Syncing to new computer, but what about my pictures?

I just got my new Macbook, and I am in the process of transferring my itunes library so I can sync my phone to this computer. However, I am worried about my pictures. Is there a way I can transfer them so I don't loose all of them? I have over 400 pictures on my phone.

If these pics were synced to your phone, they were reduced in resolution for display on your phone. There is no way to recover their full resolution. Your best bet is to restore the photos from your old computer to your new computer. If for some reason you are unable to do so, you can use third party software like this to extract them from your phone:
http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/
Or you can email them to yourself. But bear in mind what I've stated about their resolution: it was reduced & is not recoverable.

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It sounds like two Apple accounts were used in the purchase of songs, yours and hers. Assuming she won't give you her password, you're kinda stuck. For $129 or so you can repurchase them all.
By the way, if she has the computer and it has your account info in it, you ought to change your password.

Dear Adobe, it's great you keep adding new features, but what about ...

Dear Adobe,
It's great you keep adding shiny new "newsworthy" features ... but what about fixing long-standing bugs/issues and addressing the basics that have been missing since the the beginning?
WHAT ABOUT LEAVING PASTED CLIPS SELECTED after a Paste operation in the Timeline?!? Like every other app in the world?
What about leaving a complex selection of clips intact after an UNDO operation? (This costs me hundreds of minutes a week.) Like every other app in the world?
What about allowing "." as an abbreviation for "00" when entering timecode?
What about letting the renaming of a clip in a bin be reflected in timelines?
What about a "reduce project" option? (To remove all items not used by selected sequences, like Ae.)
What about actually useful clip labels (colors) which link between timeline items and their respective clips in the bin? (Like Avid & FCP) So we can mark certain clips a certain color in a bin and have that color be reflected in timelines?
What about being able to close the title tool with a shortcut, not just a tiny 4x4 button?
What about fixing the title tool so it's kerning/leading shortcuts are NOT the exact opposite of EVERY OTHER CC application?
What about a simple "Select Media Relatives" command, like in FCP and Avid?
What about fixing the audio scrub toggle shortcut so that it works without having to play or use the mouse?
What about a shortcut for "Reveal in Finder" from the Timeline? It's in the context menu -- why no shortcut?

I am curious about the time you waste ...and wonder what and why you are doing it... that causes this loss of efficiency.
2. What about leaving a complex selection of clips intact after an UNDO operation? (This costs me hundreds of minutes a week.) Like every other app in the world?
Maybe there is a better way !

HT1202 I get how you can transfer purchases from a device to computer but what about the hundreds of songs on my iPad that were from CDs and non purchased? How can you move them from iPAd to computer if it wants to erase and sync?

I am needing to transfer ALL content, not just purchased, to new computer and it wants to erase and sync because device is associated with another Library. Please help!

What was the source to get that content onto the iPad?
There has to be a middleman to get from CD to iPad - use
backup of that to get content to new computer.

Syncing with new computer, but want to same info

I am currently using an iPhone 4. I was originally syncing with our iMAC, but last week, I purchased a MacBook Pro. This is now going to be my primary computer and I'd like to use this to sync my iPhone, too.
I am planning on transferring photos and contact info to my new computer.
How do I go about syncing my phone to my new laptop without losing data?
Is there anything special I need to do?

Where is this 'Migration Assistant'? Do I need to hook up the computers?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3322
What about contacts? Do I just transfer everything over or will my iPhone do that automatically when I sync for the first time?
If you use the Migration Assistant, the contacts in the Address Book on your iMac will be available in the Address Book on your MBP. If not, before syncing contacts with the Address Book on your MBP, enter one contact in the Address Book on your MBP. The same applies with a calendar event with iCal on your MBP. This will provide a merge prompt with the first sync for this data, which you want to select.
Is it okay to transfer everything using an external hard drive? I don't have a firewire.
Yes. If your iMac does not have a firewire port which seems odd (your MBP does), you can do this with the computers connected via Ethernet, or with both computers connected to the same wireless network.
Or you can use the external drive to transfer your iTunes named folder from your Music folder on your iMac to the Music folder on your MBP as long as the external drive has enough storage capacity to store the folder.

Contact names transfer in sync to new computer but not any other info-why?

New computer-trying to transfer contacts from iPad (and iPhone) to the Outlook on PC....the names carried over in the sync process, but zero numbers, email addresses, etc...help!

Answered my own question - sort of (and after some hours)...
Plenty of other threads refer to the how-to-copy-your-library support pages - in my case, I'd used this to copy an older iPod library to the new laptop and did not copy the iPhone library as well.
Copying the full library off the old library fixes the problem for the iPhone and I'm now rebuilding the music+podcast library to support the iPod.
Summary is that you must copy the library for the iPhone from old to new PCs. If you have another i* device, then you may run into the same issue as me...

I had my iphone and ipad synched to a old computer. Need to sync to new computer but don't want to lose data

I need help on how to sync to a new computer with out losing all of my music and apps off of my iphone and ipod.

iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527

HT1386 I have an ipod nano and would like to sync it to a new computer but when I try to do it, it tells me that i will loose all my music and pictutes in my nano to be replaced with what I have on itunes. can anybody help?

I have an ipod nano and would like to sync it to a new computer but when I try to do it, it tells me that i will loose all my music and pictutes in my nano to be replaced with what I have on itunes. can anybody help?

See:
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities
Basically you will have to transfer its contents to the new computer and then restore the iPod and then resync. An iPod can only sync to one iTunes library.
BTW you posted in the iPod touch forum.

I sync my iphone with my office computer, but what I really would like to do is syncing only the calendars (because my secretary uses them to set up new apppointments), but syncing all the rest on my home computer. Is it possible without losing apps or mu

I sync my iphone with my office computer, but what I really would like to do is syncing only the calendars (because my secretary uses them to set up new apppointments), but syncing all the rest on my home computer. Is it possible without losing apps or music?

Although not recommended, yes.
Disable automatic syncing when the iPhone is connected with iTunes on each computer.
The only item you will have selected for syncing with iTunes on your computer at work will be Calendars, which is selected under the Info tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes. Nothing else will be selected under the various tabs for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes on your computer at work. You will get a warning message that your iPhone is associated with another iTunes library on a different computer which you can ignore when syncing calendars/calendar events only with iTunes on your computer at work.

I can't get my ipod touch to sync with my new computer. My old one died. I downloaded itunes and installed music but the ipod will not sync with this new computer. What do I do?

I can't get my ipod touch to sync with my new computer. My old one died. I downloaded itunes and installed music but the ipod will not sync with this new computer. What do I do?

You can only sync with one iTunes library/computer. To switch:
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities

HT1727 the computer my itunes were on completely crashed. i rebuilt my files on a new computer but my 4th generation ipod will not sync with the new library. what can i do to have the two devices work together again?

the computer my itunes were on completely crashed, nothing was recoverable. i bought a new computer but my ipod would not sync with it. i rebuilt my itunes library from scratch but my ipod will not sync with it.how do i get the two devices to sync?

Follow the steps given here…
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive

What if sync with new computer does not work. logical connection to old with WindowsXP, 32 bit version of iTunes. New is Windows7 with 64bit version

What if sync with new computer does not work?
logical connection to old with WindowsXP, 32 bit version of iTunes.
New is Windows7 with 64bit version

Syncing to a new iTunes library or computer will erase your iPod. Only if you back up your iPod manually before syncing, you can restore your device from that backup again. A manual backup does not include the sync process.
Do this:
Disable autosync in iTunes, connect your iPod to your new computer and right click on it in the device list and choose backup. iTunes will backup your iPod without syncing.
Transfer your purchases the same way, choosing "transfer purchases" this time.
When you connect your phone for the first time, all media content will be erased. But you can restore your settings and app data from your manual backup afterwards.
Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your new computer to be able to merge calendars and contacts when you sync the iPod for the first time.
Music is one way only, from the computer to your device, unless you bought the songs in iTunes and transferred your purchases.
There is 3rd party software out there, but not supported by Apple, see this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2013615&tstart=0
About backups and what's saved: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946
How to back up and restore:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
How to download apps for free again:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Saving other data is also described here. How to back up your data and set up as a new device
If your iPod can't be recognized by Windows, try these tips: iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

HT1420 One of my computers had to re install and now I need to authorize my new computer but keep telling me I reached the limit for 5 computers. What do I do?

One of my computers had to re install and now I need to authorize my new computer but keep telling me I reached the limit for 5 computers. What do I do?

I have the same problem. What load of BS.
I feel so sorry for people that switched over from PC to mac because they were misled to believe that 'macs just work'.
Imagine someone without a degree in patience and computer engineering ever being able to work this problem out.
All I want to do it sync my iPad with some movies that I bought. NOPE I have apparently authorized more than 5 computers which is ridiculous because I own.... 1 computer. LOL.
Really bored with Apple's paranoia, ego and illogical control.

HT1386 I purchased a new computer but my phone still has my old computer in the sync with itunes how do I change it to my new computer?

I purchased a new computer but my phone still has my old computer in the sync through wi-fi how can I change this?

Thanks for posting this, I have same problem and was just about to ask same question. Any help gratefully received. I have tried to look for the answer on these forums but although I have found the question again there doesnt seem to have been a reply.
I have changed to a mac but on both my phone & my i pad it says will resume sync when (old)PC is available however when i sync both of them on my Mac it appears to do a sync but doesnt say so on i pad or i phone.
Thanks

Sync iPhone with new computer but keep text messages / photos etc

Hi,
So I have an iPhone 4 that I always synced with my Mac Book Pro. I now use a Mac Pro tower computer as my primary machine. I hear you can only sync with one computer at a time (is this true?) well if so, I'd like to start syncing my iphone with the tower for now on, but am concearned cause my friend was in the same predicament and had a bunch of stuff erased. I see online a lot of people say to manually transfer your music to the new computer and sync, but I want to make sure everything else is properally done as well including contacts photos and the text message / call history etc.
My itunes music is already transfered to the tower. I beleve my "contacts" app is mostly updated on my tower , and even more updated on the phone itself. The photos are only on my iphone, and the text message / call / voicemails are only on the phone ( I dont even think those could be backed up). So - should I just go ahead and try and sync it with the new computer?
What option would I choose...I don't think I wanna swipe it...and although I have my music on the tower, my contacts / photos are on the phone so what is the best way of properly doing this?
Thanks

You just have to set your preferences in iTunes.
You can choose not to delete contacts etc from the iPhone. After you connect the iPhone, click on the iPhone icon that shows up in iTunes, and go to the appropriate tab, and check / uncheck what you want or don't want.
I don't think text messages get deleted or changed.

Syncing to new computer, but what about my pictures?

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