I'm in a similar situation where I used to sync my phone with iTunes for
updating apps and music via playlists. Then I reformatted my computer
and so set up iTunes all over again. Rather than restoring from my old
iTunes library I started a new one because a lot of the music was
screwed up because of poor tagging. So I've fixed that now and am
looking for a way to sync my phone with iTunes again for app and music
management like before. Yet if I do this, I get the warning that
everything in my phone will be replaced by the new sync settings of the
iTunes library. So, what I wonder is, if I choose the apps i want from
iTunes, when it does the sync, if it sees that the apps match exactly on
what I already have, will they be deleted and reinstalled per the sync?
If so, then it would stand to reason I'd lose my data. However the other
side is, maybe if it sees that the apps on my phone are the same as the
ones I choose to sync from iTunes, then it should leave them alone,
saving my data.
The odd thing is even though I haven't yet synced my phone because of
not being 100% sure what it will do to my data, I have successfully
backed it up without syncing. So, iTunes will let you back up, just not
sync without giving you that warning. I get the reason for the warning,
but there has to be a way to tell the computer's iTunes that I want to
preserve what I have now and it should match it.
If I find a solution, I'll post here. However if anyone already has a
solution, definitely share. The various searches I've done on the net
don't seem to really answer this question. Either that, or I'm not
asking the right question.
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On 5/17/2012 12:50 AM, James Mannion wrote:
Hi,
I thought I would ask because someone might know and an experiment
here gone wrong would cost lots of time and frustration. I have my 4s
configured with apps and folders and data how I want it. It is backed
up to ICloud. If I wish to bring this phone into ITunes, Itunes has
never gotten its hands on this phone yet, what do I do so it doesn't
trash everything I have on it and how I have it configured? Is set up
as new device what I want here or is it exactly what I don't want? Can
someone tell me the steps to connect it to ITunes and have ITunes play
nice with it? My only reason really is to be able to use ITunes file
sharing in an app. I think to myself, there has to be a way to tell
ITunes to just accept this phone as is and don't think you have to
trash and reconfigure it in any way, right?
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