Sync iPhone with new computer

On my other computer I synced my iPhone to it and I clicked only have it sync to this one computer out of some type of paranoia. And I no longer use that computer and it’s no longer alive. So my phone can only sync to that computer but it’s no longer feasible too. Is there anyway to undo the “only sync to that one computer” function without resetting the phone or losing music or files, mainly the music can’t be transferred off or it’d be through a cloud of some sort, and that’s if a reset undoes that function, this may be to prevent any type of transfer of the phone or files.


I backed music up before I ended that computer, but the music was all integrated into windows software code and didn’t come through into the Linux file manager even without bit locker. I wasn’t exactly sure when or what computer I’d buy. But I wanted more than one kind or brand for working with them, but were use to higher performance off market computers, where you couldn’t necessarily install windows or especially not Mac on them, and who knows performance these just may be locked. For some reason they didn’t like us staring into phones or computer ions and programming things into applications or programs. I bought a computer to develop or work on and now think it was a complete waste of time.



iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 11, 2025 06:25 AM

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Feb 11, 2025 07:05 AM in response to FeelTheSame

So you had paired an iPhone with a now-dead Windows PC, have decided to replace that now-dead PC with a Linux computer, and can’t get all the music files from the Windows backup, and are hoping to get some music files (purchased, not subscription) extracted from iPhone to Linux?


If so… this forum probably isn’t the best spot for Linux-related help. You’ll need some Linux tool that accesses the iPhone music (purchased, not subscription) directly on the iPhone, and that can import it to Linux.


An alternative is a replacement Windows PC, and restoring your Windows backup and iTunes there. Or installing Windows on the computer currently running Linux, if that’s supported. That’ll probably be the “easiest” path.

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