Sync iPhone w/ New Mac

[kilcher]

Bought my first Mac yesterday (a mini) and have a question about how to best sync it with my new phone - prior to this I've always had Windows.

I have iTunes Match and I've downloaded all of my music to the new Mac. Just curious how to sync my iPhone (6 Plus) without screwing anything up. Do I just plug it in to the Mac and overwrite what's on the phone with what's on the Mac? If so, that won't overwrite my photos or anything else will it?

 

[Just_Me_D]

It shouldn't, but don't risk it until you've at least uploaded copies of your iPhone Photos to Dropbox, OneDrive or a different cloud service. I also recommend you do an iCloud backup. After doing the above, go ahead and connect your device to your Mac and sync/transfer purchases, etcetera. If something goes awry, at least you'll be able to simply restore your device from the iCloud backup and re-download any photos from the aforementioned cloud service.

 

[kilcher]

It shouldn't, but don't risk it until you've at least uploaded copies of your iPhone Photos to Dropbox, OneDrive or a different cloud service. I also recommend you do an iCloud backup. After doing the above, go ahead and connect your device to your Mac and sync/transfer purchases, etcetera. If something goes awry, at least you'll be able to simply restore your device from the iCloud backup and re-download any photos from the aforementioned cloud service.

Sounds good, thank you! I won't have time to do it today but should tomorrow evening, will let you know how it goes.

 

[Just_Me_D]

Sounds good, thank you! I won't have time to do it today but should tomorrow evening, will let you know how it goes.

You're very welcome, and please do......Take care.

 

[kilcher]

Worked perfectly, thanks again!