Restoring custom Ringtones after "upgrading" to Catalina

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Restoring custom Ringtones after "upgrading" to Catalina

I have several .m4r ringtones that I've used for years. When I "upgraded" to the newest iOS and OS X (Catalina), they've disappeared off my phone. Since I don't have iTunes anymore, I don't know how to add them back to my phone. Every tutorial I can find always uses iTunes (or synching with Finder but that doesn't seem to work either). Does anyone know how I can add these back to my phone? Some of them are clips from conversations I've recorded with friends and are irreplaceable. I don't want to lose them.

iPhone X

Posted on Dec 21, 2019 7:37 PM

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turingtest2

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Dec 27, 2019 2:14 AM in response to CallYourSponsor

From the user tip:

Add ringtone to device, macOS 10.5 Catalina

Connect your device to your Mac, and open the general tab for it in Finder.
Drag and drop your .m4r file from another open Finder window to the General tab for your device.

You may also need the advice about removing existing tones before the device can accept new ones.

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turingtest2

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Dec 22, 2019 5:00 AM in response to CallYourSponsor

See Create and manage ringtones in iTunes - Apple Community. You should be able to drag the .m4r files to the device where it appears in the Finder sidebar. In some cases you may need to clear out existing custom tones on the device before you can add new ones.

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Answer 3

Dec 27, 2019 12:14 AM in response to turingtest2

Again, I don't have iTunes anymore. APPLE got rid of it with Catalina. The Music app isn't the same thing. These directions don't work anymore. Is there anything I can do with the Music app? Or finder?

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Restoring custom Ringtones after "upgrading" to Catalina

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