Transferring iPhone/iPod touch backup data from PC to a Mac

Hello everyone! Is it possible for me to transfer my iPhone & iPod touch backup data from my PC (Windows 7) to a Macbook Pro? Because I'm planning to switch to Mac soon. I've tried transferring my backup data from PC to PC and it worked (Windows XP2 to Windows 7). I was able to sync my previous data to my iDevices when I plugged them into my new PC. If it is possible, can anybody please tell me how?
Thanks a lot.
STEPHEN, 23, PHILIPPINES/DUBAI, UAE

... I fear that if I connect my iPhone to it all my iPhone information, including apps will be deleted.
You are correct. Transfer your iTunes library, which includes your app and music purchases from the PC directly to your new MacBook Pro. Your photos, contacts, and other information can be transferred also if you use Migration Assistant.
This explains how to use Migration Assistant: OS X Lion: About Windows Migration Assistant
After you sync the iPhone to the PC for the last time, "deauthorize" the PC for music purchases.
When you sync the iPhone to the MacBook for the first time, it will tell you that it is already synced to another computer, and give you the option to erase and sync it to the MacBook.

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No since you do not have the computer it was synced with.
After placing the iPod in recovery mode and restoring via iTuned (this erases the iPod) you may be able to get same data off the restored iPod:
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Hi there !
well, I'm asking for some help since I couldn't figure out what's happening with my system. Indeed, I recently updated to iTunes 9.2 and since then I'm having a very strange problem.
It just can't backup my iPhone V1 or my latest iPod Touch V3. However, it does sync them. iTunes says at the end of the operation that it couldn't backup them without adding any other information.
I'm reluctant to the fact of downgrading iTunes... I'm not sure it will keep my library organized. However, if it is safe, I'd rather choose to downgrade if this problem is without solution.
Before coming here, I tried to delete my two local backups and made iTunes creating others but that was without any result.
I'm running the x64 build of iTunes in my x64 Win7 (Pro).
Thanks for helping .

Are you running an Intel P55 chipset (Core i5 processor, eg)? I was having this exact same problem after upgrading to iTunes 9.2 and attempting to load 4.0 iphone software (I have 3G version of the iPhone), backup failures, syncing issues, etc. Thought I'd lost everything as was really angry. Finally found that they'd had some issues with the USB support of P55 motherboards and that you needed to update the BIOS. I updated, and it solved all my backup issues. Was able to restore from the backup iTunes made before i tried to upgraded (that I'd thankfully copied out of the iTunes mobile backup folder so it didn't get overwritten).
Here's a link to a Microsoft forum on the issue:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itprohardware/thread/b6692122-01 87-4960-8f17-4d0ac4042133
Still can't believe it was my BIOS the whole time, and not Microsoft OR Apple to blame. I'm taking back some of the nasty things I said about them both during the 5 days it took me to figure this out.
Good luck!

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If I copy an iPod Touch backup file from my old computer over to a new computer, will the "restore from backup" option work on the new computer once the backup file is in place?
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It should. Make sure your new computer is authorized for the iTunes account.

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I used to have an old LG flip-phone and an iPod Touch. I lost the iPod Touch about six months ago. This week I got my iPhone. I had to go to the Verizon store to have them take all the contacts off the LG phone and put them onto my iPod.
I had painstakingly pared down my iTunes music library to choice selection of checked items that were small enough to fit on the iPod touch. I didn't want to go through that process again, so I hooked my iPhone up to my computer for the first time, opened iTunes, and synced with the iPod touch backup on my computer. It would have been smart to have backed up the iPhone first, but I didn't. Since I couldn't text with the iPod Touch, it didn't occur to me that the existing texts on my iPhone would be overwritten.
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To review: no iTunes backup of iPhone data. No iCloud backup, either-- I've never used iCloud before.
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I updated my iPod touch 4th generation from the latest iOS 4 update (i think maybe iOS 4.3.5 or something like that) to iOS 5.1.1. I updated to iOS 5.1.1 on a Windows XP Home Edition with the Service Pack 3 installed on the Windows XP (which I believe is the latest version). After updating, I unplugged my iPod from the computer. I saw that all my photos and videos were on my iPod, but there were no apps. A window popped up and told me to enter a passcode for my iPod. I entered a passcode. I then locked my iPod and entered what I thought to be the correct passcode, but my iPod remained unlocked. Desperate, I tried many passcodes with failure. After a while, my iPod became disabled for a long time. I decided to reset my iPod. After I reseted it, I chose to reset from my earlier back up. After reseting, my computer loaded on all my apps. But, when I started using my iPod, I realized all my photos, videos, music, app data (like game saves and high scores), etc. were gone! I have no idea what to do and I am very stressed about this! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME GET ALL MY STUFF BACK!!!!!!

Go to iTunea>Preferences>Devices and see if there is a backupright at the time you did the update. Then try restoring from that backup. If the apps are in your iTunes library, any app data will be restored to the iPod.
When restoring from an iOS 4 (or later) backup, if the device had a passcode set, iTunes will ask if you want to set a passcode (and remind you that you had protected your device with a passcode). iTunes will not ask you to set a passcode when restoring from iOS 3.x and prior backups.
Therefore, remembe the passcode that you enter this time.
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how do i backup data from one iphone to another?

Back up your old phone, then restore your new one from the backup. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2109.

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HI my sons iPod touch has disappeared from my find my iPhone account and it can't be located in the house is it possible someone has stolen the ipod and reset it? Please help a confused mum...

Could be. The battery could also have died or it is no longer connected to the internet
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- You can also wipe/erase the iPod and have the iPod play a sound via iCloud.
iCloud: Erase your device
iCloud: Use Lost Mode
- If not shown, then you will have to use the old fashioned way, like if you lost a wallet or purse.
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- Apple will do nothing without a court order
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- iOS: How to find the serial number, IMEI, MEID, CDN, and ICCID number

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Hi Ippiusa .. bit of a coincidence as I was JUST this moment finally imessaging friend about this and I get your reply via icloud. Mate simply... it was my router! I was using an older DSL2 dlink thing, changed to an Alcatel N type. Is your linksys a G or N type router, seems to make a difference, how old is it?? also yeah the apple guys couldn't help here either, just had to work out myself :S
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I have a new ipod touch and it says choose to set up as a new ipod touch or restore from a backup. If I choose restore from a backup will my old ipod continue to maintain the ability to be synced on my same account?

Yes. It will not effect your other iPod.
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What are the readers necessary for an iPod touch backup to work? I have an iPod touch 4g, and I think there may have been a problem with the backup reader because when I tried to restore it from the backup, in the summary tab under devices, it showed all of the data, but not the separation of music, apps, etc. It also wouldn't start past the frozen apple logo with empty loading bar, which leads me to believe that it couldn't separate the data properly. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

I really do not understand your question. The backup does not included synced items like app and music. See:
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Try terminating the restore, reboot your computer and reset the iPod and try again.
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least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
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How do I get an old iPod touch backup onto a new iPod touch?

My daughter dropped her iPod touch 32GB and shattered the screen. We replaced it today, and I am trying to restore the last iPod touch backup from my iTunes account. It is about one week old. When I first connected the NEW iPod touch it gave me an option to restore, but then prompted me that the IOS was out of date and I had to first update the IOS then restore. Exact message:
The backup of "NAME iPod" is cannot be restored to this iPod because the software on the iPod is too old. To restore this iPod from the backup, you must first set up the iPod as new and restore the software to its latest version.
So I chose NEW, and then it seemed to configure it. It is IOS 5.1.1. But all to the "base" system. How now do I restore the apps, music, etc from the last backup
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