New PC + iPhone sync - does that have to mean I lose my app data?

Hello all,
I've got a new PC and I've transferred my purchases & copied my library to it (from my old PC). When I try to sync my iPhone, it says it's going to erase all of the old content. With apps, does that mean I lose all of the data (game progress, Camera+ pictures, etc)?
Can I copy over my iPhone backups from the old PC and avoid this scenario?
Cheers,
Brent

Hello Eric,
Thanks for the link - I'm already good for the music, it's the apps I'm concerned about.
For example, I've made a ton of progress in Jetpack Joyride - am I going to lose all of that progress (10hrs+ of gameplay) when I sync up?
Alternatively, in Camera+ I've got about 95 pictures that are in various states of editing. I'd rather not have to finish the edits on all of them before syncing up
It doesn't seem to make sense that I have to blow these apps away when I've transferred purchases & copied libraries to the new computer.
Cheers,
Brent

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