Óscar Romero
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: Transferring iPhone from PC to a Mac
Hello, I have my iPhone synced with my iTunnes installed at a PC. I am defenitely switching to my Mac Book Pro, and do not want to use my PC any longer.
How can I sync my iPhone to the new iTunnes I´m installing at the Mac Book?
I fear that if I connect my iPhone to it all my iPhone information, including apps will be deleted.
Can it be done thru Home Sharing? Will this transfer and sync all the info in both computers and the iPhone? I do not really care much about the iTunnes music, video & photo libraries, but for the configuration and apps currently installed at the iPhone which I don´t want to lose
Can I just USB connect my iPhone to the new iTunnes and it will all syncronize in the new iTunnes at my Mac?
Can it be done thru iCloud?
Thanks very much in advance for your help.
Regards from Costa del Sol (Southern Spain)
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Aluminum
John Galt
Level 9
(50,389 points)
... 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.
