ITunes is prompting me to update my iTouch (4th Gen.) to iOS 5, but it will erase all media. Is there a way to backup the music on my iTouch that was not purchased via iTunes? How do you back up media, if it is even possible?

I no longer have access to my other music. My computer crashed a month ago, and I did not have my newest music files backed-up anywhere else. I really don't want to lose that music.

I upgraded to version 5 on my IPad Wifi64 and now I can't find my music or podcasts, etc. I don't want or need to upload everything to a cloud. Does anyone know how I get to my music and stuff?
Oh...I can see the music when I connect to my computer. I'm hoping that Apple isn't acting like Microsoft and eliminating features to push people towards something they want...like access to your information...or for you to only have things you buy from them. Hopefully I'm over thinking it and there is simple answer...anyone know the answer?

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HT1766 Will this backup music on my iphone that was not purchased from itunes?

will it?

No. Any music on your phone that did not come from iTunes MUST have come from your computer. It should still be there.

How to get music from iphone into itunes library, that was not purchased via itunes??

Hard drive crashed, I restored my itunes music from a backup, but the backup was not updated, I'm missing music that I have on my iphone playlist, this music I got from a friend, I didn't buy it from itunes. Question: How can I get this musica from the iphone into my itunes library???
Thank's for the help!!!

The music sync is one way - computer to iphone. The only exception is itunes purchases.
You may be able to purchase a third party program ( not supported by Apple).

For itunes 11: movie that are not purchased via itunes are loaded into and catagorized as "home videos". I want all of my movies in one spot under Movies as they always were. How can i tweak this?

for itunes 11: movie that are not purchased via itunes are now loaded into and catagorized as "home videos". I want all of my movies in one spot under Movies as they always were. How can i tweak/resolve this?

Cdaver wrote:
I have this issue too and want the same result, another feed suggests selecting the movie, going to get info, and changing this under options, but I suppose you have to do that movie by movie.
You can select all the movies you want and change them at once.

I cannot drag the items in my ipod that were not purchased on itunes into my itunes library or playlists. How can I fix this?

I cannot drag the items in my ipod that were not purchased on itunes (they were added from a CD) into my itunes library or playlists. How can I fix this?

You can only transfer music from itunes to your devices and not the other way round.

HT1766 If I fully backup my iPad using iTunes, does it backup ebooks in iBooks that are not purchased via iTunes or will restoring from that backup only showed purchased ebooks in iBooks?

If I fully backup my iPad using iTunes, does it backup ebooks in iBooks that are not purchased via iTunes or will restoring from that backup only showed purchased ebooks in iBooks?

Purchased content MAY be available for redownload - Music for sure. I think books are NOT available for redownload (not sure).
Best practice is to keep the content on a desktop computer to be able to resync when necessary (or use a cloud service like Drop Box).

Can I transfer music that is only on my iPad that WAS NOT purchased from iTunes to my iTunes account on new computer?

I've had my iPad 2 for about four years now and I can tell that the interface is being very slow and that the screen does not always react when I tap on it, meaning I may have to get a new one sooner or later.
My biggest problem is that on my iPad, I have all of the Beatles' CDs, some of which are from my own personal copies and some are from my former local public library. Ever Since I copied all these CDs onto my iPad, I've moved to a new state and got a new laptop, thus starting with an iTunes account that only has music I purchased from the iTunes Store on it, and no Beatles. The local libraries where I live now do not offer any CDs for borrowing, so I have no way of getting some of the CDs I don't own for free. I really do not want to purchase a bunch of albums from iTunes, as well.
Is there any way to get the Beatles music that is only on my iPad that was not purchased from iTunes onto my iTunes account without removing it from my iPad? Thanks for your help!

Then the latter part of my first reply which is repeated here:
- If you follow these instructions the iPod will be updated when the instructions say to restore.
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities

ITunes won't sync any music that was not purchased from iTunes onto my iPhones 5S

I have updated to Mavericks on my macbook, and iTunes will no longer sync my iPhone 5S properly. It does not remove any music that has been deleted. My phone will no longer play any music that was not purchased from iTunes. I tried to delete all my music and download it again, but iTunes would not remove it from the phone. Is anyone having a similar problem? Any ideas to get things back to normal? I am restoring from back up as I type, but I doubt it will solve my problem.

I had the exact same problem since upgrading to Mavericks. When I tried to copy the music from iTunes, either wifi or wired, it appeared in 'On this phone' greyed out. Forcing a sync didn't help. I noticed too that iTunes showed odd values for the amount of space available on the phone - around 9GB compared to 27GB on the phone itself.
I solved the problem by turning off iTunes Match, turning it back on again, then reconnecting my iPhone.
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How do I upload the music in a list that is not purchased music from my iPad to my computer. It doesn't sync automatically.

I want to download the new 5.0 software to my iPad 2 but I don't want to lose all the music I have in my lists in iTunes. When I sync with the computer, these songs do not automatically sync. Only the ones in "purchased" music will upload. How do I upload these files to my computer from my iPad for downloading later after installing the new software?

How did you get the music onto the iPad if it is not purchased music and it was not imported via iTunes?
Manually manage content is for adding content to the iPad from the computer. It is in the summary tab in iTunes.
If you want to transfer content from the iPad to your computer (if I understand you correctly) - this will help.
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/index.php?gclid=CMC-np7qnawCFcFw4AodM 1Kv2g
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I have a new laptop - I would like to transfer my music from my ipod to my new computer. I do not want to lose the music that was not purchased from itunes - when I sync I am afraid I will lose all of this music. how do I sync without losing the music on

I have a new laptop and do not want to lose my music on my ipod when I sync. Some of the music is not purchased from itunes - its from my CD collection - last time I lost everything on my ipod and had to manually put all the music back onto itunes.
Please help
Tom

Copy everything from your old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer, to your new one.

How do I transfer music that was not purchased on iTunes or iPhone (were from my computer files) onto my iPhone 3gs using iCloud?

I have done all the settings for iCloud on both my PC (Windows 7) and my iPhone 3gs, and I had to research how to get music from my iTunes onto my iPhone through iCloud. I go to store > Purchased > Music > Not on this iPhone, but this only brings up songs I actually purchased on iTunes.
However, I have recently added music from my files on the pc and they do not appear in"Not on this iPhone" to download to my iPhone.
It is very important I find out how to get the other music onto my iPhone as I can no longer plug it into my pc since it blue screens the pc every time (No idea why)

You need a third-party program. See:
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities

I have the new ipad. I am in the process of trasferring movies that were not purchased thru itunes from my PC to the ipad. My GB ipad allotment is almost used up. How do I get the remaining movies into the cloud or does it only take itunes videos?

I have the new ipad and I'm trying to transfer videos from my PC to the ipad. My GB allotment is almost used up and I want to utilize some of my free cloud storage. How do I do this or does the icloud only take items purchased thru itunes?

iCloud cannot help you - it's not a storage device, but primarily a syncing and backup service. You have to decide which videos to put on your ipad as you cannot add more memory to it.

After download newest itunes software itunes will not sync the music that i have on my dell to the apple tv however i can get the music i have purchased from i tunes. Applet tells me i will have to reload all the music that was not purchased from itunes.

After download newest itune software i am unable to sync the music i loaded from my personel cds from itune to apple tv however it loads music purchsed from itunes. Apple tells me i will have to reload approx 45 cds even thou this music shows up on the computer. Dell computer Windows 7.Any help

Lavoice wrote:
..... Then i scrollover to computer and it will not download librairy Home sharing is on
This is a problem with home sharing, you are not going to have to re-encode all your CD's.
The following article(s) may help you.
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
Recommended Wi-Fi settings
Wifi Diagnostic Software (for Mac users)
You may also find some help on this page, where I’ve collected some of the more unusual solutions to network issues.

Syncing old music from old computer to new one that was not purchased at itunes

i cant seem to get my old music to sync on my new computer thing from cds and things i purchased at walmart.com i have it on my iphone and new pc will sync all i bought threw i tunes but and the movies i got in bluerays with digital copy but i cant get it to store the rest of my music am i just screwed ?help

check out this post by Zevoneer.

I had my iphone stolen which had quite a lot of music on that I had downloaded from itunes but not synced with itunes on my computer.Is there any way to access the music now or is it lost?

Hi,
I had my iphone stolen a few weeks ago which had quite a lot of music on that I had downloaded from itunes via my phone but had not synced with itunes on my computer.
Is there any way to access the music now or is it lost? Thanks x

By any chance, did you have the Find My iPhone app installed prior to it being stolen?
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
Hopefully you had your iTunes purchases backed up to an external source such as an external drive or CD's?

ITunes is prompting me to update my iTouch (4th Gen.) to iOS 5, but it will erase all media. Is there a way to backup the music on my iTouch that was not purchased via iTunes? How do you back up media, if it is even possible?

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