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

Hi.

I have tried everything in this thread and nothing works. Must be the latest version of iTunes 11.0.4.4.. I give up.

Can you downgrade back to an older version of iTunes? Anyway, you're welcome to use my ringtones 🙂

I eventually got it working. I turns out I wasnt deleting the converted AAC file from Itunes after conversion. I repeated all the steps as mentioned and it did work.

Many Thanks!

Hi RedCerises,

I was struggling with the same issue...

Make a copy of the m4r that you have created and save it to your desktop. THEN, go back to the original copy of the AAC file and DELETE it. Once it's out of iTunes folder AND iTunes Songs, you can double click the desktop copy and it will post to Tones.

Boo ya!

Thanks; your explanation was key! Can't believe there's not more "likes"!

Thanks to..........

lil9lovely3Re: Can't move ringtones to "Tones" folder in itunesOct 25, 2012 8:05 PM (in response to RedCerises)

This was really a cracking key.

Thanks again.

Hi,

I haven't solved this problem yet, but I will.

I wanted to add a comment to everyone who is as mad as I am. My ringtone is a clip from "Time(Clock of my heart)" by Boy George. In real life I owe Boy George a royalty each time I receive a call. ...If I ever get the thing to work.

In this day and age it would be possable for Boy George's agent to bill me. So you guys too might face future charges if your ringtone could be caught. In this day and age its possiable.

Just saying.

Thanks,

Austin

Nonsense. What you do with your own music for "your own personal use" is no-one's business but your own. And you most certainly do not owe any royalties...

just install itools..u can move ur ringtones from windows or mac jst by dragging them

Hi, I had the same problems and I finally got it.

Okay, so I also took the same steps as you did and I wasn't successful either. Intest of keeping it in Finder, drag the file to your desktop. After that go to you iTunes and go to the library, not the playlists or anything, IN THE LIBRARY. Then, you need to delete the original and AAC file that is in your library. After that, I assure you it will work. Go to tones and drag from your desktop to there.

100% trustworthy, just did it in my mac 🙂

Thanks Yoo Jin, - This method works for me , saved me hours, very helpful and thankyou,

Someone else had suggested downloading iTools, but that did not work. It closed every time as soon as it opened. I found your solution, and it worked like a charm. It took me about 2 minutes to get my ringtone loaded. Thanks so much for the help.

This was great! Worked like a charm. Nothing else was working, not even iTools people kept mentioning. That closes as soon as it opens. No help there. It literally took me less than 2 minutes to do what you said, and it worked the first time. Thanks so much for the help.

I'm rubbish at IT so here's my version which worked after taking bits from other versions using windows 7:

1. Select track in iTunes library

2. Right click and select get info

3. Select options tab

4. Change stop time to 30 seconds

5. Ok

6. Right click song again and select 'Create AAC Version'. You will hear the iTunes tone.

7. Right click AAC Version (directly below original track)

8. Select summary to see where new format is saved (under the heading WHERE:- shows as m4a format

9. Find location as shown in summary (usually C:\Documents and settings\User\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes media\Music\name of song etc.

10. There should be 2 versions of the song in different formats. Change the m4a version to m4r by renaming it.

11. Copy the m4r version to the 'Tones' folder of iTunes Media (still in the c drive)

12. Go back to iTunes (may need to close and reopen it) and connect phone.

13. Go to Tones and sync track with phone

14. Check settings/sounds on phone and new ringtone will be there ( I didn't have to delete the original mp3 and its still there in my library). The ringtone works great.

Thank you sooooo much ChrisJ4203 ! It was so frustrating - nice to finally find a simple solution 🙂