Syncing Iphone with a new computer without losing your info

I just got windows 7 and installed itunes and do not want to lose my stuff?

Use the instructions included with this link to transfer your iTunes library from your old computer to your new computer.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751

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HT201253 How do I sync iPhone with a new computer without losing data?

I've got a new laptop and have transferred my iTunes library from my old desktop to my new computer. I want to sync my iPhone with the new iTunes library, but I get the scary message that my phone is synced to my old computer, and all my data will be erased and replaced from the new library. What exactly will be erased? Is it just the music and other media files, or will I have to reinstall all my apps and other data as well? As a precaution, I've backed up my phone to iCloud. I'd hate to have to completely restore my phone, but if necessary I will. The instructions for this on the Apple Support site are not clear. Thanks in advance for any help/reassurance!
iPhone 4, running iOS 7.1.2
Computer is an Acer running Windows 8.1
Thanks!

You won't lose any of your iPhone settings when syncing your iPhone with a new computer. When doing so, iTunes on the new computer will create a backup of your iPhone where your iPhone settings are stored.
In addition to an iTunes backup, did you also create a backup of photos that were stored on your old Mac along with contact information, calendar events, and bookmarks?
Before syncing your iPhone, you need to transfer your iTunes library from your old Mac to your new. Then authorize your new Mac with iTunes with your iTunes account. Did you de-authorize your old Mac with iTunes? You can have up to 5 computers authorized with the same iTunes account.
Also before syncing, enter one contact in the Address Book, and one calendar events in iCal on your new Mac. Make these up if needed, which can be deleted later after the first sync. This will provide a merge prompt when syncing this data, which you want to select - especially if you don't have a backup of contact information and calendar events from your old Mac.
If you use iPhoto for transferring photos from your computer to your iPhone, you need to transfer your iPhoto library from your old Mac to your new or any photos that were transferred from your old Mac to your iPhone will be lost when transferring photos to your iPhone from your new Mac.

How do I sync my iPhone with a new computer without losing all of my data?

How do I sync my iPhone to a new computer without losing all of data?

See this user tip for the procedure: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

How do I Sync my iPhone with my new computer without losing all of my songs already on the iPhone?

I recently got a new MacBook Pro and I want to be able to sync my iPhone with my new iTunes library without running the risk of losing all the music that I already have on my iPhone.

See wjosten's post here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/13356770#13356770.

How do i sync the iphone with a new computer without losing pictures?

my laptop was stolen and i've recently replaced it. now when i try to sync my iphone with the new laptop, it gives me messages saying that it will replace what's on the iphone by whatever it currently has on the itunes library. i can't have this happen because i have several photos that were uploaded to my iphone via the old laptop. i'd like to find a way to download the pictures and then place them back in my itunes library for sync in the future. at the very least, just be able to download them off my iphone to back them up. please help!

There is no way to get pictures off the phone or to move them from folders to the camera roll. The format on the phone is proprietary, so even if you could get them off you couldn't use them. Having said that, search the Internet; there are some apps that can access some files on the iPhone without hacking it. There may be one that can get the photos off. The only other option is to email them to yourself. This will reduce the resolution, however.
I'm afraid you have pointed out the importance of frequent computer backups.

How to sync iPhone 3GS to new computer without losing information

As my last computer was dying I was able to create a backup disk on itunes to use with my new computer. When I got my new computer, I put in the disk and had no problems transferring all of my songs, pictures, and videos to my new itunes. Now when I want to sync my iphone to my new computer it is saying that I must erase and resync with the new computer, but I am worried that I will lose all of my contacts and other information that I have stored on my iphone. Can anyone tell me if this is a legitimate concern, and if so what I can do to keep my contacts, mail, and other information on my phone but at the same time be able to put my new songs on my phone as well.
Thanks in advance for any help!

Do the following & you'll be OK since you've moved your itunes library:
First, disable auto sync when an ipod/iphone is connected, under preferences in itunes, which in windows is in the edit menu.
Connect your phone, DO NOT SYNC.
Next, go up to Store>Authorize this computer.
Next, File>Transfer Purchases.
Next, make sure you have at least one contact & one event in whatever supported program you use for that purpose. They can be fake, it doesn't matter.
Right click the phone in the device pane & select "Reset Warnings".
Next, right click again & select BACKUP.
Next, restore your phone from the backup you just made.
This must be followed by a sync to restore your itunes content. Which is selected from the various tabs. You should get a prompt regarding your contacts & calendar asking to "merge" or "replace", when you sync. Select "merge"
This is what's included in the backup you'll make & restore from:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
This is how to restore from that backup, as already referenced, when prompted to create another backup before you restore, decline as we will use the backup we made when we started:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

Syncing iphone to a new computer without losing anything on my phone

So my poor Mac has a black screen and I have a used Dell I am using until I can get her up and going. What I need to do is update my phone. How do I backup my phone to itunes with the new computer and NOT lose any data. BTW I did not have opportunity to make any back up disks. I did authorize this Dell I am using. Am I screwed?

Make sure when you connect your iPhone to the next computer that you have gone into 'X's iPhone' and made sure that in the music, apps, photos and whatever you don't want deleted that the box is ticked.

How do i sync my iphone with a new computer without losing all of my apps

I bought a new macbook pro and want to sync my iphone and ipad with itunes on the new computer. I don't want to lose all of my apps (photos and music are already transfered). I am pretty sure that all of the apps that I have bought are in itunes, but I really don't want to risk losing anything when I sync.... especially all of my contacts! How do I avoid this?

Copy everything from your old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer, to your new one.

Original Computer I started syncing my iphone to has crashed. How do I go about syncing up with my new computer without losing all of my stuff. Everytime I have tried it tells me it needs to erase my iphone and replace it with the current library.

The original computer that I began syncing my iphone to has crashed and I now have a new computer. I need to know if anyone can help me? How do I sync my phone to the new computer and tell it that it's now going to be my primary computer instead of the old one? There has to be a way, viruses effect computers all the time and they crash so I know I can't be the only one.
Than you

You should be able to recover the media with the tips in this post from forum regular Zevoneer but I'm not sure what the implications are for your application settings. You can probably transfer your purchases into a newly authorised library, backup the device, recover any other media using third party tools, then restore the device from the backup. That might switch the assocation of the device to the new machine but I couldn't say for sure.
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How to sync iPhone's to new computer without losing everything?

I got a new computer (windows not mac) I moved my music to the new computer but I am unsure how to sync without losing my apps and everything else. I have 2 devices connected to my account with different apps and music. Can anyone help me?

Copy everything from the old computer to the new one (entire itunes library -apps and all, contacts, calendars, files, docs, pics, etc).

Sync iPhone 3GS to new computer without losing music

I bought a new computer and now I want to sync my iPhone to it. But I already sold my old computer, and I dont want to lose my music, contacts etc.
How do I do this???

if you made a backup of your old computer's music, etc. and moved these files to your new computer, you should be fine, it will just take time the first sync. If you bought your music from iTunes Store, you can restore these purchases. For other music sources officially there is nothing you can do

Sync my old iPod with a new computer without losing music

I have an ipod that was sync'd with an old (pc) computer that died. I want to sync it with my new computer without losing my music that is already on the ipod.

Try these 2 User Tips...
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

HT1296 Can't get my Music off of my iPhone 4. My computer died & had to get a new one, so now I cannot sync my iPhone 4 with the new computer, without losing all of my Music, because the only Music I have is on the iPhone 4 only, not on the computer. Help

Can't get my Music off of my iPhone 4...
My computer died & had to get a new one, so now I cannot sync my iPhone 4 with the new computer, without losing all of my Music, because the only Music I have is on the iPhone 4 only, not on the computer. No Backup anywhere : (
If I choose to sync it tells me all of the Content that does not match the iTunes library on the computer will be erased, do you want to proceed & I have to say no.
How do I replace the music library on my Computer with the Music on the iPhone?
I got my pictures off because you can access them when you connect the iPhone using Windows 7 but you cannot see any of the music so you cannot access it when using windows so don't know what to do...
Help...

The music sync is one way - computer to iphone. The only exception is itunes purchases. File>Transfer Purchases
It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for just such an occasion. Use your backup copy to move everything to your new computer.

My laptop died along with its harddrive, how can I sync my iphone to a new computer without losing everything?

Hi, my laptop died along with its harddrive, finding it difficult to figure out how can I sync my iphone to a new computer without losing everything on my phone (iPhone 3GS).
Any help appreciated
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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

I no longer have access to the computer to which my iPod touch is synced. Can I de-sync it without accessing said computer and set up a sync with my new computer without losing all my purchases?

I no longer have access to the computer to which my iPod touch is synced. Can I de-sync it without accessing said computer and set up a sync with my new computer without losing all my purchases?

You can transfer Itunes purchases by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
You can transfer other stuff with the info provided in this previous discussion:
Best iPod to PC
You can also redownload apps at no additional cost:
How to redownload purchased apps from the App Store
Once you get the stuff in the iTunes library of you new computer let iTunes erase your iPod and replace its contents with what is now in your iTunes library.

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