Will I lose my app data when migrating to another Computer?

Hi all,
My father is wanting to unlock his iPhone 4 (5.0.1) so he can use it overseas. Up until now he has synced his iPhone and the data to my Computer, a MacBook Pro running 10.7.4 Lion. We have decided that it would be best for him to discontinue using my Mac and start using his PC to sync his content (Music, Tones, Apps and Photos) as he will need to restore his iPhone to complete the unlock. So far we have copied all his music, tones and the apps themselves to his machine. However we have only started to sync his music and tones with the iPhone. We are concerned that if we start to sync the apps then his app data (such as 1Password Entries) will be deleted when the apps replace themselves during the 'erase and sync'. We really want his iPhone to be solely dependant on his own computer so that he doesn't have to keep coming to me for 'this' and 'that' album.
Also as a side note he is currently syncing his Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Bookmarks, Photo Stream and Documents & Data with his iCloud account.
Thankyou so much for all your help
James

You're welcome.
So I am safe to continue to transfer music and movies to my phone, without harming my contacts so long as I keep those check boxes in the info tab unchecked? Correct?
Correct. Whatever you select to be synced or transferred from your computer to the iPhone via your iPhone sync preferences is synced or transferred and whatever is not selected is not synced or transferred. Some data is synced and some if just a transfer process from your computer to the iPhone.
Also, what do I do if I want to start syncing contacts now (to prevent this worry of mine in the future)? If I want to create a backup of my contacts right now, is that something I'd need to do manually? I can't just "download" my list of contacts from my phone to my computer, right?
Select the supported application on your computer for syncing contact information and calendar events with your iPhone. If this application or applications are void of any data, enter at least one contact in the supported address book application and one calendar event in the supported calendar application before syncing.
There is no way to backup this data on the iPhone.

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So I am safe to continue to transfer music and movies to my phone, without harming my contacts so long as I keep those check boxes in the info tab unchecked? Correct?
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Also, what do I do if I want to start syncing contacts now (to prevent this worry of mine in the future)? If I want to create a backup of my contacts right now, is that something I'd need to do manually? I can't just "download" my list of contacts from my phone to my computer, right?
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