music onto itunes?

My laptop died so I've installed itunes onto another PC and my music is all on an external hardive which is connected to the new PC. How can I sync my ipod with the new itunes and get all the music onto itunes?

You might consider itunes match for moving CDs you've copied into your itunes library if you dont have a way to use home sharing.
iTunes match is an optional service offered by apple that costs about $25 a year. It scans your music library and if it finds music that is already in apple's itunes catalog it'll automatically "unlock"/"store" these in the cloud for you. Items that it does not find in the catalog it'll upload and store these in the cloud for you and you can download them on your devices. See http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/

I have an ipod touch and I recently brought a new laptop and now I need to move all the music, apps, etc, from my ipod to my new computer. How can I sync my ipod with the new computer without losing my content?

Can i upload from my ipod?

See:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
or
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
If you have a 2G iPod those can only go to iOS 4.2.1. A 3G and 4G to the current 5.1.1. A 1G to 3.1.3
Identifying iPod models
To update:
iOS: How to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Had to buy a new PC as the hard disk of the old one broke and lost all purchases, but still have them on the iPhone. How can I sync them back to the new PC in iTunes?

Had to buy a new PC as the hard disk of the old one broke and lost all purchases, but still have them on the iPhone. How can I sync them back to the new PC in iTunes without losing them?

You should be able to:
Backup the device to the new installation
Transfer your purchases into a newly authorized library
Recover any other media using third party tools as suggested in this post from forum regular Zevoneer
Restore the device from the backup
This process should switch the association of the device to the new library, preserving the data and settings in your apps.
May also be prudent to attempt a backup to iCloud directly from the device before you start... Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > iCloud Backup > On. It won't save any media but it would preserve the general account settings and documents in case anything goes wrong while you are trying to extract your other data.
When you get it all fixed, make a backup!
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How can I sync my iPhone with the new iTunes without erasing my iPhone?

My iTunes computer crashed and I needed to format it. How can I sync my iPhone with the new iTunes without erasing my iPhone?

See this user tip ...
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

My Iphone was sync with Itunes on a computer then this computer broke down and i purchased another one. I was able to extract all the data from the old one. now how can i sync my phone with the new tunes without loosing any data?

My Iphone was sync with Itunes on a computer then this computer broke down and i purchased another one. I was able to extract all the data from the old one. now how can i sync my phone with the new tunes without loosing any data?

Yes, windows to Mac too.
iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music [library] to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings: Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive. Open iTunes and immediately hold down the Option (alt) key (shift on Windows), then guide it to the new location of the library.
Windows users see tip at: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18879381

HT1386 When I connect my iPod Touch to a new laptop (Macbook Air) the "Info" tab won't appear and therefore I cannot sync it with my new iTunes. How can I sync this iPod with the iTunes on my new laptop?

When I connect my iPod Touch to a new laptop (Macbook Air) the "Info" tab won't appear and therefore I cannot sync it with my new iTunes. How can I sync this iPod with the iTunes on my new laptop?

There is no Info tab in Mavericks
if you use OS X v.10.8.5 or earlier. If you use OS X Mavericks v.10.9 or later, your contacts, calendars, and other info are updated on your computers and iOS devices via iCloud. For more information, see iCloud Help at icloud.com.
iTunes 11 for Mac: Sync contacts, calendars, and other info with iPod, iPhone, or iPad

Ok, my former computer crashed and i have a new one. i would like to sync my ipod with the new one, but it wont allow me to with out removing all of the data on it. How can i fix this?

ok, my former computer crashed and i have a new one. i would like to sync my ipod with the new one, but it wont allow me to with out removing all of the data on it. How can i fix this?

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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ITunes was on a drive destroyed by virus; how can i sync my iPod with new iTunes on new computer without losing my old library? There is no backup iTunes/iPod files available.

how can i sync my iPod with new iTunes on new computer without losing my old library? There is no backup iTunes/iPod files available.

If you connect your ipod to your computer then look in the hidden folder labeled "iPod_Control" . (This is on a Mac version, but i think it's the same for Windows) and in "Music" is all your music mixed up in different folders. Just drag the MUSIC folder onto itunes then BAM! It's done ;D
Source:... This is what I did when this EXACT thing happened to me ;D

How can I sync my iPad with a new laptop (same itunes account) and not lose all my app data, i.e. games data stored on the ipad, not the app itself?

I want to sync my iPad with a new laptop, so I can get rid of the old computer. I have already downloaded all the itunes content on the new laptop, but when i go to sync, it tells me that itunes will erase and copy all the apps from the new library. The 2 computers are on the same account, so is there a way to copy the apps (including app data) onto the new laptop, instead of vice versa?

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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Can't sync a blackberry with the new Macbook

I'm asking a question for a friend of mine who bought the new MB. She can't get her blackberry to sync using either pocketmac or missing sync. She's been talking to folks at Apple stores and pocketmac, and they've said it's a known hardware issue. So far none of the updates have made a difference. I haven't seen any posts about it here, but am wondering if anyone is aware of a solution.

see text from e-mail I received after my inquiry.
We've been hearing from customers like you that they had trouble
synching their BlackBerry handhelds with new Aluminum MacBook laptops.
They also reported trouble synching their new BlackBerry Storm.
The Aluminum MacBook issue appears to be caused by a change
Apple made to some of the hardware and software for that new model.
We recommend two items that you should download and install to
better assist with connection and synchronization:
1. Apple OS 10.5.6 Update
2. Blackberry USB Driver Patch/Upgrade (available at the bottom
of this email).
Please run Apple's software update from the Apple icon ---
Software Update. After the Software Update searches for new software.
Mac OS X 10.5.6 software update should be available in the download
list.
Please install this update. It's large and will take several
minutes to complete. After successfully installing the update, please
restart your Macintosh and continue with the instructions below...
We've just released a new, free patch is to support synching the
new BlackBerry Storm, the BlackBerry Bold 8900 and connections to the
new
MacBook Aluminum. This patch supports both Mac OS X 10.4 ("Tiger")
and Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard").
At the bottom of this email, please find the download link for
this new update.
However, please download this USB Driver ONLY if you have one of
the following items in your operating environment:
*You have a NEW Aluminum MacBook.
*You have a BlackBerry Storm 9530
*You have a BlackBerry Bold 9000
Please download this update at:
http://www.pocketmac.net/public/DriverUpdate.3.1.3B.dmg

How can I sync my iPad3 with my new computer's itunes without deleting all my music?

When I try to sync my music from my iTunes to my iPad3, itunes says that it will delete all my music, movies, etc currently on my iPad with what I have on my current iTunes. I have music and movies on here from at least one other computer using the same Apple ID. I was able to just highlight and drag all my music to my iPad (which caused a lot of duplicates), but my itunes really just does not want to cooperate with my iPad. Everything I try to do it just wants to either delete what I already have or not work at all.

You can sync your iOS device with a single iTunes Library. So if you sync your iPad with your present iTunes library all the music and videos would be deleted.
You can always transfer the media from your old iTunes library to the new one if they are on different commuter using a USB drive and then add those media to the new iTunes library and sync your iPad then.

HT1420 Can't sync my ipod with my new computer without it prompting me to erase files on my ipod

Everytime I try to connect my ipod to my new computer with the usb cable, it says this ipod is already synced to another computer and asks if I want to erase files already on my ipod or play songs authorized for this computer. I have a lot of music on my ipod that isn't in my itunes library, and I don't want to lose those songs. I there anyway to unsync my old computer without having to turn it back on? It crashed on me a while back and can't be used anymore..

Yes, it will. You need to move your iTunes folder from your old computer to the new computer. You will find it in the /Home/Music/ folder. Copy the entire iTunes folder to an external drive then restore it on the new computer to the same location (overwrite any existing iTunes folder there.) iTunes will now find your old library in the expected location.
If you migrate your old Home folder to the new computer then this will assure that everything continues working as it was on the old computer.

Just got my computer back, reset my itunes and added new music. how can i sync my ipod with the computer as I do not want to erase what I have on my ipod

Just got my computer back. How can I reset my itunes so it matches my IPod settings? I have my favorites and files on my IPod that I want to keep and when I try to sync it gives me the option to erase and sync with computer. How can I sync without loosing any music or files at all?

- Transfer iTunes purchases to the computer:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
- Transfer other music by using a third-party program like those discussed here:
Copy music from Ipod to new computer...: Apple Support Communities
- Make a backup of the iPod by connecting the iPod to the computer. Right click on the iPod under Devices in iTunes and select Back Up.
- Restore the iPod from backup

Can anyone tell me how to drag and drop music to my ipod with the new version of itunes?

yeah, so this new update *****.
just hoping someone can tell me how to drag and drop my music onto my ipod like we used to be able to do in the old versions of itunes. THANKS!

I haven't used it myself, but I've heard about this app.
http://plumamazing.com/mac/iwatermark
The are also a bunch in the App store.
Matt

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