Add Music without Syncing

Hey, I'm new to the apple realm and with my old mp3 player I could just continuously add music without worrying about keeping it on my computer. Now I can't find a way to do that with my iPhone. From all the information I've gone through, it looks like I have to keep my music on my computer. So here's probably the easiest question you'll come across. Can I add music to my iPhone without syncing? I don't like keeping music on my computer and would much rather delete it after having it on my device.

Music cannot be added to an iPod touch, iPhone, or iPod shuffle outside of a synchronization; the iPod shuffle supports being used as a storage drive, but music added this way is not playable on it.
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Playing iPod Music WITHOUT Syncing

I have a computer at work with iTunes, but it is a shared computer. Is there a way I can play my music from my iPod through iTunes without syncing?

You didn't read the whole post or you missed the bit that says "you need to change the update preference in the iPod Summary tab to "Manually manage music and videos" and click Apply. The content of iTunes and the iPod are not syncronised in this mode .........You can directly access the content of the iPod and play it through iTunes". You need to set the iPod to manual as I've already described.
You can also use a keyboard command to prevent your iPod auto-syncing with iTunes. While connecting the iPod to the computer on Windows with iTunes 7.3 or later installed hold down the Shift + Ctrl keys together. This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 20 to 30 seconds depending on your computer: iTunes - Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
However once you are connected you still need to set it to manual to play the songs on it through iTunes on the computer.

Can I manually add music WITHOUT 'Erasing and Syncing'

I've always been able to import individual songs from my iMac to my iPhone - however, I recently got a MacBook, and now all I'm able to do is create a new playlist under the little "iPhone" badge that appears once you connect it to the computer. Like when you click and drag a song with your iPhone connected, a bar slides out from the right side that typically allowed me to then drop it onto "Ethan's iPhone" which would in turn sync the song.
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Is there anyway around this? I really just want to import one or two individual songs - not erase everything.

Just add the songs you want to your iTunes library, go to 'iPhone', go to 'on this iPhone' and click 'autofill' at the bottom right

Add songs without syncing?

Here's the scoop: I am leaving for Europe soon and want to take my iPod, of course. My college computer is the one where I have all my music stored but that's disassembled and stored away for the summer.
I recently bought some new music that I want to put on my iPod. But when I put the new CDs in my parents' computer and it shows up in iTunes, I want to add it to my iPod without erasing my library (this would be disastrous). In other words, I want to selectively add songs but not sync the entire library.
The computer I would be using is authorized for my iPod, but it doesn't have my personal iTunes library on it, so I don't want the entire thing synced to my device. I just want to use it to add my new CDs so i can have the music with me when I leave.
If I change iTunes to manually manage songs, will it let me just add the songs to my device? Thank you!

If I change iTunes to manually manage songs, will it let me just add the songs to my device?
As long as it's not an iPod shuffle, yes. You'll just need to make sure it doesn't automatically synchronize when you connect the system to your parents' computer. Say "no" when it offers to synchronize, or while connecting the iPod to the computer, hold down the Shift and Ctrl keys in Windows (Command and Option keys on a Mac). This should stop the iPod from auto synching with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 3 and 25 seconds depending on your computer.
You'll then be able to set iTunes for manual management of that iPod and put your songs onto it without erasing what's already there.
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HT1296 add music without erasing and synicing exsisting music

i want to put my music from my phone on to itunes, but i don't wan to erase all my music that is currently on my iphone. i want to know how i can get it on itunes without clearing my playlists or clearing my music.

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This is for those of you who have no backup of your current iTunes library, and are replacing the computer your phone normally syncs with or are just replacing the hard drive. Again, no backup.
By design, the iPhone will sync iTunes content with one computer at a time. Any attempt to sync such content with a second computer will result in ALL iTunes content being first erased from your phone & then replaced with the content from the second computer. This is a design feature and cannot be overridden. Because you replaced your computer, or hard drive, your phone will see this as a "new" computer. The iTunes content sync is one way: computer to phone. If you have photos that were synced to your phone or music ripped on your own that were not backed up, you will first have to extract them from your phone using third party software, before you do anything else, as Apple makes no provision to do so:
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3. Connect your phone, iTunes running, do not sync at this point.
4. Store>Authorize this computer.
5. File>Transfer Purchases(To make sure all purchased content on your phone will be in your iTunes library).
6. Right click your phone in the left device pane & select "Reset warnings".
7. Right click again and select "Backup".
8. Right click again & select "Restore from Backup", select the backup you just made. When prompted to create another backup, decline.
9. This MUST be followed by a sync to restore your iTunes content, which you select from the various tabs, You'll get a popup regarding your contacts & calendars asking to merge or replace, select "Merge".
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Probably easier for me to put all my stuff on my wife's computer I suppose.
Rebuilding all those iTunes playlists is not very fun though.
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I want to add a song on n iWeb page so that someone can click it and it starts to play. However, when I drag and drop the MP3, it requires me to add a picture. I do not want a picture, I want to have the name of the song that can be clicked. How do I do this?
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it requires me to add a picture
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