HT1977 syncing music from iPhone to Mac

I have downloaded music to my iPhone - it shows up on my iPad but when I go to my Mac it doesn't register.  Am signed in on the same id.  Have checked for updates for Mac and says it's all up to date for itunes

If you purchased the music on your phone it may not show up on the computer and it will only be on your iCloud account. The only solution I can think of is maybe syncing songs onto your phone and when you plug it in it normally asks if you want to transfer/copy the song from you iPhone onto the computer. Try that and see it that works.

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    AnywY get iTunes the pages one because you constantly update your iPhones iOS so yea get otunes and stick the cable that connects from tour iPhone to your Mac book the. Open iTunes then your iPod will come up as an iPod or iPhone.
    For iPhone: How to transfer music from iPhone to iTunes on Mac
    For iPod: How to transfer and copy music from iPod to Mac

  • On the sharing option it gives you, how do I sync music from iphone to mac without plugging it in?

    I have them both turned on, on the mac and my iphone, but for whatever reason tehy are not transferring. I just need help on how to make this happen!

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    If you think the music you are missing in iTunes is located on your computer somewhere, I recommend reviewing this article:
    iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1209
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    iTunes: How to open an alternate iTunes Library file or create a new one
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1589
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    Our mac does not have our full library (from our old PC), our iphones do.  when I turned on the "library sharing" it deleted the songs off our PC and the library now matches our mac. However, our Iphones have all of our songs. How can we export those songs back to the mac/pc?

    Hello, you can try iStonsoft all-in-one iPhone to Mac transfer.   iStonsoft iPhone to Mac Transfer can easily transfer almost all your files from iPhone to Mac for backup or sharing, with it you can transfer music from iPhone to Mac without any problems, as well as movies, photos, books, TV shows, playlists, etc. In addition, it also works well with iPad and iPod touch.

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    Import it to your iTunes library and sync it to your iPad with iTunes.  To do this with iCloud you will need to import it to your iTunes library, then subscribe to iTunes Match.

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    I lost all titles from itunes when I upgraded to the new itunes. Apple allowed me to download them again (thanks Apple). However, there is music on my phone from CDs uploaded prior to the loss of the titles. They exist on my phone but not in the pc. How do I sync music from the phone to the pc?  I miss the drag/drop method!
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    You would have to use 3rd party programs. Try youtube, they would give you tutorials and the name of the program. There was one program I used but it deleted after I got all my music out my iphone.

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    You don't sync from one iphone to another.
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    All of your music should be on your computer.  If it is not, then put it there.
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    Hi denctanner,
    I did read the post. I was simply explaining that Contacts does not sync with the OTA Sync function, it syncs via iCloud if you want to sync wirelessly....
    The OTA Sync option on the Info page has nothing to do with the iCloud syncing of your Contacts....
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    GB

  • Syncing music from iphone to new mac

    Currently all my music is stored on my iphone.  I have an itunes account but the library is on an old computer that is not in use anymore.  Through the years, Ive downloaded music right from my phone and ipad.  I have icloud and they sync between both devices.  Im thinking about buying a macbook and have a questions?  If I buy the laptop and sign into itunes, will all my musuc on my iphone and ipad sync esentially creating a new library?  I realize there will be nothing on the new computer but want all my music that is on my phone to start the "new library" (if that makes sense).  Currently neither of my devices sync to an actual computer and thinking with the new laptop, this will help.  Thoughts? 

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    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141
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  • How do you transfer music from iPhone to mac

    How do I transfer music from my iPhone to my Mac Pro

    Some of the information below has subsequently been summarized by turingtest2 in the post at https://discussions.apple.com/message/18842615
    Your i-device was not designed for unique storage of your media. It is not a backup device and media transfer was designed for you maintaining a master copy of your media on a computer which is itself properly backed up against loss. Syncing is one way, computer to device, updating the device content to the content on the computer, not updating or restoring content on a computer. The exception is iTunes Store purchased content.
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    - 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
    - iexplorer (free) - http://www.macroplant.com/iexplorer/ - 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.]
    - 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.
    Get Your Music Off of Your iPod - http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Get_Your_Music_Off_of_Your_iPod - I am not sure but this may only work with some models and not newer Touch, iPhone, or iPad.
    Additional information here https://discussions.apple.com/message/18324797

  • How to sync music from iPhone to new MacBook pro

    Hi everyone I just got my first Mac computer so please excuse my ignorance. I have an iPhone that has a ton of music on it most of it from the iTunes Store but some songs are from CD's from people. I am a dance teacher so a good chunk of my music is not bought from iTunes. I need to sync the music from my iPhone to iTunes on my computer. Can someone please give me step by step directions on how to do this so I won't lose all the music that was not from iTunes. I also do not want the sync to erase the music from my iPhone because I need it for the gym. Thanks so much the help is so appreciated!

    Any music you purchased from iTunes can be transferred, the rest will have to be imported to the MBP from the prior source.  Examine this discussion:
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/8788780#8788780
    Ciao.

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    I usually sync my phone to my work computer. If I sync with my home computer will I lose the music I recently purchased on my phone? It should just transfer the new songs to the itunes library on my home computer right?

    Tamara wrote:
    Music sync is one way - from the computer to the iPhone. It won't copy music from the iPhone to the computer.
    Except purchases made from iPhone and thus why I told the poster to sync with computer they normally sync with if they want that new music off and backed up properly.

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