Sync iphone with new computer without removing items from iphone

When trying to transfer library from iPhone to my new computer, it wants to delete the library from my iPhone. How can I transfer without removing from my phone?

If you do not have access to the iTunes Library on your Old computer... or its Backup...
See these 2 Links...
Syncing to a New Computer...
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991
If you do have access... See Here...
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
Or...
From your OLD computer...
Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
Full Details Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751

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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.
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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!
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Can I remove files from my computer without removing them from iCloud?

Reason I'm asking: I did move a folder over, and then went to iCloud.com, and looked in that folder, and it said it was empty. Thanks
When you move a folder to iCloud Drive, it will upload the contents of this folder to iCloud Drive, but it may take a long tome, even for small items. You may see progress bars, while the contents is uploading. And the folder may look empty, until it will be updated from iCloud. For example - shortly after adding the folder "neueBilder" to iCloud Drive.

Is there a way to use ipod with new computer without erasing entire library

I'm not really tech-savvy, but I'm tossing my old computer and getting a new one - is there a way to use my ipod on my new computer without erasing my existing library? It won't let me make changes to my ipod and wants me to erase everything that is on there right now - HELP!

Connect your iPod to your computer. When you get the message that it is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all the songs from your iPod. When your iPod appears in iTunes enable it for disk use, this is required for most if not all the utilities listed below so they can access the files: Using your iPod as a storage drive
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. If you have any iTMS purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. A paragraph on it has been added to this article: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
The transfer of non iTMS content such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, this is just a small selection of what's available, they are generally quite straightforward. You can also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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There is also a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows or a Mac. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod
Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up, relying on an iPod as your sole backup is not a good idea and external drives are comparatively inexpensive these days, you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.

Syncing to a new computer WITHOUT having the old one

Hello all, this is very frustrating for me right now. I no longer have my old computer, so I cannot do any of these tutorials on syncing your iphone to a new computer WITHOUT losing all your data. I have contacts on my iphone that are currently no where else. I also do not see any option for this "merge info" when I go to sync. What can I do? I am concerned about nothing else except my contacts, all other information can be erased for all I care, I have music/etc on backup. Any help at all is appreciated.

You don't need Outlook. Windows has an Address book program (Windows Address Book).
But if you prefer to use something else like gMail (which I do). Go here how to set up. http://www.google.com/mobile/sync/
I believe it says it will keep your contacts and merge into gMail contacts, so may want to make sure what is at Google is clean and not full of junk contacts.
Once done, your contacts (and calendar if you setup that up too) will just simply sync over the air any time you make changes, no need to plug into computer. And iTunes will see you set phone to that and will disable option to sync contacts with computer knowing your contacts now sync with Google.

How can i sync ipod with new computer?

bouight a new computer and want to sync ipod to new computer, not to the old one any more

Launch iTunes on your new computer.
From the menu bar click Store / Authorize This Computer
Now go to the iTunes File menu and click: Transfer Purchases From...
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer

Sync to a new computer...restore from iCloud backup?

I have been trying to find the answer to this specific question, but haven't been able to. I know this is a question that has been asked a lot, so I apologize in advance. I am wanting to change the computer I sync my iPhone to. I have read that when you sync to a new computer, you lose all of your data.
My question is, can you use your backup from iCloud to recover that data? I'm not worried about the music, I have copies on my desktop. I am mostly worried about my photos and contacts. I have over 700 pictures and I really don't want to email them all to myself to be sure I keep them.
Would it be easier to reset my phone to factory settings and then use the iCloud backup to restore my info? Then can I sync it to my desktop with no problems?
My laptop, which I sync to now, is still able to be used. It's just getting older and I would rather use my desktop to sync from now on.
Any advice is appreciated.
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I've seen that, but that doesn't really help. I really don't want to restore from my other iTunes folder. I want to start over on my desktop. I went through my music on my desktop and I have it set up how I want it. I just don't want to lose my info. Plus, I don't have Windows Address Book or Outlook on my computer.
This is my question:
All of my music is on my desktop, which I want to start syncing with. I backed up my phone on iCloud today. Can I just restore my phone and then retrieve the backup from iCloud? All of my data (contacts, apps, notes, etc) will be on there, right? I don't care about the music...I will add that back. I just don't want to lose my contacts.
If I do restore from iCloud, can I then start syncing with my desktop as if I never synced with my laptop?

Sync with new computer without deleting photos

I recently got a new windows computer and i would like to sync my phone with the new itunes. Im fine with losing my apps and my music because i already transfered them to the new itunes. Is there a way to sync without losing photos i have taken on my iphone or my contacts?

You should be importing all photos taken with your iphone to your computer as you would with any digital camera.
Your contacts shuld be on your old computer or cloud service. Copy them to your new computer from your old computer before sycning.

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my new desktop.
I apologize in advance if this question gets asked all the time. I am trying to move all the music on my ipod to my new desktop. I am currently using my ipod as a HD on my new computer. I would like to be able to add the new songs i've downloaded on my new computer to my ipod, but i'm not sure if i can do that without losing all of my old songs.
Can someone help me out?
Again, my apologies. I'm sure this gets asked all the time.

"I would like to be able to add the new songs i've downloaded on my new computer to my ipod, but i'm not sure if i can do that without losing all of my old songs"
If your iPod is set to update automatically take care when connecting back to your computer and a different iTunes. If it is set to automatically update you will get a message that your iPod is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press *No*. Pressing "Yes" will irretrievably remove all songs from your iPod. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it.
You can also use a keyboard command to prevent your iPod auto-syncing with iTunes. While connecting the iPod to the computer on Windows hold down the Shift + Ctrl keys (on a Mac hold down the Option and Command (⌥ and ⌘) keys). This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 20 to 30 seconds depending on your computer. Then go to Preferences>iPod and check the "Manually manage songs and playlists" box: Managing Your Songs Manually
You can't sync or drag your music back directly from an iPod to iTunes, the transfer of music is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs but not playlists back to iTunes on Windows posted in this thread: MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
If you prefer something more automated then there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod, this is just a selection. Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these, they are generally quite straightforward.
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
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Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync again.

Syncing ipod to new computer without access to original computer

I dont have access to my old computer (ex boyfriend's)to be able to sync my ipod with my new computer. Is there any way around having to go to my old itunes library to be able to get this to work? Thanks a million

Connect your iPod to your computer. If it is set to update automatically you'll get a message that it is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all songs from your iPod. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Also when using a lot of the utilities your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button: Managing content manually on iPod
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. If you have any iTMS purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers has been introduced with iTunes 7. A paragraph on it has been added to this article: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
The transfer of non iTMS content such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows. The procedure is a bit involved and it won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's posted in this thread: MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
If you prefer something more automated then there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. This is just a selection, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, they are generally quite straightforward. You can also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
iGadget Windows Only
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
TuneJack Windows Only
CopyPod Windows Only
Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync.

Syncing contacts to new computer without losing all info.

so i just built a new computer and i tried to sync the phone with outlook. when i did so all my contacts got erased. is there anyway for me to get my contacts to my outlook? i backed it up so i am restoring it right now. thanks.

Syncing iPhone contacts with a supported application on your computer when the address book on your computer is empty, you need to enter one contact in the address book on your computer before syncing. Make the contact up if needed, which can be deleted later.
This will provide a merge prompt when syncing contact info, which you want to select.
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JP100 wrote:
<...>Is there any way to tell iTunes that my library is already on my phone so there's no need to erase everything? Thanks.
Yes, but it involves editing two files on your original computer to find two values then editing two files on your destination computer and replacing the values. One of the files is easy, it is in ASCII. The other is in binary and requires a hex editor.
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sync iphone with multiple computers
Worked for me, no guarantees from me.

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How do you unsync your iphone, without loosing any of the music etc? As I have a new laptop and my old laptop is not working.

You need to transfer the data from your old computer to your new computer. Surely you have a backup of your old laptop. Use this and move your data to your new laptop.

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Sync iphone with new computer without removing items from iphone

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