November 9th, 2009How Do I Get My Iphone Apps To Appear Back On Itunes?
I had to re download itunes because my computer got messed up, and i have all my music and apps and everything still on my iphone and i havent synced it yet
i got all of my music back into itunes, but how do i get my apps back into itunes? because once i sync it i think that it will delete all of the apps from the iphone…how do i get them back?
November 10th, 2009 at 2:20 am
Once you have downloaded and installed iTunes, connect and identify your device; but you will need to explicitly choose NOT to sync at first, for the reasons you have already described..
Enter your previous iTunes account information so that iTunes recognizes you. It’s a good idea to go look at the Purchase History under your account tab to verify that everything is in Sync. Once your account info is entered, your iTunes will automatically update some purchases; but not all. I have no idea what the criteria is or why it works that way; but you will almost certainly have some items on your phone that are not automatically in iTunes.
Now, select your device (iPhone) in the left hand pane of iTunes, and right (or command) click to get a context menu. Choose “Transfer Purchases”. This activity may take a long time to complete depending on how much difference there is between the iTunes library and the contents of your device.
Verify the two devices are equivalent. You can now setup syncing safely.