Recovering playlists and music
I recently bought a macbook and tried synching my iphone to it. When I did all my old playlists and a lot of music disappeared. How do I recover it? Very frustrated.
MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)
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judysings
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Hi PattyW16,
Syncing is a one-way transfer of music from your iTunes library on the computer to your device. In order to get all of your music to your new Mac, you need to copy the iTunes Library from your old Mac or PC to your new one. If your old computer is a Mac, and you have a Time Machine backup, that would be another way to get your music and other data onto your new computer. The resources below will provide some additional information:
How to move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204318
This is the most complete way to move your music. You can also download any past purchases to your new computer:
Download past purchases from iTunes - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201272
Move your content to a new Mac - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204350
Regards,