When trying to sync my phone with my computer it's telling me to "restore". Why and what will happen if I do?

When trying to sync my iphone 4s to my computer it say it doesn't read it anylonger and I need to restore. What will happen if I do that? Will I lose my apps and need to replace all my music?

It will restore you phone as a new device.   If you have a backup of your phone you can restore to that.
YOur apps and music you can always sync back using iTunes.

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    Interval Since Last Report:          70280 sec
    Crashes Since Last Report:           54
    Per-App Interval Since Last Report:  13023 sec
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    12  com.apple.iTunes                        0x0017d5e9 0x1000 + 1557993

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