Syncing without erasing with a twist help please

my computer crashed, big time the other day, deleting all my music and itunes. i downloaded itunes again, but don't have the time to go find all the songs i had on my phone and re-download, however it will not let me sync new songs without erasing dating, i have tried just sync checked items, but they do not go on to my phone.
how do i sync the new songs without having to delete or re-download my old ones (Over 4gb worth of songs.)
please help

The iPhone is designed to sync iTunes media content (music, videos, etc.) with one and only one iTunes Library, and the sync is one way by design (from computer to iPhone). Connecting to a reformatted hard drive is like connecting to a 'new' computer and the content will be erased and replaced. You cannot transfer music from the iPhone to the computer with iTunes - the iPhone is not a backup device. If you have a backup of your iTunes library on an external hard drive, restore from that. Else, you may want to google TouchCopy.

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