Stop Mac From Deleting Songs From iPhone

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Stop Mac From Deleting Songs From iPhone

I use the Music app on my iMac. I have two different music libraries and switch back and forth.

To get the music I want on my iPhone, I have setup a sync between the iPhone and the Mac. When I press Sync, I get the music transferred from the iMac to my iPhone.

I then eject the iPhone from the Finder.

When I switch Music to the second library, shortly thereafter, all the music on my iPhone disappears.

How can I stop the Mac and iPhone from syncing and only do it when I do the manual sync?

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 11.6

Posted on Apr 30, 2022 1:49 PM

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Lawrence Finch

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Apr 30, 2022 2:01 PM in response to Lawrence Hammer

You can’t if they are logged in to the same Apple ID. The iPhone music library will mirror the music library on your Mac. There’s probably a better way of managing your music, like creating playlists that you can switch back and forth.

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Apr 30, 2022 2:08 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Thanks for trying. I never used to have this problem. I sync'ed manually and only when I wanted to update my music.

The problem I have is that I am trying Apple Music. Apple Music requires that I sync my music collection in the iCloud. My music collection is extensive and has been collected over 50 years and I don't want to have to pay to store it in the cloud.

So I guess my only option is to drop Apple Music and go back to a competitor.

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Apr 30, 2022 2:12 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

That is news to me. I had a discussion with an Apple Tech when I signed up. He or she told me that my collection would take up so much room that I would have to pay for additional storage. Hence my needing two libraries.

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Apr 30, 2022 2:10 PM in response to Lawrence Hammer

If you have Apple Music you don’t pay for the iCloud storage for music; it is covered in the monthly Apple Music subscription.

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Stop Mac From Deleting Songs From iPhone

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