Syncing to Macbook Air

Hi,
I have an iPhone and and iPad on the same Apple ID and they are fully synced with my iTunes purchases (tv, movies, etc). They were also linked to my old PC but only some of my purchases appear in my PC library.
I have recently purchased a Macbook Air. When I plug my iPad or iPhone into my Macbook only some of my purchases sync to my Macbook library. Now I have a situation where all of my purchases appear on my iPhone & iPad, some appear on my PC and others appear on my Macbook. I would like to sync everything to my Macbook, iPad and iPhone and abandon my PC. My Macbook says that if I opt to sync my iPad and iPhone with my new Macbook it will wipe those two devices and I will lose all of the purchases. How do I get everything on those three devices???

Nan...
Open System Preferences > iCloud
Deselect Contacts then reselect the box then restart your MBAir.

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