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Download songs from iMac to iPhone 15 pro

My music library on my iMac is 5868 songs taking 46.68GB but on my new iPhone 15 Pro - it is only showing 17.6 GB - I have settings all set as they should be - why aren't more downloaded?

iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 14, 2023 7:18 AM

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Posted on Oct 15, 2023 10:09 AM

Hey littlebert,


Let's try the following steps below and try syncing the songs again to see if it makes a difference:


Sync music between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


Sync music to your device

1. Connect your device to your Mac.

You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. See Sync content between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch over Wi-Fi.
2. In the Finder  on your Mac, select the device in the Finder sidebar.
A device selected in the Finder sidebar.
If you connect your device to your Mac using a USB cable and don’t see the device in the Finder sidebar, see If your device doesn’t appear in the sidebar

3. Click Music in the button bar.
The button bar showing Music selected.
4. Select the “Sync music onto [device name]” checkbox to turn on syncing of your music.

With the checkbox selected, syncing is set to transfer all your music to your device. 
“Sync music onto device” checkbox appears with additional options for syncing your entire library or only selected items and including videos and voice memos in the syncing process.
5. To sync a selection of music, click “Selected playlist, artists, albums, and genres.”
6. Select the checkbox for each item you want to sync in the music list. Deselect the checkbox for any item you don’t want to sync.

Click Artists, Albums, Genres, or Playlists to see your content organized by that category. 
7. Select syncing options: 

* Select the “Include videos” checkbox to include videos when syncing.
* Select the “Include voice memos” checkbox to include voice memos when syncing.
* Select the “Automatically fill free space with songs” checkbox to have your Mac fill the free space on your device with songs when syncing. Use this option if you have a large music library on your Mac but don’t have room to sync all of your music to your device. This option syncs as many songs as possible. See Fill your device with a random selection of songs using Autofill.

8. When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.


We hope this helps!


Best regards.

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Oct 15, 2023 10:09 AM in response to littlebert

Hey littlebert,


Let's try the following steps below and try syncing the songs again to see if it makes a difference:


Sync music between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


Sync music to your device

1. Connect your device to your Mac.

You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. See Sync content between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch over Wi-Fi.
2. In the Finder  on your Mac, select the device in the Finder sidebar.
A device selected in the Finder sidebar.
If you connect your device to your Mac using a USB cable and don’t see the device in the Finder sidebar, see If your device doesn’t appear in the sidebar

3. Click Music in the button bar.
The button bar showing Music selected.
4. Select the “Sync music onto [device name]” checkbox to turn on syncing of your music.

With the checkbox selected, syncing is set to transfer all your music to your device. 
“Sync music onto device” checkbox appears with additional options for syncing your entire library or only selected items and including videos and voice memos in the syncing process.
5. To sync a selection of music, click “Selected playlist, artists, albums, and genres.”
6. Select the checkbox for each item you want to sync in the music list. Deselect the checkbox for any item you don’t want to sync.

Click Artists, Albums, Genres, or Playlists to see your content organized by that category. 
7. Select syncing options: 

* Select the “Include videos” checkbox to include videos when syncing.
* Select the “Include voice memos” checkbox to include voice memos when syncing.
* Select the “Automatically fill free space with songs” checkbox to have your Mac fill the free space on your device with songs when syncing. Use this option if you have a large music library on your Mac but don’t have room to sync all of your music to your device. This option syncs as many songs as possible. See Fill your device with a random selection of songs using Autofill.

8. When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.


We hope this helps!


Best regards.

Download songs from iMac to iPhone 15 pro

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