HT1848 How do I transfer individual songs from my PC to my iPhone?  It used to be so easy!

How do i transfer from PC to iPhone?  It used to be so easy with the older iTunes, i just highlighted the songs i wanted and drug them to and area that said "iPhone" and then the went onto the phone.  That doesn't seem to work anymore!!!  ***?!?  I've been sitting here for 1 hour trying to figure this out but noting seems to work.  I even tried to drop and drag right from the native folder location on to the iphone; that didn't work either.  I am currnetly running Windows 8 on a brand new HP Envy, so computing power isnt the issue.  My old computer was a pc clone pentium 2 with Windows XP, and it worked like a charm.  The issue is this new (NOT user friendly) version of iTunes.  Also, don't tell me that "syncing" is the answer, because i have thousands of songs on my PC, and can only fit a few hundred songs on my iphone without filling it up.  Also, i am buying MP3s from Amazon (because they're cheaper there than iTunes).  Maybe i've answered my own question... has Apple purposly disabled the use of iTunes on PCs with generic MP3 files?  Let's hope not.  I'd have the same problem if i were importing directly from a CD.  Any insight would be great... this is irritating as ****.   

Thanks for trying to help me. 
First, in you reply (and i've read this elsewhere), you imply that i need to check a box that says "manually manage music."  OK, great, but where do i find such box?  Is that on the iphone or in itunes?  Also, i am afraid of losing what i already do have on my phone.  I have about 150 songs, some of which were purchesed thru itunes, but most of which i "dropped and dragged" from my older computer with the older version of itunes.  When i go to itunes with my iphone plugged in, all of the boxes are grayed out, except one at the top that says "Sync Music".  When i check this box, i get an error warning that says "Are you sure you want to remove existing music, movies, TV shows, books, and tones from this iPhone and sync with this iTunes library?  Music, movies, TV shows, books, and tones synced to [name of my iPhone] from other iTunes libraries will be removed and items will be synced from this iTunes library." 
So, i have over 3000+ songs in my itunes library on my computer... obviously that isn't going to fit on my phone. So then, what is going to happen?  I'll lose everything that is already on my phone PLUS it will NOT be able to sync? 
Is now the time to buy a Zune?!?  For the company that is supposedly "user friendly", Apple has really managed to screw this one up. 
Thanks, John

Similar Messages

  • HT1848 How do I transfer the songs from my desktop to my iPad using the same iTunes account? I can only sync the other way. Thanks

    How do I transfer the songs from my desktop to my iPad using the same iTunes account? I can only sync the other way. Thanks

    DaisyDoodle,
    The songs on your Shuffle should still be in your iTunes library.  That means you should just be able to connect your Nano to the same iTunes library and sync it just as you would with your Shuffle. There is no limit to the number of iPods, iPads, or iPhones you can sync to one computer, iTunes library, or account.
    As for preparing the Shuffle for your husband, just restore it via iTunes and then let him sync it to his own iTunes library or if its the same iTunes library, let him configure it to sync only his content.
    Here are instructions on how to restore the Shuffle if need be.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1481
    B-rock

  • How do I transfer my songs from my iPad to my iPhone?

    I want to transfer my songs to my iPhone without all the junks that I don't want, like apps. I don't want to transfer my videos or apps or any other things. I just want to transfer my songs only. Please reply, thanks.

    You will need to back your iPad up with iTunes then Sync your iPhone. To get only the certain songs that you want you can put them all in a specific playlist in iTunes after you back up your iPad. Once you have completed this you can just sync the Playlist you created with your iPhone by simply draging the playlist to the iPhone in iTunes.

  • How can i transfer my songs from my nano to a new itunes account because when i try to it tells me that i need to errase whatever is on the nanno ans then i can sync whats on my itunes but i want to put these songs and store them onto this new itunes acc

    how can i transfer my songs from my nano to a new itunes account because when i try to it tells me that i need to errase whatever is on the nanno ans then i can sync whats on my itunes but i want to put these songs and store them onto this new itunes acc

    Your i-device was not designed to be a reliable unique storage for your media. It is not a backup device and everything is structured around you maintaining your media on a computer which is itself backed up. Sync transfer is one way, computer to device, matching the device content to the content on the computer. If the computer has nothing on it, the device is set to match the computer's content -- nothing.The exception is purchased content.
    iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848 - only media purchased from iTunes Store
    For transferring other items from an i-device to a computer you will probably have to use third party commercial software unless you have an older model iPod. Examples (check the web for others; this is not an exhaustive listing, nor do I have any idea if they are any good):
    - Senuti - http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/
    - Phoneview - http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/
    - MusicRescue - http://www.kennettnet.co.uk/products/musicrescue/ - Mac & Windows
    - Sharepod (free) - http://download.cnet.com/SharePod/3000-2141_4-10794489.html?tag=mncol;2 - Windows
    - Snowfox/iMedia - http://www.mac-videoconverter.com/imedia-transfer-mac.html - Mac & PC
    - Yamipod (free) - http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/downloads/ - PC, Linux, Mac [Still updated for use on newer devices? No edits to site since 2010.]
    - Post by Zevoneer: iPod media recovery options - https://discussions.apple.com/message/11624224 - this is an older post and many of the links are also for old posts, so bear this in mind when reading them.
    Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141 - dates from 2008 and some outdated information now.
    Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide - http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/ - Information about use in disk mode pertains only to older model iPods.
    Additional information here https://discussions.apple.com/message/18324797

  • I recently purchased a new Macbook Air and used migration to transfer old files from my old PC to the Mac, and now there are songs that I purchased through Itunes on my phone that are not on my Mac, how do I transfer these songs from the phone to the Mac?

    I recently purchased a new Macbook Air and used migration to transfer old files from my old PC to the Mac, and now there are songs that I purchased through Itunes on my phone that are not on my Mac, how do I transfer these songs from the phone to the Mac?

    dnunn wrote:
    ... how do I transfer these songs from the phone to the Mac?
    Transfer Purchases  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
    Download Past Purchases  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

  • How do I transfer purchased songs from my iphone 4g to my macbook pc?

    How do I transfer purchased songs from my iphone 4g to my macbook pc music library in itunes?

    Use the Transfer Purchases command in the iTunes File menu.
    (58188)

  • How do you transfer purchased songs from itunes that you bought on your computer to your iphone? PLEASE HEP!!! :(

    how do you transfer purchased songs from itunes that you bought on your computer to your iphone? PLEASE HEP!!!

    Just follow the steps in this article:
    www.apple.com/support/kb/ht1351

  • How can I transfer some songs from my ipod to my itunes library although they are not purchased from itunes store?

    How can I transfer some songs from my ipod to my itunes library although they are not purchased from itunes store?

    By using one of third-party programs discussed in this previous discussion:
    Best iPod to PC

  • How do i transfer my songs from an old itunes account to my new one that has a different apple id?

    How do I transfer my songs from an old iTune account ot my new one? My old account has a different apple ID.

    You can't without repurchasing them from the new one.
    (84576)

  • How can I remove individual songs from my iphone 5?

    How can I remove individual songs from my iphone 5? Right now, all 2013 songs are syncing. I thought that unchecking the songs in the main itunes playlist would remove them form all devices. Apparently this does not work. Under the uphone 5 sync menu there are no selections for individual songs... only groups of songs. Am I missing something?

    I just create a playlist and sync only this playlist.
    Then just add/remove from this playlist and sync.
    Unchecking songs does other thing such as not playing them in iTunes, not syncing them to other devices and not applying changes

  • I have a pc running vista and the hard drive crashed how can i transfer my songs from Ipod nano 5th gen to my new hard drive and into itunes

    I have a pc running vista and the hard drive crashed how can i transfer my songs from Ipod nano 5th gen to my new hard drive and into itunes

    Right click on your device in the device list and choose "transfer purchses" to copy all music bought in iTunes to your new iTunes library.
    For all other media you'll have to use 3rd party software, examples are mentioned in this thread:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2013615&tstart=0

  • I have iTunes 11 on PC and Mac. How do I transfer SOME songs from PC to Mac using ver. 11? Help!

    i have iTunes 11 on PC and Mac. How do I transfer SOME songs from PC to Mac using ver. 11? Help!

    Use Home Sharing
    Understanding HomeSharing
    Setting up Home Sharing

  • HT2729 how can i transfer hindi songs from laptop (window ultimate) to new ipad ? pl. help

    how can i transfer hindi songs from laptop (window ultimate) to new ipad ? pl. help

    If you haven't already done so then download and install iTunes : http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
    Add the songs into your computer's iTunes via File > Add To Library
    Connect the iPad to your computer and select it on the left-hand side of your computer's iTunes, and on the right-hand side there should be a series of tabs, one of which should be Music - if you select that tab you can then select which of your iTunes music to sync to the iPad (it should sync to the Music app on the iPad).
    Syncing music : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1351

  • New windows 8 pc doesn't show old itunes library.  How can i transfer my songs from IPod Nano 2nd Gen to computer

    My new Windows 8 PC doesn't show my old Itunes library.  How can I transfer my songs from IPod 2nd Gen to new PC?

    Right click on your device in the device list and choose "transfer purchses" to copy all music bought in iTunes to your new iTunes library.
    For all other media you'll have to use 3rd party software, examples are mentioned in this thread:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2013615&tstart=0

  • Why am I no longer able to transfer individual songs from itunes to my iPhone?

    Why am I no longer able to transfer individual songs from itunes to my iPhone? I don't want to sync everything as I have over 2000 songs on my macbook. Please help!

    Hi ckuan,
    Thanks for the tip. I have tried this however, when I select the Sync music box, it wants to remove all of the music that is currently on my iphone. I do not want to do this. What happened to the old "select and drag" option? That was so much easier! I would like to add new music without removing the music that is currently on the iphone.

Maybe you are looking for

  • How can I upload my Itunes library to Windows Media Player?

    Hello, Please can someone help me. I want to keep my Windows Media Player library in sync with my Itunes library. Does anyone know how to do this?

  • While preview the report in the reporting server it will show me the password expired?

    HI i am working on BIDS 2008R2, I have deployed my Report soluction in the reporting server,but while i preview the report in my reportig server , it will show me the below error ,pls find the scrrenshoot it show the below error Tell me one thing her

  • Macbook Pro only boots in Safe Mode

    Hello, I've read a few discussions about MacBooks only booting in Safe Mode, but my circumstances are a bit different. Yesterday I installed a new piece of RAM. The installation was careful and went well. When I went to restart the computer, however,

  • What is cannot be resolved to a type error?

    When i run jsp programs, am getting : org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile class for JSP An error occurred at line: 6 in the jsp file: /dbcoffee.jsp Generated servlet error: CoffeeQBean cannot be resolved to a type org.apache.jasper.c

  • Country Specific PR 1.2 & Global PR 1.2 !

    Region wise and country wise is there a difference in Features included in PR 1.2 like I was reading somewhere India where the phone is not even made available yet, does not have Skype video calling Feature in the PR 1.2 that is scheduled for it. So