Synching iPhone with newly-installed iTunes
I plugged in my iPhone to newly-installed iTunes on a new laptop (to synch it) and a message popped up telling me iTunes would take my iPhone back to its factory settings and that I would lose my media etc. Will I get it back? And how?
Thanks
Howdy Paddy275,
I would recommend copying your library from the other computer to this one. This article will help with that:
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
The content WILL be wiped when you sync the phone. But if you have the library that has all your media in it copied over and you can see it all in iTunes, then you will need to select what to sync back over. Use this to assist with that if needed.
iOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1386
If you cannot copy the original library to your new computer, then you can always redownload your past purchases free of charge from the iTunes store.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
All the very best,
Sterling
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