Sync iphone with new macbook without erasing info - don´t have backup

Hello everybody,
although I have googeled and searched in this forum I couldn´t quite find the exact answer to my problem:
Unfortunately, a few weeks ago my Windows PC went kaput. Fortunately, I bought a new Macbook Pro which is awesome.
Buuut I cannot find a possibility to sync my iphone 3gs with my new mac without losing all the information on it. I do not have a backup for the iphone on an external hard disk.
What can I do??
Thanks in advance for you help!
Mike

Without a backup for your iTunes library that was on your PC and for any photos on your iPhone that were transferred from your PC, transferring any iTunes content and photos from your new Mac or from any new computer will erase all iTunes content and photos from your iPhone that were transferred from your old PC. Not all information on your iPhone will be erased when doing so, just iTunes content and photos that were transferred from your PC.
Just one reason why including your iTunes library with your computer's backup along with all other important data is a good idea.
iTunes includes an option to transfer iTunes content that was purchased/downloaded from the iTunes store from an iPod, iPad, or iPhone, but this is for iTunes content that was purchased/downloaded from the iTunes store only.
First you need to authorize your Mac with your iTunes account with iTunes if you haven't already done so. With your iPhone connected and without syncing, at the iTunes menu bar go to File and select Transfer Purchases From - the name of your iPhone.
Before syncing contacts with the Address Book and calendar events with iCal on your Mac, enter one contact in the Address Book and one calendar event in iCal on your Mac. This will provide a merge prompt with the first sync for this data, which you want to select.

Similar Messages

How to sync iPhone to new computer without erasing? (iTunes 11.0.5)

I recently purchased a new computer (MacBook Pro OSX 10.8.5) and I've tried everything to sync my iPhone (3GS) to iTunes (11.0.5) without having to erase everything and I haven't had any success.
There must be someone out there who has been able to sync their phone to the new iTunes without having to erase all the content on their phone.
Any help?

Hi,
Option 1:
     If you have purchased a new Mac from an Local Apple store, I'd advise you to bring in your old computer along with your new one in, and have them assist you on transferring. (Assuming your computer doesn't not even power up)
Option 2:
     If your computer can be powered up (seeing the Apple Logo), and your hard drive is fine, then you can connect the two computers by using a Firewire cable, and then transfer the music files by drag and drop.
     http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661
Option 3:
     There are 3rd party software that you may purchase used to extract music from your iPhone, but it will have to be done at your own risk. You may Google for extracting music from iPhone for a start.
-cwdlin

How do I sync iPhone to new Macbook without losing data?

Been searching the internet for several weeks now, and haven't managed to find anything that helps, so here's the deal: I've had an iPhone 4 for a bout a year or so now, and I just got a new Macbook Pro a few weeks ago. I had previously been syncing my iPhone to a shared computer, so obviously I couldn't just set up my new computer using the data of the old one. I wasn't too concerned about this, until I discovered that I couldn't sync my iPhone to the new computer without losing all of the data on it! So I'm trying to figure out how I can save my iPhone's data in such a way that I can restore it upon syncing to the new computer. To clarify, I don't need to save all of the data—I've already gotten my purchases and music transferred over, and I'm in the process of transferring my contacts and notes over, but I have no way of saving the other data. Most of it is superfluous, such as call records or web history—but I do care about game data and iMessage data. So it comes down to this: I need a way to be able to store save files for all my games AND all of the text messages in my iMessage app. I've seen lots of people recommend various file transfer programs, which I assume work for game data, but as far as I've been able to tell from the demos versions, all they'll do for iMessage is export conversations as pdf or text files. I'm not looking to save a hard copy of my text messages, I want to be able to upload them to my iPhone again as text messages (both sent and received). In other words, I'd like my phone to be pretty much exactly the same after syncing it as it is now. At least, as far as the iMessage/game apps are concerned. Maybe I didn't know how to use the file transfer programs, maybe I didn't download the right one, maybe there's another way to do it, I don't know. If anyone can help me solve this problem, I would greatly appreciate it.
BTW, My iPhone is running iOS 7.1.2, my Macbook is running OSX 10.9.4. Also, I do still have access to the computer my iPhone is currently synced to, as well as an iPod Touch 4 that's also got most of the data I want on it, if that will help at all.

So, just in case anyone with the same problem happens to run into this post, I managed to find a solution to this problem. There's a $35 program called iBackupbot, which works for both Windows and Macintosh. It's basically an iTunes backup service, except that it functions independently. You can also do partial restores with the program. Anyway, it's a very useful program, and it can sync data from one device synced to one computer to another device synced to another computer (or to a restored device synced to a new computer). If you're willing to shell out $35 for the program, here are the steps to restore your iPhone's data:
Transfer all of your purchases from your old computer to your new computer, including music and videos. This program is good, but it only syncs data files, so music and apps cannot be synced over (that I can tell).
Download and register iBackupbot on your NEW computer (http://www.icopybot.com/buy.htm)
Plug in your iPhone
When you iPhone appears in iBackupbot, click on its name and then click 'backup now' on the information screen. It will take at least five minutes.Once the backup is complete, you might want to test it out. I'd recommend deleting a few pictures or messages, and then restoring from a backup, to ensure that the backup worked properly.
Quit iBackupbot. (It's a good program, but I've noticed that it's kind of glitchy, and it works best on the first action of each session)
Wipe your iPhone and set it up as a new one. Make sure you link it to the same Apple ID that your new computer is associated with.
Once your iPhone has been set up, sync it to your new computer and re-download all of your music, apps, and other purchases.
Change your iPhone's name (this is to check and make sure that iBackupbot recognizes your iPhone)
Reopen iBackupbot, and click on your iPhone's name when it appears.
Right-click the name and select 'restore from backup.'
Leave the settings alone, and check 'full restore'
This will take quite a while, and your iPhone will probably be glitchy when the restore is finished. Quit iBackupbot again, and then power your iPhone off and then back on.
Check all of your apps (including the system apps) to make sure that all of your desired data has been put back on your iPhone.For me, out of about 70 downloaded apps, 4 did not have any data when I had finished the restore. If this is the case, you can can try another full restore or do a partial restore this time, selecting only the apps that did not have data.
Once you're satisfied that your iPhone has all of the data you want, sync it to you computer to make sure that it will still sync to your new computer (you never know)
Change your iPhone's name to what you want it to be, then reopen iBackupbot.
Do a final backup of your iPhone in iBackupbot.
Sync your iPhone with your new computer one last time, and do a backup of it using iTunes.
You're done!
I hope this helps. Good luck to anyone who decides to try this method!

How to sync iPhone with new Mac without losing all my iTunes?

I have recently got a new MacBook after my old one crashed... but I have been told that anything not bought would be lost when I sync my iPhone with my new Mac... I have already transferred the bought songs etc... is there a way (cheap or free if possible!) to transfer my music and videos to my iTunes library on my Mac?
Thank you very much!

Hi,
Option 1:
     If you have purchased a new Mac from an Local Apple store, I'd advise you to bring in your old computer along with your new one in, and have them assist you on transferring. (Assuming your computer doesn't not even power up)
Option 2:
     If your computer can be powered up (seeing the Apple Logo), and your hard drive is fine, then you can connect the two computers by using a Firewire cable, and then transfer the music files by drag and drop.
     http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661
Option 3:
     There are 3rd party software that you may purchase used to extract music from your iPhone, but it will have to be done at your own risk. You may Google for extracting music from iPhone for a start.
-cwdlin

Sync iphone with new macbook

I've had an iphone for a while now....no issues. I've always synced it with my iMac....no issues. Just bought a new Macbook Pro. Instead of syncing my iphone with the iMac, I ONLY want to sync with the new Macbook. I just want my itunes, photos and contacts backed-up on the new Macbook. I've been all over the web, searching for an easy solution. I tried migration assistant, that created a second home folder on my Macbook using all of the old stuff on the iMac. Should I buy a software program for Mac to make this easy? I'm not a go into the sub, sub, home, sub-folder and delete this or that kind of guy. I could be with SPECIFIC instructions as to how to go about it, but too many sites speak a language I don't. Any help would be appreciated for the semi-computer challenged. Thank you.

All you need to do is move all the contents of your iTunes folder on your iMac, to the empty iTunes folder on your MacBook pro to get your iTunes media synched.
For photos, replace the empty iPhoto library on your MacBook Pro with your old iPhoto library from your iMac.
For your contacts, create a "dummy" in Address Book on your MacBook Pro. You will be prompted to "merge" the contacts on your phone and from Address Book when you first synch.

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

Downloaded cd book to old macbook iTunes. can sync to iphone when connect to old macbook but erased when sync phone with new macbook air. how do i get the cd book onto the macbook air?

ran out of room...how do i get the cd book onto my new macbook air? downloaded to old macbook from cd. goes on list when sync iphone with old mac. gets erased when sync with new macbook air
thanks

Copy it from the old computer to the new one.

HT1386 My system got crashed and I dont have backup fo my iphone.... now how do i synch my iphone with new itunes without loosing my data ?

My system got crashed and I dont have backup fo my iphone.... now how do i synch my iphone with new itunes without loosing my data ?

See if this user-tip for syncing to a new computer helps : https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
If you have music from other sources on your phone (e.g. copied from CDs) and you don't have them on a backup, then there are some program listed half-way down this page which might be able to copy them back : https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991

Just bought macbook pro and using homesharing to transfer all music and movies from old mac, if i start syncing iphone in new macbook pro will i loose all content already on it

just bought macbook pro and using home sharing to transfer all music and movies from old mac, if i start syncing iphone in new macbook pro will i loose all content already on it

iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music 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.

IPhone 4G sync with new pc without erasing

Hi,
I want to know how can I sync my iPhone 4G with a new PC without "erase and sync" the library?
Thanks,
E x

smallesteee wrote:
Oh no, some of the songs have been deleted from the old PC.
That means I cannot drag any files out from the iPhone but to copy and paste everything from the old PC to the new PC, am I correct?
Correct...
How to transfer or sync content to your computer
http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/syncing/
iPhone User Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

Syncing to a new PC without erasing everything on iphone 5?

I got a new PC after my old one got a virus. Now when I plug in my iphone 5, it tells me that it is synced to another computer (aka my old one) and syncing to the new one will erase everything on the phone. How can i avoid this? I have always manually synced my iphone so not everything is saved to my itunes, especially now that I have a new PC. Help please!! I'm just trying to add music to my iphone, but i don't want to lose all my apps, contacts, photos, etc.

Hi there.
In case you can still turn on the old PC, i might suggest the steps I used two years ago to solve a very similar situation:
I copied on a usb pen the entire content of user/Music/iTunes
I then installed the same version of iTunes on the new PC, and I went to user/Music.
I did rename the existing iTunes directory as iTunes_backup, and copied the one I extracted from the old PC into Music (of course, a scan with an updated antivirus would be good...)
After turning on iTunes again, mostly of my settings, apps and music were there and I kept syncing with the same iPhone without loosing any data.
I don't know if that's gonna work on a newer version of iTunes, but I hope you can solev it in this way.
PS Back then I did also backup and transfer the whole content of c:/programs/itunes and any othe data I couldfind, but I worked out that just copying the libraries would be enough.

Synced iphone with my macbook pro, can find the voice memos, help!!

i synced my iphone with my macbook pro, checked the voice memos option and after syncing was complete (it backed up iphone in the process), i didn't see any new playlist called voice memos on my itunes!! did i lose my voice memos? where did they go? i didn't delete anything from either the phone or the computer.TIA!! on the phone, i don't see the memos too!! anyone has any idea?

iTunes automatically syncs voice memos to your iTunes library when you connect iPhone to your computer. Voice memos are synced to the Voice Memos playlist. iTunes creates the playlist if it doesn’t exist. When you sync voice memos to iTunes, they remain in the Voice Memos application until you delete them. If you delete a voice memo on iPhone, it isn’t deleted from the Voice Memos playlist in iTunes. However, if you delete a voice memo from iTunes, it is deleted from iPhone the next time you sync with iTunes.
You can sync the iTunes Voice Memos playlist to the iPod application on iPhone using the Music pane in iTunes.
To Sync the Voice Memos playlist to iPhone:
1. Connect iPhone to your computer.
2. In iTunes, select iPhone in the sidebar.
3. Select the Music tab.
4. Select the “Include voice memos” checkbox and click Apply.

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
TuneJack Windows Only
iPod2PC Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
iRepo Windows Only
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
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 applications with new MacBook

I bought a new MacBook, and I have everything syncing with my iPhone except apps. I can't transfer music from the iPhone to the new MacBook, so I transferred my entire iTunes library, *including all apps*, from my old MacBook to the new one.
Likewise with apps. They won't transfer from iPhone to new MacBook, and in the syncing process, the apps will be removed from the iPhone and will be reinstalled with the copy existing on the new MacBook.
*I don't want to lose app data from my iPhone*, but I'd like to have apps synced with iTunes. If possible, how can I avoid losing app data from my iPhone and still be able to sync?
Thanks.

Here is how to copy purchases between computers: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1373
and how to redownload purchased apps from the Store: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
don't forget to authorize your new computer before you transfer your purchases:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848

IPhone Syncing/Restoring with new MacBook, Library Issues

Hi there
I have been using my iPhone for months since purchase, synced with my iMac. The library was located in a Shared folder so that all users could access it. I now want to sync my iPhone with my new MacBook INSTEAD of my iMac. So I used Migration Assistant to transfer my main user account from my iMac to my MacBook, but my iTunes library was now empty, so I transferred the whole iTunes library onto an external drive and copied it into place on my MacBook.
However, when I try to sync, it says my iPhone is already synced with another computer and asks me to erase and sync. I'm happy to do this, however, I want to make sure my contacts and all my SMS messages remain somehow. How can this be achieved? Have I done something wrong? Please can anyone give me some assistance?
Thanks!

iPhone recognizes you are using a new MAC so yes it will need to erase all content... then just restore it from the back up and all content will be back on there...
Contacts, Notes, Calendars etc...those are all synced in iTunes...so IF you have those items set to sync in the iTunes account of the new MAC then yes those will transfer over as well...
Remember to authorize you new MAC for the content to play

Sync iphone with new macbook without erasing info - don´t have backup

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for