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Q: Can I sync iPhone iTunes to new MacBook Air?

I have iTunes on a PC and on my iPhone.  I have a new MacBook Air.  How do I transfer my iPhone iTunes to MacBook Air?  I want the MacBook Air to now be my main iTunes place.  Thanks!

Posted on Jun 21, 2015 3:50 PM

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Q: Can I sync iPhone iTunes to new MacBook Air?

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  • by roaminggnome,

    roaminggnome roaminggnome Jun 21, 2015 3:58 PM in response to tippergyp
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    Jun 21, 2015 3:58 PM in response to tippergyp

    Just sync the iPhone to it.

     

    Make sure to transfer everything from your old computer to your new one first, as the current iPhone content will be replaced by content from the new computer.

  • by tippergyp,

    tippergyp tippergyp Jun 21, 2015 4:02 PM in response to roaminggnome
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    Jun 21, 2015 4:02 PM in response to roaminggnome

    Thank you but how do I transfer everything from the old computer to the new one?  Old PC doesn't have blue tooth.  Why won't the MacBook Air accept iTunes from my iPhone?  Thanks!

  • by roaminggnome,

    roaminggnome roaminggnome Jun 21, 2015 4:05 PM in response to tippergyp
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    Jun 21, 2015 4:05 PM in response to tippergyp

    The iPhone is not a storage device.  It simply mirrors the selected content of the computer to which it is synced .

     

    The music sync is one way - computer to iPhone.  The only exception is iTunes purchases.

     

    How to transfer data from a PC to a Mac - Apple Support

  • by Limnos,

    Limnos Limnos Jun 21, 2015 7:02 PM in response to tippergyp
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    Jun 21, 2015 7:02 PM in response to tippergyp

    Your phone can only sync with one library at a time. If you connect it to a different library it will erase the phone and sync the new library's content. If you do not want this to happen, copy the library from the PC to the Mac so the phone sees the same library when connected that it did before.

     

    Moving a library: Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings:  Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its sub-folders and files) intact to the other drive (often aided using an external hard drive).  Hold down the option (alt) key (shift on Windows) and open iTunes.  At the prompt to create or choose a library choose the copied iTunes folder.  Windows users see tip at: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18879381#18879381