Only one "library" or subset of one library can exist on a single mobile device. You can manage your non-iTunes purchased music and move it to your device through iTunes. But you can not move it from device to device, or device back to PC. Why not? Doing so could promote piracy of songs (media). Show
You can only normally transfer music in one direction: iTunes -> Device. The reason for this is to limit music sharing, this follows the model apple created to satisfy the recording industries demands as apple demanded an end to DRM encrypted files. Additionally, related but not part of your question, you are essentially prohibited from transferring songs from someone else's iTunes library directly to your phone. If you attempt to do so it will warn you that you are about to replace the existing library on the device with a new one, meaning all song currently on the device will be wiped if you continue. If the original iTunes files are not available on the computer, you can't just transfer them from the device back to iTunes. There are however apps in the app store that allow you to transfer music back to a PC, at that point you can use iTunes to put it on the new phone. I can't personally suggest any of these as I've never used them. Google the term iphone transfer music to pc to learn more and read reviews. Another method if the original CD's are still available you could use iTunes to re-rip them to iTunes on the computer, and then move them to the new phone. Apple also sells an add-on called iTunes Match that will allow you to download songs in your ripped library directly to your device. However this service isn't a necessity at all, it just adds convenience over managing your library directly thru iTunes. This is my opinion on the subject, but if a person understands how the system works, it's not hard to follow the rules, but it does seem confusing when a person is replacing their phone and doesn't know the rules. I would also rather have this system in place than DRM encoded music downloads from the app store. The official method for transferring music from your computer to an iPhone is to sync it via iTunes. But iTunes sync doesn’t allow you to transfer music from iPhone back to a computer. This fact may prove to be a cause of concern for some of the iOS users if they want to transfer music from their iPhone to computer. Other popular smartphone
platforms like Android or Windows Phone support MTP USB connection, and you can easily connect these devices to any computer and transfer files between them. But with an iPhone, the device contents cannot be accessed without iTunes. And even if you find a way to read the contents, there is no easy way to copy music from the iOS device to the computer. In this article, we are going to demonstrate how you can transfer music from iPhone to computer. Music present on your iPhone broadly belong to two categories:
Note: To transfer music from iPhone to a computer using iTunes, you have to authorize the computer using your Apple ID. Hence it is recommended that you use a computer that you either own or trust. Page Contents
To transfer music purchased in iTunes from your iPhone to computer, follow the steps below:
The above steps will only copy your iTunes purchases from iPhone to your computer. Music downloaded from any other sources will not be copied. Transfer non-purchased music from iPhone to computerYou may transfer music that was not purchased from iPhone to your computer using either iOS apps (on iPhone) or third party desktop clients (on computer). Transfer music from iPhone to computer using iOS appsFor this, you will need to use apps that provide two specific abilities:
Very few apps on the App Store provide access to music library. And following the latest App Store policy changes, none of the apps we found could import music from the library to their local storage, and hence couldn’t provide file sharing via WiFi or iTunes. But some apps allow you to access the music library and open music files in other apps via the Open In menu. If you are a Mac user with OS X Yosemite (10.10) or above and have iOS 8 installed on your iPhone, you only need one iOS app that allows access to the iPhone music library along with the Open In option. OS X Yosemite supports AirDrop file transfer between Mac and iOS devices, and once you access your music library music using that app, you can directly share them via AirDrop from the Open In menu. If you’re a Windows user, or if your Mac OS X / iOS version does not meet AirDrop requirements (OS X 10.10+ and iOS 8+), you’ll not be able to use AirDrop. In that case, you can transfer your music from iPhone to computer either over WiFi or through iTunes (USB). One drawback of the ‘Open In’ feature of iOS is that you can only open files in other apps one at a time. Thus, for transferring a large number of music files from your iPhone to a computer, a third party desktop client would be more suitable, as it would allow you to transfer multiple files at once. But if you only want to transfer a limited number of music files, sharing them via iOS apps is more preferable. Transfer music from iPhone to computer via AirDropFollow the steps below to transfer music from iPhone to computer via AirDrop:
Transfer music from iPhone to computer over WiFiSince no single app can access the iPhone music library as well as provide WiFi file sharing at the same time, we have used two separate apps to achieve the same goal:
In this demonstration, we’ll use iTransfer and Documents app to share music from the iPhone library to a computer directly over WiFi. The following steps will guide you to send music files from iPhone to computer over WiFi:
Transfer music from iPhone to computer using iTunesIf WiFi transfer is not suitable, you may even transfer music from iPhone with iTunes by connecting it to a computer via USB. We will use the app file-sharing option available in iTunes. The following steps will guide you to do so:
Transfer music from iPhone to computer using third party desktop clientsUnlike the usual MTP supported devices, you need special desktop clients to copy music from your iPhone to a computer. Luckily, there are many third-party desktop apps that allow you to transfer music from your iPhone library to computer. And one advantage of these apps is that you can make multiple file selections at once, enabling you to make bulk transfers. You can also transfer music from your iPhone to any computer. So if you want to transfer an MP3 file from your iPhone to a friend’s computer, these desktop applications will help you to do so. These applications usually work in a similar way – You connect the iPhone to a computer via USB and launch the application. The application automatically detects the iPhone and lets you browse through the contents of the phone. You can then select any content (in this case, music) and choose to save it to the computer in a particular location. List of desktop clientsiExplorer – iExplorer helps you transfer your music from iPhone to iTunes on your computer keeping the ratings, play counts, metadata, etc. intact. The video below demonstrates the use of iExplorer to backup your music from iPhone. It is available for Mac and Windows.
PhoneTrans – PhoneTrans from iMobile is a manager for iOS devices that allows you to transfer your music between your iPhone and computer (Mac or PC). CopyTrans – CopyTrans is an easy solution to transfer music, videos, apps, playlists, etc from iPhone, iPad and iPod to PC or iTunes. Only available for Windows. PhoneView – PhoneView is a content manager for iOS devices which you can try out for free. It is only available for Mac OS X. SynciOS – This is an iOS device management app with option to transfer media from iOS device to PC. It is available only for Windows. This tutorial demonstrates how to use SynciOS for Windows to transfer music from iPhone to a Windows PC. iTransfer – iTransfer lets you transfer music, videos, photos, etc. from an iOS device to a Mac or PC. Xilisoft iPhone Transfer – Xilisoft iPhone Transfer is a iPhone management tool that allows you to seamlessly sync content between iPhone and Mac / PC. You can backup your music library from an iPhone to computer using this software. TouchCopy – TouchCopy is a recovery tool that can backup and restore your iTunes music, playlists, photos and videos from iPhone, iPad or iPod back to your computer. It is available for both Mac and Windows. Did you find this article helpful? If you have any useful information to share with us regarding this article, just leave a comment below. #iPhone #Mac All posts on 7labs, including this one, are compliant with our Content Disclosure policy. How do I recover songs not purchased on iTunes?Open the Apple Music app. From the menu bar at the top of your screen, choose Account > Purchased. If you use Family Sharing, you'll see Family Purchases instead of Purchased. Find the music that you want to redownload.
Can you transfer downloaded music from iPhone to computer?If you have an iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 or later, or an iPad, you can use iTunes to transfer files between your computer and your device using apps that support file sharing.
How do I extract music from my iPhone?Transfer music from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod to your Mac or PC.... Launch iMazing and connect your device to your Mac or PC.. Click the Music icon.. Select the music you want to export.. Click Export to Folder.. Select a target location and confirm.. |