HT201269: Transfer content from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

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shfromwf
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Apple Music

Q: How to transfer music from iPhone 6 to macbook pro

How to transfer my music from my iPhone 6 to my macbook pro

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Apr 16, 2016 2:54 PM

by Limnos,Apple recommended
Limnos Limnos
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A:

Your i-device was not designed for unique storage of your media. It is not a backup device and media transfer was planned with you maintaining a master copy of your media on a computer which is itself independently backed up against loss.  To use a device with a different setup you transfer the old library from a computer or a backup directly to the new setup, not the device to the library. Media syncing is one way, computer to device, updating the device content to the content on the computer, not updating or restoring content on a computer. The exception is iTunes Store purchases which can be transferred to a computer.

 

Redownload or transfer your iTunes Store purchases from an iPhone, iPad or iPod to a computer - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201267 - "This feature works only for content bought from the iTunes Store." As of iOS9 it no longer does apps which now must be re-downloaded directly from the Store.  It also does not do Apple Music which must be downloaded directly to the computer from the AM service.

 

For transferring other items from an i-device to a computer you will have to use third party commercial software.  See this document by turingtest2: Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991  Even this method may not fully recover what you had in the library originally. For example if in order to save space when syncing you had converted music files to a lower bitrate, or photos to a lower resolution, it is those lower quality files you will recover.

 

If you subscribe to Apple Music, tracks which are not part of content you have purchased or uploaded cannot be transferred and have to be downloaded directly from iCloud.

Posted on Apr 18, 2016 8:35 PM

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Q: How to transfer music from iPhone 6 to macbook pro

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  • by Piqûre,Helpful

    Piqûre Piqûre Apr 21, 2016 7:42 AM in response to shfromwf
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    Apr 21, 2016 7:42 AM in response to shfromwf

    Where is the music coming from? If it is from the iTunes store then with the same AppleID on the Mac, you can download it again. There is no easy way to tranfer music from iPhone to Mac and you're not supposed to anyway.

     

    If the music on the iPhone has been transferred from another computer you cannot connect your iPhone to another music library without erasing the music on the phone.  Give us more details.

  • by Limnos,Apple recommended

    Limnos Limnos Apr 18, 2016 8:35 PM in response to shfromwf
    Level 9 (53,695 points)
    Mac OS X
    Apr 18, 2016 8:35 PM in response to shfromwf

    Your i-device was not designed for unique storage of your media. It is not a backup device and media transfer was planned with you maintaining a master copy of your media on a computer which is itself independently backed up against loss.  To use a device with a different setup you transfer the old library from a computer or a backup directly to the new setup, not the device to the library. Media syncing is one way, computer to device, updating the device content to the content on the computer, not updating or restoring content on a computer. The exception is iTunes Store purchases which can be transferred to a computer.

     

    Redownload or transfer your iTunes Store purchases from an iPhone, iPad or iPod to a computer - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201267 - "This feature works only for content bought from the iTunes Store." As of iOS9 it no longer does apps which now must be re-downloaded directly from the Store.  It also does not do Apple Music which must be downloaded directly to the computer from the AM service.

     

    For transferring other items from an i-device to a computer you will have to use third party commercial software.  See this document by turingtest2: Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991  Even this method may not fully recover what you had in the library originally. For example if in order to save space when syncing you had converted music files to a lower bitrate, or photos to a lower resolution, it is those lower quality files you will recover.

     

    If you subscribe to Apple Music, tracks which are not part of content you have purchased or uploaded cannot be transferred and have to be downloaded directly from iCloud.

  • by shfromwf,

    shfromwf shfromwf Apr 21, 2016 8:06 AM in response to Piqûre
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    Apple Music
    Apr 21, 2016 8:06 AM in response to Piqûre

    Thanks so much for your reply.  The music on my iPhone came from my IMac and not from ITunes. I am traveling with my Macbook Pro and was wondering if it were possible to get the music on it as well.  It's not a "have to" thing....just missing the music.   Again, thanks so much for your reply..it was very helpful.