How do I transfer music from my old 3gs to my new iphone4?

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How do I transfer music from my old 3gs to my new iphone4?

I have just bought a new iPhone 4 and a new iMac. I have an older 3gs that was set up on another computer which I don't have access to anymore. Can I or is there a way to transfer all of my songs, photo's etc.. I have purchased on my 3gs to my new iPhone4?

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Mar 27, 2011 10:24 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 28, 2011 4:47 AM in response to tonypennington

Seen as you dont have access to your old computer, there is no way which apple would approve of, but google might be your friend 😉

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Answer 2

roaminggnome

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Mar 28, 2011 6:48 AM in response to tonypennington

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer.

You can transfer itunes purchases from your iphone to itunes on your computer. Without syncing: FIle>Transfer Purchases

Once they are on your computer, you can sync them to as many ipods/iphones as you like.

The photo sync is one way - computer to iphone.

You can import Camera Roll pics ( taken with iphone) as you would from any digital camera.

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Answer 3

Mar 28, 2011 7:05 AM in response to DavidK2010

Sorry I'm only referring to music

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Answer 4

KiltedTim

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Mar 28, 2011 8:28 AM in response to tonypennington

You will have to restore the backup you made of your iTunes library on your old computer to your new iMac.

The iPhone is not a backup device. The data (music, video, etc.) lives on your computer and is 'loaned' to the iPhone so you can take it with you.

If you did not keep a backup of your old computer before you disposed of it/sold it/ got it stolen, etc. then you may be able to find a 3rd party application that will allow you to extract your music. This is not sanctioned by Apple.

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