[mkPOTO]

Hey Guys,

I have a question, so I just bought a new macbook pro and I saved my itunes folder thinking that would take care of everything when I sync up to my new computer. I was wondering is there a program to save my contacts, photos, videos? Or will i be okay to plug it into my new computer?

[Socale92]

Originally Posted by mkPOTO

Hey Guys,

I have a question, so I just bought a new macbook pro and I saved my itunes folder thinking that would take care of everything when I sync up to my new computer. I was wondering is there a program to save my contacts, photos, videos? Or will i be okay to plug it into my new computer?

time machine?

[blender]

I'm 99% positive that iTunes reads from your separate iPhoto database, and Contacts and Calendar files when it syncs. Not everything you mentioned is stored within the iTunes folder.

I recommend dumping the data you want to keep onto an external hard drive and/or some DVDs. You'll want another copy somewhere in case the phone or laptop goes south. External USB drives are ubiquitous and cheap.

You can boot from your OSX DVD and use the included disk utility to make an image of your whole internal drive, and store it on the external drive. Or you can get the free app Carbon Copy Cloner and do the same thing without the DVD boot hassle.

Another option is to burn DVD-Rs of the folders you want to keep. Your personal data [mail, pics, tunes] are all within your User folder. The Finder can write DVD-Rs or you can use third party software like Toast.

If you have access to both Macbooks together at once, you can boot the old one in Target disk mode and just plug it into the new one like an external hard drive, then copy everything over. That's the fastest way I've found.

good luck.

RC

[.:bHd:.]

Check out a program called phone view.

[mkPOTO]

Originally Posted by .:bHd:.

Check out a program called phone view.

trying that now thanks

[Hawkeye]

Also, you can set the preferences in Itunes to backup your iPhone before it loads anything, that will preserve anything. You can do your settings to save what is already on there and only update certain items... such as your music.

One of the programs like the one listed above will let you take stuff off of your iPhone so you can reorganize it on your new computer and just do a complete re-sync though, which may be the easiest.

[mkPOTO]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Also, you can set the preferences in Itunes to backup your iPhone before it loads anything, that will preserve anything. You can do your settings to save what is already on there and only update certain items... such as your music.

One of the programs like the one listed above will let you take stuff off of your iPhone so you can reorganize it on your new computer and just do a complete re-sync though, which may be the easiest.

how do i do that? with the preferences?

[Hawkeye]

I am on my work computer right now so not positive. I would guess that you open iTunes and press Command + , (command key + comma key) to get to the preferences. It'll either be in there on one of the tabs before you plug in your phone... or the first time you plug in your phone to the new computer it should ask you for your preferences on that device before it syncs anything. I have always gotten to the preferences on syncing after I plugged my phone in but then again I have had the same MacBook Pro since it first came out (March 2006 I believe), and that was before iPhones came out

[mkPOTO]

nice ill try it later, i love my new macbook pro and macbook.. the new macbook is pretty sweet

[mkPOTO]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I am on my work computer right now so not positive. I would guess that you open iTunes and press Command + , (command key + comma key) to get to the preferences. It'll either be in there on one of the tabs before you plug in your phone... or the first time you plug in your phone to the new computer it should ask you for your preferences on that device before it syncs anything. I have always gotten to the preferences on syncing after I plugged my phone in but then again I have had the same MacBook Pro since it first came out (March 2006 I believe), and that was before iPhones came out

just looked and dont see that option anyone else able to help?

[Kiemyster]

Damn, Mac's really making you guys chase your asses with this one.

[Hawkeye]

No, it is the iPhone/iPod that don't let you take stuff of it easily that is the problem.