How do I sync my iPhone to a new computer. The old computer drive crashed.

Try this. Login to your account on iTunes and go to your account settings. Under "iTunes in the Cloud," click on Manage Devices. If your old computer is listed, click "Remove" to the right of it. Then reconnect your phone to your new computer and see if that works.

Iphone will sync to one computer at a time. Syncing to another will erase the current content from the iPhone and replace with content from the new computer.

Copy everything from your backup copy of your old computer to your new one, then sync.

This may be helpful to my present problem.

But how/where to do I copy the backup copy?

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.

tt2

mandpw wrote:

This may be helpful to my present problem.

But how/where to do I copy the backup copy?

In order to sync my iPhone to both my desktop and laptop without it warning me that it's already synced to another computer, I simply copied the entire iTunes folder (usually found in the Music folder on a Windows PC) to both the desktop and laptop. Paste the copy in the same location as it was on the first computer.

roaminggnome wrote:

Copy everything from your backup copy of your old computer to your new one, then sync.

His old computer crashed and he doesn't have access to its drive, so we have to assume he does not have a backup of his old iTunes.

You failed to maintain a backup copy of your computer?

If so, then all you can do is follow turningtest's advice.

Why must we assume that? You may assume what you like. WE do not have to assume anything.

It is very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer. If the OP has failed to do this, then he has already been given the options.

If you're being threatened with an erase and sync request then I don't think you backed up or restored the iTunes library effectively. See Backup your iTunes for Windows library with SyncToy for a suggested strategy for the future.

tt2

There's no need for the snide remarks. But if it makes you feel any better, then yes, I assumed he did not have a backup. And my assumptions were confirmed.

While creating a backup may be a basic task to many, it's also very common for people not to. The fact that the OP came here and made it a point to inform us that his old PC had crashed and its drive was not recoverable is an indicator that he didn't have a backup. If he had, he probably wouldn't be here.