new mac: how to sync iphone

[beloved84]

My old mac died, and I just got a new mac. How do i manually sync my iphone with itunes without erasing all my data?

 

[jmann]

Did you have a backup of your old mac? And what kind of things are you trying to retrieve?

 

[sn0warmy]

My old mac died, and I just got a new mac. How do i manually sync my iphone with itunes without erasing all my data?

Simply - you can't.

I know I've seen work arounds for iPods. But none for an iPhone.

 

[Small White Car]

You really need to find a way to get your old files and account copied from the old Mac to the new one. If you can't do that alone, try the Apple store.

"Died" doesn't usually mean all your data is gone...it's just a little harder to get at. Probably someone else can do it for you.

(And yes, buy an external drive and use Time Machine from now on. That'll save you this trouble next time.)

 

[darngooddesign]

You can transfer purchases off the phone, and you can re-download apps for free as well.

Or pull the old drive, stick it in a cheap enclosure, and copy the stuff off it. Newertech makes a kit that doesn't need an enclosure.

 

[Bacong]

You can save everything except music (which isn't a big deal unless you didn't back it up)

You can get contacts back by merging, transfer purchases (apps and videos, songs etc)

I re-installed OS X this weekend and forgot about my iPhone..I was worried about contacts, but I plugged into iTunes and merged data with address book and it's all good :> I then transfered purchases (file, transfer purchases) and besides music, my phone was like it had been 🙂

 

[aross99]

Or pull the old drive, stick it in a cheap enclosure, and copy the stuff off it. Newertech makes a kit that doesn't need an enclosure.

If at all possible, I would pull the drive and copy the files off onto your new machine.

I would want at least my:

Music Folder
Pictures Folder
E-Mail
Address Book
Documents

There are other valuable files in your user folder, but those would be the minimum I would want. You can pull the music off your iPhone with some of the third party applications, but it will be much more complete if you can get to the hard drive in your "dead" computer...

Once you have everything, you can even use your old drive in the new external enclosure for Time Machine, and make sure you have a backup from now on...

 

[-aggie-]

Unless I missed something or a post, IDKY no one suggested using sharepod, which is free, or a similar program to get the music, movies, and pictures off the iPhone. You can use Funambol, also free, to upload the contacts online.

 

[The General]

Simply - you can't.

I know I've seen work arounds for iPods. But none for an iPhone.

lies

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