Need Help: old comp. crashed, how do I keep what I have?

Its hard for me to say. But I'll give it a shot. I synced my iphone with my itunes on an old computer. That old computer crashed suddenly. Now, I have a new computer and I'm putting together a new library. So this is my dilemma, I bought several ringtones, music, etc. and wish to add it to my new library. I dont want to lose what Ive already bought. But, if I choose to sync, itunes tells me that they will completely wipe out my iphone and add what my new library has. How do I keep everything? What can I do?

iTunes includes an option to transfer content that was purchased from the iTunes Store from an iPod or iPhone.
Without syncing, at the iTunes menu bar go to File and select Transfer Purchases From - the name of your iPhone. This is for content that is available on your iPhone that was purchased from the iTunes Store only.
Other than that is one of the reasons why maintaining a backup of all your important data including your iTunes library stored on an external drive or some other media used for backup purposes only is so important.

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