You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
📰 Newsroom Update
Billie Eilish is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2024. Learn more >
Billie Eilish is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2024. Learn more >
How do I transfer music from iPad Air to iTunes on the Mac
Or how do I transfer music from iPad Air to iPhone 12
I know I can sync iPad with iTunes on the Mac but doing that I believe will loose the old music I have on iPad which I don't want to happen.
Thanks
iPad Air, iOS 12
You cannot transfer music from an iPad or iPhone to iTunes. The sync always works the other way, from iTunes/Apple Music to your device. If you purchased music on device, it will be available for download in iTunes.
You cannot transfer music from an iPad or iPhone to iTunes. The sync always works the other way, from iTunes/Apple Music to your device. If you purchased music on device, it will be available for download in iTunes.
I realized that and that's why I also mentioned if there is a way I can transfer music from iPad directly to iPhone12.
On iPad I have most music I copied from cd's, flash drive and purchased some.
I have the most music on iPad compared to iTunes and iPhone and that is the reason I do not want to loose it by syncing it to the iTunes.
No, everything syncs through iTunes (or through iTunes Match or Apple Music). Anything you have on your iPad came through iTunes at some point so you should have that available to you somewhere. But, you cannot transfer backward (from I device to iTunes) natively. There may be some third-party software out there, I've just never used it.
Thanks for your helpful advice but one more question.
Is there anyway I can transfer existing music from iPad to iPhone 12 without going through iTunes.
Transfer music from iPad Air to iTunes without loosing the existing music on iPad
