Will Syncing Erase My Purchases?

Recently my computer hard drive crashed, and dell had to send me a new one. iTunes was erased and all my purchases. However, I still have my purchases on my iPod. I was wondering if syncing my iPod to the blank itunes will erase my purchases from my iPod.

Install and launch iTunes, choose Authorize Computer from the Store menu, connect the iPod, and choose Transfer Purchases, either from the dialog box or from the File menu.
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My iPad will sync everything but purchased movies and tv shows.

The message I get is that my computer is not authorised but when I go into store - authorize etc it tells me that my computer is already authorised.
Am I missing something? This has never been a problem before.

Oh alright -- I manage to resolve my own stupidity quite abruptly, actually.
Shortly after posting this, I annoying took another gander at iTunes Store settings. To my own idiocy, I must have unchecked "Show iTunes purchases in the cloud" at some point. In my defense, though, the availability of songs in iCloud threw me off quite a lot.
Ha ha -- anyways, if anyone else is having the same problem, check there.

Iphone synced with different version - purchases will be erased?

I have had problems with itunes which resulted in having to relocate the program to a different directory on the same PC (vista).
Now when I plug in my iphone it says it is synced with another version of itunes and therefore if I sync music (for example) everything will be erased from the iphone.
Does this mean I will lose purchases of songs made directly to the iphone before syncing (and also purchased apps)?
If so, does anyone know how to avoid losing everything...?

Use the Transfer Purchases command in iTunes prior to syncing.
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I bought a relative's original iPad. I want to leave the apps on it and add my own pdfs to read. My itunes account is really for my iPod. the computer says that if I "Sync" the iPad will be erase, and become like my iPods. how can I just get my files onto

I am a first-time iPad owner/user. I bought a relative's original iPad. I want to leave the apps on it and add my own pdfs to read. My itunes account is really for my iPod. iTunes message says that if I "Sync" the iPad will be erase, and become like my iPods. If I make a new iTunes account, would the apps be erased when I tried to use it?
How can I just get my files onto this iPad, and still have the apps that my relative left there for me?
Thank you.

iPads sync to 1 computer only.
All media and apps are tied to the Apple ID that purchased them.
Without your relatives ID and password, you cannot update any of the Apps.
I am pretty certain he is also violating Apples terms of service by giving you the apps.

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It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for just such an occasion.
Use your backup copy of your computer to put everything on the new one.
It sounds like you have failed to do this, which is not good at all.
You will have to transfer your itunes purchases from your iphone. Authorize your computer for your itunes account
About iTunes Store authorization and deauthorization
Open itunes, plug in iphone, do NOT sync, click File>Transfer Purchases
When you do sync you will lose your pics ( photo library - synced from your old computer), your itunes content ( music, apps, videos,etc) , your contacts and your calendars. So do NOT sync yet. This is why a backup copy is so important.
Enter one unique contact and calendar entry on your computer.
When you first sync, you should get the option to merger the data. Choose it.
If you want your pics, then you will need to e-mail them to yourself before you sync. They will not be of the original quality as they are reduced when synced to iphone.
When all is as goos as it can be, then backup your computer, and always maintain the backup.

My computer crashed and was rebuilt. I tried to sync the music from ipad back to my computer but I keep getting a message that says the content on my ipad will be erased. It also says the ipad was synced to a different library.

My computer crashed and was rebuilt. I tried to sync the music from my ipad to my computer but get a message that says the content on my ipad will be erased and is synced to a different library. All the music purchased from itunes synced but I need to get the music that was not purchased on itunes. How do I do this?

You don't. the ipad is not a backup/storage device. it simply mirrors the selected content of your computer. The sync is one way - computer to ipad. The only exception is itunes purchases.
Did you fail to maintain a backup copy of your computer?
If so, not good.
You may be able to purchase a third party program, not supported by Apple, to get the other music.

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If I restore my ipod, will it prompt me to backup my existing data? When I begin the restore process, it tells me that all data will be erased. I'm trying to download my library to a different ipod.

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer for just such an occasion.
Use your backup copy of your computer to put everything on the new one.
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You will have to transfer your itunes purchases from your iphone. Authorize your computer for your itunes account
About iTunes Store authorization and deauthorization
Open itunes, plug in iphone, do NOT sync, click File>Transfer Purchases
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Enter one unique contact and calendar entry on your computer.
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If you want your pics, then you will need to e-mail them to yourself before you sync. They will not be of the original quality as they are reduced when synced to iphone.
When all is as goos as it can be, then backup your computer, and always maintain the backup.

Will syncing a ipod to a different Itunes Library erase all videos on iPod?

I'm trying to recreate a iTunes library on a new computer, and when connecting the iPod it asks if I want to sync with the current iTunes Library as it is not the original one (old computer houses the original one). I know the songs on the new iTunes account is the same, but if I allow it to sync, will this erase the videos on the iPod that are not on the iTunes account? Thanks for anyone's help!

Yes, synching to a different iTunes library will erase any content on the iPod touch that is not in the new iTunes library. If there is content on your iPod you wish to keep, you need to get it into iTunes before you allow it to sync your iPod. For content purchased from the iTunes Store, see this support article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848?viewlocale=en_US
For content not purchased from the iTunes Store, check out this post from Zevoneer for some iPod/iPhone media recovery options:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10570955#10570955
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So what'll you want to do is copy all of your content on your iPod to your new Macbook Pro and into iTunes. You can transfer purchases from the iPod to iTunes via File -> Transfer purchases. For music outside of iTunes you'll need the help of some sort of third party program such as Senuti to help you get the job done.
http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/
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My new yahoo account nestles comfortably in iCloud on the mine iPad.
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With all you media (apps, music) in the iTunes library connect the iPod to the computer and make a backup. Do that by right clicking on the iPod under Devices in iTunes and select Back Up. Then restore the iPod from that backup.
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