I do not know for definite but as I understand it the folks from Apple are resistant to any notion that iPhones / iPods / iPads can be used as backup devices.
Therefore I believe that the only safe way to preserve the music you have on your phone is to avoid a full music synch on your new machine. As I understand it you need to recreate your original library from original sources on your new machine , CDs backup copies of CDs etc. In theory anything You bought on itunes should be available but I too have a dead laptop and have not been able to redownload stuff from itunes despite authorising another machine. Luckily I found what I needed on a backup disk. I personally hate this approach from Apple. I think the exception to all this is if you have iTunes Match which creates a master library in the Cloud which you can always access. It sounds like this may be the way for you to go in the future if you do not regularly back up your purchases. I do not know if iTunes match would be a way for you to access your phone's copy of music. I think there are apps on the Mac which can access stuff on your phone. I think they are available from third party suppliers and not the apple Store though. David Griffith -----Original Message----- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of meadowlark77 Sent: 05 October 2013 15:56 To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility Subject: what happens now when I sync or backup my iPhone5 to a computer thatdoes't have my iTunes Library on it Hello all, My computer that had the iTunes Library on it with all my stuff, including my purchase history and the like, is dead. Now, I have to sync or backup my phone on another computer that has iTunes 11.1 on it. But what's going to happen to that info? If it's not there, does iTunes somehow keep a copy in your phone, and if so, how does it get back on your computer again? Take care, Brenda mailto:meadowlar...@cox.net <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
