Can't move ringtones to "Tones" folder in itunes

Yes. But I was able to move the ringtone after I deleted the Mp3 version from the library.

Thanks for asking, but i'm good to go now.

If you are Windows user, try this to confirm you have indeed changed the extension to m4r:

1. After creating the AAC version of the song you want to use as ringtone, right click on the AAC version.

2. Click "Show in Window Explorer". This will open the window where your AAC version is stored.

3. In the Explorer window, press Alt key on your keyboard. This will bring up the menu bar above your toolbar.

4. Click <Tools>, then select <Folder options...> to bring up the pop-up window.

5. Select <View> tab. in the Advanced Setting box, look for "Hide extensions for known file types". Uncheck it by clicking the box.

6. Now you should be able to see all the file extensions. Check that your AAC version that you created earlier has indeed m4r extension.

If you did not do this but simply rename your file with ".m4r", the actual file extension would have still been .m4a For example, if you right click your AAC version of the song LinkinPark_BurnItDown and rename it by typing ".m4r" at the end, the filename simply became LinkinPark_BurnItDown.m4r.m4a, so it would remain a m4a music file.

I also read numerous "how-to" articles and didn't get it to work, but I came across this one article that mentioned these steps, and that did it for me. Hope it works for you too.

The only way I could drag it into "tones" was to show it in Internet Explorer again, then delete the track on the itunes library and drag it from there....

Im having the exact same problem. Before I "updated" itunes this was not a problem. Update? Ha! Thats code for downgrade

Double click on the file on your desktop and it goes into the tones folder

Double Clicking does nothing, sadly

I've renamed the files from an mp3 to an m4r, making sure that both of them are less then 40 seconds.
I've made sure they're deleted from my itunes library.
I've converted them with a file converter.

I still can't drag-n-drop the ringtone nor can I put it on there by using
File > Add File to Library...

What do I do? ._.

You cannot rename the files directly from mp3 to m4r. You have to create an AAC version first which will change the file to an m4a, delete the mp3 version and change the extension from m4a to m4r. Then double click on the file and it will move it to the Tones folder.

If you have Final Cut you can open the file in there, export the audio as AAC then change it to m4r on the desktop. After that it will open in Tones in your iTunes.

After doing all the other steps w/ the AAC version & .m4r stuff, in the Music Library on iTunes, right-click the music file & click "Show In Windows Explorer." Keep that window open. Go back to iTunes & on the desired ringtone, click Delete, and click "Keep File" so that the file is still in the iTunes Media Folder, but not visible iTunes. Then, drag the file from Windows Explorer to the Tones icon on iTunes. That's how you do it. I just had the same problem. It will not drag and drop unless you delete the file from iTunes first. 😉

Oh, and make sure to click "Sync Tones" on your iPhone (Devices) section of iTunes.

I was having the same problem but i figured it out!

once you convert the mp3 file to AAC Encoder, drag it to your desktop and change the extension name to m4r instead of m4a.

then you have to DELETE BOTH THE MP3 & AAC ENCODED files.

After that, highlight the "Tones" in your itunes and then you cand drag the m4r from desktop to Tones. then synch with ut iphone.

What a crazy system. So you can't just choose any music file on an iPhone as ring-tone? Madness.

No because they want you to buy ringtones too.

Hi Everyone.

Just want to say I was looking to re-add all my ring tones to the tone Library on iTunes and what I had to do was use the app ringtones to add them all back, below is a pic of the app.

This is how I solved my Tone import problem.

Hope this helps