Will hooking up my iPhone to iTunes and "Transfer Purchases" also transfer my music?
If I deleted all my music files, but the library still has the tracks (with the '!' symbol) and I transfer purchases, even though not all of them are purchased but ripped from CDs and such, would that restore the missing files?
If it doesn't is there anyway to restore the missing library files with my iPhone? An app? Thanks!
It will transfer itunes purchases ONLY.
it has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer.
Use this to put all of the music back.
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<Re-Titled By Host>Hello mzshay2u2,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
From your post I understand that you're unable to locate your iPhone within iTunes 12 on your Mac. First, I'd like you to take a look at the screenshot below, as iTunes 12 changed the navigation of your Library.
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JoeEverything is updated!! iPhone, iPad, iTunes and MacBook Pro... All I am trying to do is drag content from my iTunes Library to the devices. iTunes gets stuck EVERY single time! What usually triggers the Non-Sense is when I am adding a 2nd file!
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This is so BAD, I don't understand how they don't have this fixed yet!!
Please tell me I am not the only one!!
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Hi CarlosMBM,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
With Home Sharing, you can stream music from your computer to your iPhone. If you'd like to transfer the music to your iPhone, see the steps in this article to set up syncing using iTunes:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12313
For more information about Home Sharing, see this article:
Understanding Home Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3819
All the best,
Jeremy
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