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I have an iPhone 4 and just just downloaded iTunes on my computer.
I wanted to save all my music to my iTunes so i could later transfer it but i synced it and all my music was deleted. Is there any way i could get it back?
I have all my music on another iTunes on another computer but that computer is now broken.
You will need to use the manually manage music and videos option - otherwise, as you've already experienced, a sync will restore the deleted music to your device.
Steps for doing this are available at this Apple Support KB:
- Connect the device to your computer.
- Open iTunes.
- Select iPhone, iPad, or iPod in the
Deviceslist.- Click the
Summarytab and select "Manually manage music and videos".- Click Apply.
- Even when you have enabled manual management, you can still sync some content automatically. Select any content tab, such as Video, to enable automatic syncing for that type of content.
Another KB shows how to use this option to sync music for an iDevice with multiple computers. It also shows a picture of the screen that you'd see:
You may want to check out some of the suggestions from this Apple.SE question. Basically, make the music libraries of your two computers (PC and laptop) available to your iPhone via either:
This article also suggests iTunes Match as an option.
Another alternative is to merge the music libraries from your two computers:
Lastly, you can manually manage your music on the iPhone, which prevents a sync altogether and allows you to drop music in from multiple computers. This Apple Support article explains it in detail.
Best Answer
iTunes is the Master, the phone is the Slave.
Music only transfers one way, from iTunes to the phone [aside from iTunes Match or music purchased from iTunes Store].
I'm afraid, unless you had a backup somewhere, the music's gone.
Re: your edit. That's your backup, then. You need to see if you can get the data off the old drive.