Transfer music from iPhone to Mac

mayakukla · Jun 27, 2012, 09:01 PM

got a new retina macbook after air was stolen. What is a quick way to transfer info with all playlists from the iPhone 4s to the macbook?

Shadowbech · Jun 27, 2012, 09:21 PM

If you purchased music off from your iphone itunes music store, you can simply transfer purchases. Connect your iphone to your new MBP, right click on your device and transfer purchases.

Another option: There are third party program that does allow you to transfer your music from your phone to your computer. Search Google.

joec1101 · Jun 27, 2012, 10:15 PM

Try "Phone to Mac". It's not free, but it works very well. Copies everything - music, playlists, movies, tones, etc. to your Mac and sets it all up automatically in iTunes.

SurferMan · Jun 27, 2012, 10:26 PM

I used to use Sharepod

JMG · Jun 27, 2012, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SurferMan

I used to use Sharepod

From what I remember it didn't work for my iPhone 3. Maybe it's been updated?

SurferMan · Jun 27, 2012, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JMG

From what I remember it didn't work for my iPhone 3. Maybe it's been updated?

Been awhile but it worked the few times I used it. There was another I used that worked too but drawing a blank on what it was.

JMG · Jun 27, 2012, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SurferMan

Been awhile but it worked the few times I used it. There was another I used that worked too but drawing a blank on what it was.

Sentui? Senuti?

dontwalkhand · Jun 28, 2012, 01:24 AM

I recommend either Senuti (iTunes spelled backwards

) or iRip. Both work great, but they are paid apps. I can vouch that they work fine on my iPhone 4.

Timshan0876 · Jun 28, 2012, 01:26 AM

I just did this about 2 weeks ago with SENUTI,
The first 1000songs are free, after 1000 you have to pay...

Pushkai · 10:10 AM

Hi mayakukla,

I don't think there's any way of doing what you want in iTunes, unfortunately. (They were probably afraid of pirating.) So if you have a backup of your old machine, the easiest might be to get the files from that. If you don't, however, I know there's a lof of programs that can copy music and other files from an iPhone to a Mac. I haven't used any of them, but google a bit, and I'm sure you will find plenty.

You can see if you find anything in Apple's app store, but I doubt it, since this is a functionality Apple doesn't really want you do have.

Zmanbaseball2 · May 31, 2013, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SurferMan

I used to use Sharepod

Sharepod is the way to go

Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk 2

KUguardgrl13 · May 31, 2013, 07:58 AM

I remember there was a way to do this with iPods a few years back. You could make hidden folders visible and drag and drop. It at least worked for me to move songs from my old pc to my MacBook Pro. I'm sure you can google the instructions.

Apple blogger · May 31, 2013, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by KUguardgrl13

I remember there was a way to do this with iPods a few years back. You could make hidden folders visible and drag and drop. It at least worked for me to move songs from my old pc to my MacBook Pro. I'm sure you can google the instructions.

Worked for the iPod (still does) but not iphone ...

KUguardgrl13 · May 31, 2013, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Apple blogger

Worked for the iPod (still does) but not iphone ...

Bummer. Sorry, OP. Good luck!

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Pushkai macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2013	Hi mayakukla, I don't think there's any way of doing what you want in iTunes, unfortunately. (They were probably afraid of pirating.) So if you have a backup of your old machine, the easiest might be to get the files from that. If you don't, however, I know there's a lof of programs that can copy music and other files from an iPhone to a Mac. I haven't used any of them, but google a bit, and I'm sure you will find plenty. You can see if you find anything in Apple's app store, but I doubt it, since this is a functionality Apple doesn't really want you do have. Last edited by Pushkai; Jun 1, 2013 at 10:10 AM.
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joec1101 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: So Cal, USA	Try "Phone to Mac". It's not free, but it works very well. Copies everything - music, playlists, movies, tones, etc. to your Mac and sets it all up automatically in iTunes.
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Timshan0876 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: San Marino, Los Angeles, California	I just did this about 2 weeks ago with SENUTI, The first 1000songs are free, after 1000 you have to pay...
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KUguardgrl13 macrumors regular Join Date: May 2013 Location: Kansas, USA	I remember there was a way to do this with iPods a few years back. You could make hidden folders visible and drag and drop. It at least worked for me to move songs from my old pc to my MacBook Pro. I'm sure you can google the instructions.
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