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.

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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.

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.

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?

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Copy it from the old computer to the new one.

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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.
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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.

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?
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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?
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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...
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Macbook got stolen, if i sync iphone with new comp will i lose everything??

Hi all - desperate for help. As mentioned above, my macbook was stolen and now im trying to sync my iphone with my sony vaio, for greater fear that i'll all the data on my iphone that i've already lost on the macbook should it get stolen or damaged, it says that it'll wipe everything...which is exactly what i don't need!
I realise that music had on the laptop cannot be saved again on another machine, but here are the main concerns that i hope you might be able to help me with:
1) What happens to my apps? If I do a sync now and it wipes? Will i lose all my apps and have to purchase/download/pay for them again? What about extensions of apps, for example, I use iNavX (a marine GPS chart application), and downloaded relevant maps (rather costly) - will i still be able to save them somehow?? Esp given that i am waiting for an iPad i ordered to be delivered to me and i was hoping for a way to transfer them over to it.
2) What happens to music & movie purchases?
3) What happens to contacts? If I have a .me account is there some way for me to push my contacts over to it directly from the iphone?
4) Will i lose all my pictures?
What would your advice be in my situation...to sync and lose everything else or keep everything i have as it is and fingers crossed i never lose/damage the iphone.

Hi there, I have at some point, but I think it's all very messy. As in, I've added random folders of TV Shows and Music to that iTunes folder that i saved as backup a long time ago...what do you think? try it anyway? Thing is though, the Vaio im using is my boyfriend's so he's got his own stuff on iTunes as well...how do i merge the libraries? or can i somehow open iTunes up with an external HDD library?

Syncing iPhone with new MBP and/or iMac

I'm ready to upgrade my white MacBook 13" and I'm a new iPhone user as of Jan'10. My question is will it be painless to connect my iPhone to a new MacBook Pro or iMac and have iTunes recognize it? Would there be any complications maybe? Thank you in advance for any assistance!

Restore iTunes on your new Mac: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1382
Disable autosync in itunes, connect your phone, right click on it in the device list and choose backup.
This will save data, pictures taken with the phone and settings to itunes. See what's included in this backup here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
Transfer your purchases the same way to copy all apps and bought media from the Store to your computer. Set up at least one contact and event on your computer to be able the merge your calendars and contacts after your phone got wiped during the first sync.
The rest of the data can be restored from the backup you made.
Restoring: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

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!

IPhone with new MacBook Pro - phone not recognized by iTunes

So, I got a new MacBook Pro and connected my iPhone to sync it with iTunes. But the iPhone isn't being recognized.
Anyone know what steps to take to get it to recognize the phone to sync? There are no error messages. Just a phone that doesn't seem to want to sync.
I checked the phone by plugging it into another lap top, and it gets recognized right away, so I'm thinking it's related to the latest iTunes or the MacBook Pro.
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Went to the Genius Bar, The tech decised it was a bad logic board. I got a new computer to replace a week old one. After going through setting it up again, I have the same issue. System Profiler sees that an iPhone is connected, but not iTunes. I can not sync to the new MBP. At the moment, I am syncing to my old MBP, just so I have the iPhone set up as I had it.
BTW, if you go through the "iTunes does not see iPhone" suggestions and enter DFU (restore mode) your iPhone gets bricked. But it is recoverable by using a different computer. I am currently trying a NEW install of the OS on the i7, but I suspect a hardware/driver interaction problem. I have no hopes until 10.6.4 arrives in a month or so.
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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?
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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.
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How to sync Iphone with new itunes library?

I used to sync my iphone with itunes on my macbook.
My macbbok was lost, and i got a new macbook.
Now when i try to sync with the new itunes libaray, it prpompts that it will delete my exisiting data on my phone, This would mean losing all my contacts, and text messages etc.
Is there a way i can sync to a new itunes library without losing my data?
thanks
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Sorry to hear about your macbook.
Others have reported that if you have at least on contact and calendar entry on your new computer when you sync, then it will not erase you iphone, it will simply merge the two. While that makes perfect sense, I have not tried it myself.
As for the texts, I don;t think you can get those back.
Music can only be synced to one library at a time, so the music will be gone. However, in Itunes you can "transfer purchases," at least putting your itunes purchased music on your computer.
It is always a good idea to have a backup. I use an external hard drive. Then you will have a complete backup if anything happens to your computer.
Good luck. I hope it works out.

IPhone with new MacBook Pro

Just purchased new MacBook Pro. Can't find NEW firewire cables in local stores. I want to sync my iPhone to new MBP. How do I do this without losing all music and contacts?

Marc Grobman, Do wrote:
Just purchased new MacBook Pro. Can't find NEW firewire cables in local stores.
Do you have a BestBuy with an Apple Store in a Store? If so, look back by the Apple booth - otherwise you may not find one elsewhere. I'm ordering a few extra's from http://www.monoprice.com
I want to sync my iPhone to new MBP. How do I do this without losing all music and contacts?
As Kappy pointed out, when you go to sync your iPhone it will prompt you on what you want to do - if you read the screens closely you won't loose anything. Move your iTunes over to to your new computer (either with the migration assistant or manually) before syncing and you won't have any issues with your music.

Keeping Contacts & Apps when syncing iPhone with new computer

I just got a new netbook with Windows 7 Starter. I would like to transition from using my current work laptop to the netbook as the manager of my iPhone. When I try to sync my iPhone with the new computer it says that my iPhone's library is linked to another computer. It appears that all of my contacts and apps will be erased if I sync these items on the netbook.
Does anyone know a way that I can keep this information without erasing? I already erased my music content from the iPhone. I foresee a real problem since this netbook doesn't have Outlook and all my contact information is in that format. I also don't want to have my apps all wiped out. Thanks for the help.

iTunes content can be synced or manually managed with an iTunes library on a single computer, and photos can be transferred to the iPhone via the iTunes sync process from a single computer only. When transferring iTunes content and photos from another computer, all iTunes content and photos transferred from a different computer will be erased from your iPhone first.
No other content is touched or erased when doing so including iPhone contacts especially if you don't select to sync contacts with a supported application on a new computer.
iTunes includes an option to transfer iTunes content that was purchased/downloaded from the iTunes store, but this is for iTunes content that was purchased/downloaded from the iTunes store only. 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. If you haven't activated the new computer with your iTunes account with iTunes, you should do so before doing this.
With Windows, contacts can be synced with Outlook 2003 or 2007 along with calendar events, or with Windows Contacts for syncing contacts only.
If you don't have Outlook 2003 or 2007 available on the new computer, you will have Windows Contacts available. Before syncing contacts with Windows Contacts, enter one contact in Windows Contacts. Make the contact up if needed, which can be deleted later. This will provide a merge prompt with the first sync with Windows Contacts, which you want to select.
There is no Outlook format or Apple address book format with contacts. You can sync contacts with Outlook 2003 or 2007 or with Windows Contacts on a PC, and sync contacts with Apple's address book on a Mac.
Contact, calendar events, and Safari bookmarks can be synced with the supported applications on multiple computers. With two Windows computers, with two Macs, or with a Windows computer and a Mac.

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