Syncing old iPhone 3G

I bought an iPhone 4. I now have an old 3G that I would like to use as a "touch". It needs to be synced with an updated OS as well as new apps and music added. Can someone please provide step by step instructions to sync the old phone without messing up my new iPhone 4 stuff?

After you've activated it, follow your list. See my earlier post on how to rename... do this before you sync and make sure you check the things you want to sync and uncheck those you don't.
This may help as well... http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/

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You need to move your iTunes library from your old computer to your new computer as the iPhone can only synch with one library at a time.

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Hi just got a new iPhone and wondering how to sync my old data onto the new iPhone?

And, sync everything in your iTunes library on your computer to your new phone. You did sync your iTunes/App Store purchases made on your old phone to your computer, right?

Plugged in old iPhone (to use as an iTouch) none of my new music....

None of my new music switched over and now it acts as if my old iPhone is my default iPhone. My current iPhone that I have used to purchase songs on, will not transfer any of those new songs over to my iTunes library.
Basically everything was operating fine, I wanted to sync my current library to an old iPhone (to use that phone like a Touch)...once plugged in to sync old iPhone wanted to take over and sync the songs on that iPhone onto my library and basically delete any songs not loaded into that old iPhone out of my library.
But the big issue is now when I plug my current working iPhone into my iTunes library it doesn't recognize that phone and wants to delete any purchased songs (via the iPhone) off that iPhone and install an older library onto that iPhone.
I will probably end up loosing about $75 in downloaded music purchased via my phone (shame on my for not syncing it more often).
Hopefully you can understand that? ANY help is greatly appreciated!!!!

These are two possible approaches that will normally work to move an existing library to a new computer.
Method 1
Backup the library with this User Tip.
Deauthorize the old computer if you no longer want to access protected content on it.
Restore the backup to your new computer using the same tool used to back it up.
Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
Method 2
Connect the two computers to the same network. Share your <User's Music> folder from the old computer and copy the entire iTunes library folder into the <User's Music> folder on the new one. Again, deauthorize the old computer if no longer required.
Both methods should give the new computer a working clone of the library that was on the old one. As far as iTunes is concerned this is still the "home" library for your devices so you shouldn't have any issues with iTunes wanting to erase and reload.
I'd recommend method 1 since it establishes an ongoing backup for your library.
Note if you have iOS devices and haven't moved your contacts and calendar items across then you should create one dummy entry of each in your new profile and iTunes should merge the existing data from the device.
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Basically, my iphone has been in the same apple ID as my dads iphone and mac book, so my iphone has always been synced to his macbook. I bought myself a mac book the other day and want to sync my iphone to it. However i have obviously put my mac book in a different apple id as i know pay for things i download myself, how can I sync my iphone to my mac book without losing all the music and pictures on it? ive now put my iphone into my new apple id thinking this might help? ive also tried clicking 'manually manage music and video' but this doesnt seem to work, it basically says you have to erase your iphone to sync to a new itunes!
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" how can I sync my iphone to my mac book without losing all the music and pictures on it?"
You cannot. Copy everything you want form the old computer to the new one, then sync it.
it basically says you have to erase your iphone to sync to a new itunes!
Correct Iphone will sync, or manually manage, with one and only one computer/library at a time. Syncing, or manually managing, to another will indeed erase the current content.

I recently upgraded from my iPhone 3 to iPhone 4S. My old iPhone had been unable to sync for some time and I blamed it on the faulty cable. With my new cable I tried to sync the 3 before advancing to the 4S to be sure I had all my data. Will not sync.

I recently upgraded from my iPhone 3 to iPhone 4s. My old iPhone had not completed a sync in some time because of a faulty cable. But the old phone still will not sync properly even with the new cable.
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I'm not sure what made the difference, but I tried again and it worked this time. ???????????

I just got my new i phone 5 s and did all the syncing and backing up for my old iphone 4s and set my 5 up and synced it on itunes it synced evrything but the contacts and othe minior things were the only things that really transfered my apps and all my

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I just purchased a new computer and downloaded I tunes but when I go to sync my iphone and ipad touch my library from my old computer doesn't show up on the new one. Only the purchased itumr dongs come up. How do I get my original itunes library?

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2. I have tried to backup my phone on my old computer and i receive the message."iTunes could not back up the iPhone "Bronwyn's iphone" because the backup could not be saved on the computer."
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               I have transferred all audio recordings
               I have over 200gb of space on the computer.
3. At one time I received the following messge The information on the iPhone 'Bronwyn's iPhone is synced with another user account. Do you want to sync this iPhone with the information from this user account instead?
Merge info - merges the information on this iPhone with the information from this user account.
"Replace Info" replaced theinformation on this iPhone with the information from this user account.
     Then the clickable choices .
This box has not reappeared.
3. I am absolutely fed up trying to find a solution.
This should not be this difficult.
I welcome any and all help
but I do ask please provide simply easy to follow steps.
May thanks
Bronwyn

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

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CrimsonButterfly wrote:
Ok first of all sorry if this is posted in the wrong place.
Today i got my new iphone and i want to sync it to itunes
Plug it in and sync it.
If you have the old phone backed up and want all the info from the old iPhone on this iPhone select Restore from backup.

I changed the name of my apple id and now I can't use the app store on my phone correctly because it's using my apple id's old name. I signed out and in on itunes and synced my iphone. Still doesn't work. Help please?

I changed the name of my apple id and now I can't use the app store on my phone correctly because it's using my apple id's old name. I signed out and in on itunes and synced my iphone. Still doesn't work. Help please?

Settings>Store...tap the ID shown...sign out...sign back in with the ID you want to use.
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