how to transfer or sync voice memos from iPhone to mac

Itunes

Check the box that says Sync voice memo's and plug the phone in.

Will this sync voice memos and leave music unaffected? I have different music on my mac (literally thousands of tracks that have taken years to acquire) to my phone, which doesn't have enough memory for my music. I would be more than devastated if the music on my mac was deleted.....

If you sync to a different library the music on your phone will be deleted.

But can't I select to only sync voice memos, leaving the music files untouched? I'm a bit puzzled because my iPhone voice memos were syncing automatically before December 2014, and now they are not, so nothing I have recorded in 2015 has updated onto my mac...

Are you syncing with iTunes Match or a cable via iTunes?

No, I'm not using iTunes match. Connecting via USB (I have an iPhone 4) and a 2012 macbook pro running the latest Yosemite.

The music on the phone will be replaced by the music on the Mac

I have the same problem. Large memos (interviews), can't sync otherwise they will be lost. It looks like we need to find an app - I've seen some older recommendations, but if someone can suggest a working, currently available option, that would be great. I've heard of iFunbox, but not sure if it's safe/reliable.

Just used iFunBox to copy files, as suggested elsewhere, and it seems to work for now!