New macbook..need to sync iPhone but.....

[skip43]

Long time lurker, first time poster.


Just picked up a new macbook today and want to get my iphone all set up on it and am a bit worried.

Am I going to lose my contacts when I sync my phone to the macbook?

I've read tons of threads regarding the syncing of a phone on a new laptop but didn't really get the answer I was looking for.

All I really care about is my contacts not getting erased when I sync it with the new macbook.

Thanks for the help.

 

[doodman]

dood, same issue here

 

[jhilla]

do it!

I had the same problem, I bought an iMac and sold my macbook but I wasn't able to complete a data merge with my old mac. But i did save my itunes library to my external and just drag and dropped it into my new machine.

I'm pretty sure you can do a purge data sync. It's a two-way sync the first time you opt to do so. Rather than one-way where the computer purges the info on to the iPhone.)

I did it to mine, and i've got all my info off my iphone and onto my new computer.

 

[MacGeekPro]

There are plenty of apps for OSX in regards to syncing contact and other information.

Just visit www.MacUpdate.com

Yoshi

 

[hvlien]

I picked up a new iMac over the weekend and was thinking about syncing my iPhone with it. I have all my media and contacts (via mobileMe) backed up, but my question is will a sync also erase my texts? I have texts going back to the iPhone 2G launch. I haven't been able to find the answer to this anywhere.

 

[DPA]

Your texts will not be lost. You know there is a way to save your text messages on your Mac, right? Then they aren't lurking on your iPhone waiting to be accidently deleted or lost.

David

 

[hvlien]

Are you talking about Syphone? Or is there another method?

Sorry...I haven't used a mac on a daily basis in a few years and even then, it was just for the basics.

 

[DPA]

Syphone is a good application to do this, there are a few others. I haven't used any before so I wouldn't be able to tell you how they work.

If don't use a Mac on a daily basis, do you use a PC or do you live in a cave?

David