I'm just setting up my new ipone 16e but there's no facility to back up my itunes library which is mainly my CD collection from many years and not bought from iTunes. Is it possible to transfer the library across?
Apple doesn't provide any way to transfer music purchased on CD directly from one iPhone to another.
Their model is that you import that music into a master iTunes/Music library on a Mac or PC, and then manually synchronize mobile devices (iPods, iPhones, iPads) against that library. You safeguard the master library on the computer, and to "transfer" music to a new mobile device, you plug that device into your computer, and then do another manual synchronization.
Sync music between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
If you have purchased music from the iTunes Store, you can probably re-download it.
If you subscribe to iTunes Match, or if you subscribe to Apple Music and use the "Sync Library" feature, things might operate a bit differently.
Apple doesn't provide any way to transfer music purchased on CD directly from one iPhone to another.
Their model is that you import that music into a master iTunes/Music library on a Mac or PC, and then manually synchronize mobile devices (iPods, iPhones, iPads) against that library. You safeguard the master library on the computer, and to "transfer" music to a new mobile device, you plug that device into your computer, and then do another manual synchronization.
Sync music between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
If you have purchased music from the iTunes Store, you can probably re-download it.
If you subscribe to iTunes Match, or if you subscribe to Apple Music and use the "Sync Library" feature, things might operate a bit differently.
Transferring iTunes library from iPhone SE to 16e
