Ipad Iphone Music Transfer to Computer

Five different procedures for iPhone /iPad / iOS devices music transfer to computer with iTunes and without using iTunes.

 

First technique to transfer iPhone music is using apple music membership. 

 

                 You can register at apple music, it is free for 3 months and for student it has discount.  If you don’t find join apple music membership option. Then go to setting – music – and then turn on show apple music. You need to use same apple id for log in to get all your music on apple music.

 

                You can access all music libraries. For this you need to turn on iCloud music library on iPhone.

Go to setting – music – tap to turn on iCloud music library.

  From computer open iTunes – click on edit – then preferences – under general tab -tick iCloud music library.

On Mac computer, open iTunes – then preference and check iCloud music library. This way you can also transfer music songs which are not from iTunes store but from other sources.

If you don’t find music on apple music. Open iTunes – click on file -then library – select update iTunes library. Now you will find your music.

 You can also transfer songs from iPhone to android by this method. Just download apple music app android. And log in with the same apple id you are using on iPhone.

 

            To cancel apple music membership, just tap on music app – then profile icon – View apple id – subscription – cancel subscription.

 

Second technique for iPhone music transfer to computer without iTunes software.

 

Location of music on iPhone is root//private/var/mobile/Media/. Under this media folder all your music stored under /iTunes_control/ music. If you have sync iPhone with PC. Then look at c:\documents and settings\admin or username you logged in to computer\my documents\my music\iTunes.

      

                   

Connect iPhone to computer. Open this PC, then iPhone folder. You do not see any data or folder. Actually windows use FAT or NTFS file system. Apple has different file system. Due to this windows can’t read iPhone folder.

 

               First install applemobiledevicesupport driver. Now you can access iPhone files. Copy those music from iPhone and paste on computer.

 

Third method for iPad music transfer to windows pc.

                 When you sync iPhone to computer or you take backup of iPhone with iTunes. This will transfer music library to iTunes backup on computer.

 

                 Location of iTunes backup image file on windows computer >  C: drive or drive on which os installed\documents and settings\admin\application data\apple computer\mobilesync\backup.  Or open iTunes – click on edit menu -preferences - then device - list of backup on iTunes. Right click to see location.

               On Mac computer > user/ user home directory/ library/applicationsupport / mobilesync / backup. This is location of iTunes backup on Mac computer. ITunes backup is an image data. You need to extract data from iTunes backup. During this ipad or iPhone video transfer to computer if iPhone does not recognize by iTunes. Then I have created separate post for how to fix iPhone not detected by computer and troubleshoot iPhone won’t turn on.

 

Technique 4 Copy iPhone music to computer using iCloud.

                      ICloud provides 5 GB free data space. You can also backup on iCloud. Go to setting – your name – iCloud – backup.

                 Install iCloud for windows. Then log in with apple id. Click on cloud with downward arrow to download on computer.

 

Technique 5 transfer purchase iPhone to computer.

                 Open iTunes. Log in with apple id. On account tab - Tap on purchase menu - not in my library. Now you will get list of music album which are not on computer, click on download.