How to move music from pc to iphone

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You probably know that you can sync music to your iPhone, iPod, or iPad using iTunes; this is the default way to put music and other content on your iOS device. But what you may not know is that there are other ways to get music on your device: iMazing can do this for you.

You may not want to hassle with iTunes and its arcane settings. You may simply want to select some files and transfer them to your iOS device. With iMazing, you can choose music on your computer and copy it to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. And with iMazing, transferring songs is even simpler than with iTunes. You can drag and drop your files without sync.

If you do this, you'll be able to access your music from the iOS Music app, just as if it was synced from iTunes.

Here is how to transfer music from your computer to an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch:

1. Launch iMazing and connect your device to your Mac or PC.
2. Select your device in the sidebar, then select "Music".
3. Click "Import from Folder", and select the music you want to import.
4. Transfer your Music.

Before you begin

Download and install iMazing on your Mac or PC computer

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In-Depth Tutorial

1. Launch iMazing on your computer and connect your device.

Download and install iMazing. Launch the app, and connect your device to your Mac or PC.

2. Select your device in the iMazing's sidebar, then select "Music".

iMazing loads your device's music and playlist(s).

3. Click "Import from Folder" in the bottom toolbar, then select items to import.

Navigate to the folder containing the music you want to import. Click Choose to tell iMazing to import the contents of that folder. iMazing can import music files in sub-folders within the selected folder.

Step 2. Click "+" to choose the songs you want to transfer to iPhone.

Step 3. Choose the songs you want to transfer to iPhone and click Open.

Step 4. Finally, click the Start Transfer button to pass music from PC to iPhone.

→ Note: FoneTool can also help you transfer purchased or non-purchased music from iPhone to computer. You can go to this Transfer Music from iPhone to Computer guide to learn more.

Method 2. How to Transfer Music from Windows 10 to iPhone with iTunes

Something you should know: iTunes requires you to pair your computer with your iPhone, that’s to say, you can’t sync music from different iTunes libraries to the same iPhone. Besides, the newly added songs will erase the old ones. If you want a no-data-loss way to transfer selected songs, please go to Method 1.

If you don't mind the limitations of iTunes, read to see how to add music to iPhone from iTunes on Windows 10.

Steps to Transfer MP3 to iPhone on Windows 10 with iTunes

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to computer via the USB cable and run iTunes. Please make sure you have installed the latest version of iTunes on your PC.

→ Note: For the first connection, a window will appear on your PC and you should click “Continue” to allow iTunes to read your iPhone data. Also tap “Trust” on your iPhone.

Step 2. Click Device icon > go to Summary > uncheck the Automatically sync when this iPhone is connected option and check the option Manually manage music and videos > click Apply button.

Step 3. Click File option > choose Add File to Library from the drop-down list to add music files to iTunes you want to move to iPhone.

Step 4. Go to Music > select Sync Music > choose either sync entire music library or selected playlists > click Apply button.

Method 3. How to Transfer Music from Windows 10 to iPhone via Cloud Services

If you want to transfer music from Windows 10 to iPhone without iTunes, you can try some cloud services to help you make it, like Dropbox, Google Play Music, Amazon Cloud. Here we take Dropbox as an example.

Dropbox functions like a container where you can store all your files and it offers 2 GB of free storage space. After installing Dropbox app on PC, you just need to drag and drop your songs to it. And then install Dropbox on your iPhone and sync it, you will find songs are there and you can download the song for offline listening.

Steps to Transfer MP3 to iPhone on Windows 10 via Dropbox

Step 1. Sign up for a Dropbox account. Download Dropbox on both your computer and iPhone. And log in to your account.

Step 2. Copy and paste the songs you need to the Dropbox folder on your PC and wait for the songs to upload. Dropbox supports music in .mp3, .aiff, .m4a, and .wav formats.

Step 3. Go to the Dropbox app on your iPhone. You can listen to these songs via network. Or If you want to save the song for offline listening, you can swipe the song that you want to keep on the device from left to right and hit the “Star” to mark the song as favorite.

Conclusion

That’s all about how to transfer music from Windows 10 to iPhone. Compared above three methods, FoneTool offers an easier way to help you transfer both purchased and non-purchased songs without data erasing.

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