playlist iphone to mac

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playlist iphone to mac

I recently purchased a new iMac. How do I transfer my playlists from my iPhone 5S to my new mac? I see a bunch of 3rd party software to do this, but I can't imagine why iTunes would not have this capability on it's own. Does it?

iPhone 5s, iOS 7.0.4, iTunes Playlist, iPhone 5S, iMac

Posted on Feb 19, 2014 2:33 AM

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jeremy_v

Community Specialist

Feb 21, 2014 7:24 AM in response to RWMPhoto

Hi RWMPhoto,

Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.

If you have iTunes purchases on your iPhone, you can transfer or download them to your Mac. This article has more information on the options available for transfering content:

iTunes: Transferring media from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or iPod

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1209

You can transfer media using these methods:

Media type Transfer method

Music purchased from the iTunes Store

Transfer your media through iTunes.

Download your media through iTunes in the Cloud1.

Download your media through iTunes Match2.

Music imported from a CD or other source

iTunes can't transfer this media back to your computer.

Back up your iTunes library or useiTunes Match2.

Best,

Jeremy

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Media type	Transfer method
Music purchased from the iTunes Store	Transfer your media through iTunes. Download your media through iTunes in the Cloud1. Download your media through iTunes Match2.
Music imported from a CD or other source	iTunes can't transfer this media back to your computer. Back up your iTunes library or useiTunes Match2.