New computer to sync iphone to

My old computer crashed and I have a new one but I don't want to have to lose all my music or ringtones. How do I sync it without losing the information ?

Copy everything from your backup copy of your old computer to your new one

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  • New computer; previously synced iPhone must now be erased?

    I just replace my old Mac Mini with a new one. I don NOT want to migrate my old Mac Mini stuff, so I didn't. My music is all on an external drive. So I pointed iTunes to it and re-built my library on the new Mini.
    Now when I plug in my iPhone 3Gs I get an alert saying it is synced to another computer, and I must erase the iPhone to re-sync it when I say "manually manage songs".
    Let me get this straight: I'm going to lose all my phone numbers, applications and photos just because I bought a new computer? Or does it simply take off the music?
    There has to be a way to do this without all the hassle. Please please tell me this is the case. Why am I being punished for buying a new computer?

    "Now when I plug in my iPhone 3Gs I get an alert saying it is synced to another computer, and I must erase the iPhone to re-sync it when I say "manually manage songs"."
    Correct. Iphone will sync/manually manage with ONE computer at a time.
    Pics, like music are synced one way with one computer at a time. Your pics should be backed up and copied to your new computer just as you did with your music.
    As long as you have at least one unique contact and calendar entry in your new computer you should get the option to merge the data.
    "There has to be a way to do this without all the hassle."
    Yes migrate everything from your old computer.
    "Why am I being punished for buying a new computer?"
    Why are you being so dramatic? No one is punishing you. Relax. You made the decision not to migrate your data, which is the hassle free way to do this.

  • HT1688 all i want to do is add songs from my new computer to my iphone 4s. But that doesnot seem to be working.. Itunes wnats me to sync and lose all my music on my iphone. This is very frustrating i dont want to lose over 700 songs!!!!

    Itunes is not letting me add songs from my new computer to my iphone.
    Instead it wants me to sync my music library and lose all the songs on my phone. i have over 700 songs i cannot lose them just because i want to add 10 new songs... PLEASE HELP. also i am using the new CONFUSSING ITUNES 11. 

    This has always been the case.
    All iphones have always only synced to one computer at a time.
    Syncing to another will indeed erase the current content and replace with content from the new computer.
    Copy everything from your old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer, to the new one.

  • HT1848 I don't have any of the 'support' options on my new computer, and my iphone is synced to my old broken one. What can I do to keep all my files and my purchases?

    I am trying to update my device on a new computer. My iphone is synced to another broken computer. I have created a backup, but it says that the items I have purchased will be lost if I go ahead with the systems update. How do i transfer purchased items to my computer, there is no transfer option ANYWHERE... please help!

    See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
    tt2

  • How to authorize different computer to sync iphone and get itunes

    how to authorize a different computer to sync iphone and get purchased itunes

    FIRST, copy the iTunes folder from your old computer to the new one BEFORE YOU RUN ITUNES for the first time. Depending on your computer it will be in the Music or My Music folder. Copy the entire folder, including the iTunes Library file and the iTunes Media (or iTunes Music) folders.
    Install iTunes and Authorize it to the same account as the old computer on the Store menu.
    Connect the iPhone. Set up syncing with desktop apps on the Info tab.
    Sync the iPhone.

  • New computer only syncs itunes music from ipod but i have other songs not purchased from itunes that does not show up in new computer

    i used to have 900+ songs stored on my HP laptop, which i can no longer use and bought new toshiba laptop. when i tried to synce 900 songs from iPOD to the toshiba it only gave me 330 songs and not the entire library stored on the iPOD. have tried sync from iCLOUD as well as importing & exporting songs as shown in the drop down menu from iTUNES, but unable to do the sync process successfully!? do i have to manually reload every song i have already burned to CD onto new toshiba? am i or did i already do something wrong to prevent what should have been an easy sync?? am retired and techno-challenged. really need clear to follow instructions. any help will be more than greatly appreciated...

    You can only sync with one computer/iTunes library. To make the new computer the syncing computer:
    Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities

  • How do I transfer my itunes library to a new computer from my iPhone. The old one no longer works.

    How do I transfer my itunes library to a new computer from my iPhone. The old computer no longer works.

    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!
    tt2

  • My pc was stolen and now i want to transfer the music from the ipod touch to the new computer, but sync only allows the other way. How can i do that? I need to back up the music!

    my pc was stolen and now i want to transfer the music from the ipod touch to the new computer, but sync only allows the other way. How can i do that? I need to back up the music!

    If it is purchased music from itunes you can redownload it.
    Follow instructions at link below.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

  • I downloaded the latest itunes and i recieved a message that the apple mobile device failed to start.  It asks me to verify that I have sufficient privileges to start system services.  What does this mean and how do I fix this so computer will sync iphone

    i downloaded the latest itunes and i recieved a message that the apple mobile device failed to start.  It asks me to verify that I have sufficient privileges to start system services.  What does this mean and how do I fix this so computer will sync iphone?

    You need to follow the instructions of tt2 in https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5822086 to straighten it out.

  • Laptop died so now I have to use my new computer for my iPhone.  Will all my data be lost if I use new computer.

    My laptop died so now I will have to use my new computer for my iPhone 4.  Will all my data be lost?

    https://discussions.apple.com/message/10007431#10007431

  • I have a new computer.  How do I import my music library to my new computer from my iPhone?

    I have a new computer.  How do I import my music library to my new computer from my iPhone?

    You do not.. the iPhone is not a backup device.
    Copy the entire iTunes directory from the old computer or the backup of the old computer to the new computer.

  • How do I transfer my entire music collection to a new computer and sync my iphone with new mac without deleting existing music in iphone?

    Hi All,
    I will describe my current setup and the required setup below. Please help me with the steps to do this
    Current setup:
    OS: Windows 7
    Total Music collection: 80GB of mp3 , which is NOT added to itunes library (I use foobar)
    iTunes Music collection: around 500 songs, synced to my iphone (unchecked "manually manage" that meeans all these songs are in itunes library)
    Now the required setup: (Since I am planning to get a macbook pro)
    OS: Mac OS  (This means the music file path will be different)
    Total Music collection: 80GB which is to be added to itunes library
    iPhone Music: The same 500 songs as before.
    Is this possible? In Mac OS I want my entire 80GB to be added to itunes library, also keeping my existing iphone songs intact.
    Any ideas?

    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) so you get a prompt to select a library, then guide it to the 'iTunes Library.itl' file in the moved iTunes folder.
    If you put the copied iTunes folder in the default location of Macintosh HD > Users > *User Name* > Music  then you don't even need to start with the option key held down, iTunes will automatically look for it there.  (Make sure there isn't anything already in the iTunes folder there that you want to keep since you will be replacing it with the one you are moving.)
    Longer answers if for any reason you do not think all library files are inside your iTunes folder (changed preferences settings at some point):
    iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music [library] to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527 - a somewhat bewildering and not always easily understandable set of options.
    For the record there's this reference for iTunes 11 but it really doesn't strike me as having the specifics you need. iTunes 11 for Mac: Move your library to another computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12168
    2011 ilounge article: Transferring your iTunes library - http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to -a-new-hard-drive/  - An article with good background information (similar to the links above), particularly if you are not sure your media files are all grouped for quick answer above. Unfortunately under the single term "transferring library" it describes two very different moves; relocating just your media (not  really transferring your library and not recommended unless you really need this configuration), and relocating media+database (really your whole "library").  Make sure you understand the difference before electing to move only media.
    Windows users see tip at: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18879381
    Consider moving everything from your Windows PC to your Mac in a single move, including your iTunes library: About Windows Migration Assistant - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4796 - Learn about how to use Windows Migration Assistant to migrate your files from a Windows PC to a Mac.
    Transferring the library as above will connect your i-device to the same library on the new computer even though it is stored on different hardware. You should not see the "erase & sync" prompt, and syncing will preserve game scores and other data on the device.
    As for the 80GB of music in foobar, add that to the iTunes library at some stage by dragging those files to the Automatically Add To  iTunes folder.

  • HT4972 I am trying to update my Iphone and sync it to my new computer. My Iphone is version 4.3.3. How do I do this?

    How do I do that? My Itunes wont connect with my Iphone it says error.

    Device on iTunes: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
    Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

  • Trying to sync new music i got on my mac which is my new computer to my iPhone and erase and sync is saying it will replace the contents of my phone. Does it mean Photos also or just Music and Videos?

    I got a Mac and i downloaded new music on it and im trying to sync the music on this computer to my iPhone which is hooked up to another iTunes and iTunes is saying " An iPhone can be synced with only one iTunes Library at a time. Erasing and syncing replaces the contents of this iPhone with the contents of this iPhone with the contents of this iTunes library" does this mean that it will also erase my photos or just my music and videos ?? if it does is there another way to sync with out all my contents being deleted??

    You can only sync one iTunes Library from Mac to iPhone.
    And just so are you aware, Apple ID accounts cannot be merged, thus merging content > Frequently asked questions about Apple ID

  • Am I able to sync to a new computer without losing iPhone backup?

    My situation: My old computer crashed, and now I have a new computer with iTunes, but my phone is not synced with it. I have transferred all of my purchases to it. And I used the "Back up" option available in iTunes when the phone is connected.
    My question: Am I able to re-sync to this new computer without losing all the things saved in a back-up, such as contacts, calendars, notes, text messages, and settings? I don't care about the music, photos, etc..
    My original plan was to back it up, by right clicking it in the iTunes left panel, then sync it, then restore from back up. But I am not sure whether I will be able to restore from back-up after I resync it and erase everthing.
    Can anybody help with this issue? Step by steps are helpful
    Thanks,
    Blair

    PLEASE HELP! So to reiterate, when I go to sync my iPhone tothis new iTunes library I get the message:
    “The iPhone “XXXX” is synced withanother iTunes library. Do you want to erase this iPhone and sync with thisiTunes library?
    An iPhone can be synced with only one iTunes library at a time. Erasing andsyncing replaces the contents of this iPhone with the contents of this iTuneslibrary.”
    So will I be able to sync it like this and then restore my contacts,calendars, notes, text messages, and settings that backed up by right clickingthe iPhone in the iTunes panel? I just can’t afford to lose that data.
    PLEASE HELP!
    Thanks

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