New MacBook on the way!!

[Atlas]

Tried searching but didn't see any clear advice. I have been using my wife's iMac on my own user profile to sync my iPhone. I'm finally moving from a PC laptop to Apple and have one on the way.

What is the best way to sync my iPhone to the new computer and use that one from then on, not both? I would prefer to NOT lose contacts, email, music, photos, etc.

Do I have to set up email accts in the new MacBook first or will they tranfer from the iPhone?

Any advice is appreciated.

[Atlas]

Not one person has done this before?

[jpmihalk]

I have both a Windows laptop and my MacBook Pro. Right now, I am still synching with my Windows laptop until I have everything transferred to the MBP. You won't be able to sync contacts, etc. with more than one computer, and the MacBook won't use the iPhone contacts to "set up" a new contact list, instead it would overwrite the iPhone with a blank contact list if enabled.

I would suggest using some third party tool to move your contacts to that will sync with both your Windows PC and the MacBook, and then you can switch. (At least that's my plan.) Moving photos, music, etc. is much easier, other than my playlists didn't migrate...

[aggieman]

Originally Posted by jpmihalk

I have both a Windows laptop and my MacBook Pro. Right now, I am still synching with my Windows laptop until I have everything transferred to the MBP. You won't be able to sync contacts, etc. with more than one computer, and the MacBook won't use the iPhone contacts to "set up" a new contact list, instead it would overwrite the iPhone with a blank contact list if enabled.

I would suggest using some third party tool to move your contacts to that will sync with both your Windows PC and the MacBook, and then you can switch. (At least that's my plan.) Moving photos, music, etc. is much easier, other than my playlists didn't migrate...

i just switched to a mac too. what's the easiest way to move your music files from itunes on the pc to itunes on the mac?

[jpmihalk]

I used a USB external hard drive and copied them onto the drive from my PC, and then when I plugged it into the MBP it asked to import everything using iTunes. Pretty easy, really. There is a tutorial on the Apple.com website at:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h...5/en/8521.html

[Atlas]

I used the migration manager to bring over essentially everything I had from my user profile on my wife's iMac. Everything transferred, contacts, programs, all of iTunes(including songs, movies and ringtones).

Now for the strange part. When I synced the iPhone with this new macbook it said it was registered to a different computer and did I want to replace it's info with the info from the iTunes on this(my new MacBook) and i said yes. When the phone synced it loaded everything except for the songs and movies purchased from iTunes directly. The songs and movies show up in the library and are checked off but won't sync to the phone.

What can I do to get these back?

[Doby45]

You need to right click on the song or movie and select ""Authorize" or something like that. I had to do this same thing.

[Atlas]

Originally Posted by Doby45

You need to right click on the song or movie and select ""Authorize" or something like that. I had to do this same thing.

thanks Doby45, I'll try that. How do you right click on the MacBook?

[hexonxonx]

Right click = tap two fingers on touch pad or you can use a regular mouse and right click.

[Atlas]

Thanks Guys! "Authorized" the computer for iTunes and all my songs and movies are happily back on the iPhone. Also figured out the right click and track pad settings.