If you don't subscribe to Apple Music If you only want to sync your existing music library across all of your devices, and not any music from the Apple Music catalog, you can subscribe to iTunes Match on your computer.
If you buy music from the iTunes Store, you can redownload your past music purchases on your Apple device or a PC with iTunes for Windows. You can also manually sync music from your computer to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Need help? The original song files will remain on the device that they were uploaded from. Apple Music isn't a back up service. Make sure to back up your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch , Mac , or PC, so that you have a copy of your music and other information in case your device is ever replaced, lost, or damaged.
You can have up to , songs in your music library. Songs that you buy from the iTunes Store don't count against this limit. Learn more Learn how to join Apple Music. Learn about the icons that you might see next to songs when you turn on Sync Library. If Sync Library is turned on, a song that you delete from one device is deleted everywhere. Learn what to do if songs in your music library are grayed out.
Published Date: April 21, If you want iTunes to ask you before syncing, do one of the following:. You can add music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts to your device manually. In the iTunes app on your PC, choose an option Music or Movies, for example from the pop-up menu at the top left, then click Library.
In your iTunes library , click Downloaded in the sidebar on the left. Note: You can only add items you downloaded to a device. To remove an item that was added manually, click On My Device, select an item or items , press the Delete key, then click Delete. You can also turn off automatic syncing for music, movies, and TV shows.
You must do this if you want to sync iPod classic, iPod nano, or iPod shuffle with more than one iTunes library , or automatically fill your device with songs using Autofill see the next task, below. Note: To sync content from your computer to iPod classic, iPod nano, or iPod shuffle, use iTunes on Windows 10 or later. If you get tired of hearing the same music on your device, you can have iTunes fill it with a random selection of songs using Autofill.
To use Autofill, you must turn off automatic syncing for music and video. See Keep items from being synced automatically. Click the Autofill From pop-up menu at the bottom of the Music pane, then choose which songs you want to sync. Because your iPhone will be backed up automatically to your computer when syncing or to iCloud if enabled , you likely won't need to use this option very often. If your computer and iPhone use the same Wi-Fi network, you can sync your iPhone over Wi-Fi instead of plugging it in to the computer.
You can sync your iPhone wirelessly to iCloud , which will work in the background to sync important information among your mobile devices. For example, you could purchase a song in iTunes on your iPhone, then listen to it on your computer.
Or you could create a to-do list on your computer, then keep up with it on your iPhone. Review the full list of iCloud features from Apple to learn more. An Apple ID is required to use iCloud. You should also review this page from Apple to make sure your device meets iCloud system requirements. If you want to use iCloud to sync information with your other devices like your iPad, Mac, or PC , you'll also need to set up iCloud on these devices. Review the instructions below as needed.
If you purchase something on another device from the iTunes Store or App Store, you may want it to appear automatically on your iPhone. Even if you don't have any of your devices, you can still view your important iCloud information online.
Simply go to www. From here, you'll be able to view your calendar, locate your device, and perform other functions.
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