Possible to only sync music without erasing everything [new computer]

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Possible to only sync music without erasing everything [new computer]

Hey guys!

I have an iPhone 6 that I used to sync with my old computer. I had a hard drive failure so I recently got a brand new one. Using a third party app, I transferred the songs from my iPhone to my PC and now I have my old song collection on my computer. Would it be safe if I decide to sync my iPhone 6 now? I'm not sure if everything on my iPhone would be erased since it will recognized this as a "new" computer. I don't want my photos, apps, contacts, etc to be deleted when I sync my iPhone. It's also frustrating to move new music to my iPhone using a third party app. I would rather add new songs to iTunes and have it sync to my iPhone directly whenever I press "sync". I am just afraid that many things on my iPhone would be deleted.

Thanks for the help!

iPhone 6, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Jan 31, 2016 5:19 PM

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Jan 31, 2016 5:37 PM in response to PlzDuntBanMe

Just right click on your device and click sync. It should only create a sync point and not erase your settings. If you tap the SYNC button, then yeah, I think it will erase everything, but right clicking on the device shouldn't. Unless Apple changed everything. I haven't had an idevice in quite a while, but the way I just told you I was told by someone else and I didn't erase my device.

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PlzDuntBanMe Author

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Feb 1, 2016 5:25 AM in response to aggressivility

OK thanks, I just need to make sure it wont mess up my phone

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turingtest2

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Feb 1, 2016 5:35 AM in response to PlzDuntBanMe

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device. If you have already recovered the media then a backup, restore as new, restore backup cycle should set the device up properly with the new library.

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PlzDuntBanMe Author

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Feb 1, 2016 5:25 PM in response to turingtest2

I have a lot of photos and I don't want to back that up into my computer because I already have another storage for it. If I restore from backup, would my phone pictures be erased?

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turingtest2

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Feb 1, 2016 5:31 PM in response to PlzDuntBanMe

Photos in the camera roll are included in the content that is backed up and restored. Photos synced to the device from a folder on the computer should be available from their original source or its backup. They may possibly be recovered with third party tools if that were needed.

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