Sync to new hard drive

My hard drive crashed and now I'm back up and running again I want to sync my iphone4 to itunes again. Does anyone know if it'll do this or will I lose content?
I've had nightmares in the past with my ipod and using different computers so don't want this to happen again!

Get the current version of i tunes on your new computer/ drive.   Plug the pad in, and first, transfer purchases from the pad to the computer. Open i photo, and move over any pictures you want in your permanant library.
Then make a backup.
Then..... Do the ios update. The first step of the update is erases everything. Then it loads the new os, then reloads your old apps etc from the backup you just made.   If you lose any apps or purchased music in the process, you can redownload for free from the store.
What will be lost is any non purchased music that is in your library, and on the pad,, but was lost when the old drive died. If that is an issue, do some googling for moving music from pad to computer without itunes.
You will need to do that before you do the update, or that non purchased music will be erased.
At some point, you will need to authorize the new computer for your apple id. It will ask when it wants you to.
Good luck. Take your time.

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thetrudz wrote:
A computer friend can install a hard drive just fine for me. However, I do not have the Leopard install disc.
Hi, and welcome to the forums.
That Mac should have come with Leopard. If so, call AppleCare. They'll send you replacement discs for a nominal fee.
Once this is sorted out, make a 8-10 GB partition on an external HD or your internal HD, and use the Restore tab of Disk Utility to copy the Install disc to that partition. Then you can boot and run from it instead of the physical disc. It will boot and run much faster, too.
He could do it with Snow Leopard but I am scared.
If he does, and doesn't provide a retail Snow Leopard disc, you must buy one ($29). It's a violation of the license to share software, and you'll need a SL disc to do things like restore a Snow Leopard backup, or the Snow Leopard Apple apps, or repair the internal HD.
Your best bet is to stay with Leopard, at least until you have access to your 3rd-party software discs.
What you can do, however, is borrow his Snow Leopard Install disc (assuming it's a white Retail disc, not a gray one that came with his Mac), and use it to do a full system restore from your backups. That's not a violation of the license, since you don't install or use OSX from that disc; you just use the Installer utility on it to restore the Leopard OSX and all your data from your backups.
See #14 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum), for details.

Syncing to new hard drive

Hard drive on computer no longer working.When trying to sync iPhone 4 it informs me about pictures and music will be deleted. Is there anyway to get information from iPhone 4 back into iTunes?

You need to use your backup copy of your old hard drive to put everything on the new hard drive.
The music and pic sync is one way - computer to iphone. The exception is itunes purchases. Without syncing: File>Transfer Purchases.
If you sync contacts and calendars to a blank computer, then it will erase those as well.
This is one of the many reasons always maintaining a backup has always been very basic.
If you have failed to backup ( not good), then you can enter one unique contact and calendar entry on the computer. When you first sync, then you should get the option to merge the data.
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Does anyone know of ways to get around this? My finger is paused on the "erase and sync" option hoping for a quicker fix.
Thanks

Click here and follow the instructions.
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I recently had to restore my hard drive and while i have all of my contacts and i tunes backed up i have a lot of photos that had not been backed up. is there anyway to transfer them to the computer before i sync the iphone and it wipes everything?

If the photos are in the Camera Roll on the phone you can import them to the computer as follows: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2417169?start=0&tstart=0
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Connect the iPhone and choose Transfer Purchases from the dialog box which appears or the File menu in iTunes. Do NOT sync the iPhone until you've completed this task.
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I have had to have a new hard drive fitted and now I cannot sync my Iphone with my Apple Mac, thinks it's a new computer. Any ideas Please?
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I keep this as a copy and paste. It's the same process for Mac as it is for a PC. Read it over and see what you think. Post back if you have questions.
The following was copied from this thread. This is essentially what you want to accomplish.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/11527071#11527071
1) Without connecting your iPad to your laptop, start iTunes. Click on Preferences. Click on Devices. Check the box next to "Prevent your iPod etc. from automatically syncing." Click OK.
2) Now connect your iPad to your Mac and start iTunes.
3) When iTunes starts, right click on your iPad under Devices in the left column. Select Transfer purchases etc.
4) After it finishes transferring all your apps to your new laptop, right click on your iPad and select Backup your iPad.
5) After it finishes backing up your iPad, right click on your iPad and select Restore etc.
6) After it finishes restoring, left click on your iPad , then click on the Apps tab on top, and check the box next to Sync Apps, then click on Apply below.
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