Ringtone listed under "music" and not "ringtones" - help

[coryqj]

I purchased 2 ringtones on itunes on my computer yesterday. I went to change a ringtone on my iphone and the new ringtones were not listed. I checked on itunes and they were listed under music not ringtones. How do I get to ringtones? Thanks!

 

[yentrog31]

I purchased 2 ringtones on itunes on my computer yesterday. I went to change a ringtone on my iphone and the new ringtones were not listed. I checked on itunes and they were listed under music not ringtones. How do I get to ringtones? Thanks!

so I'm assuming you did sync it?..what is the extension of the ringtones that show up in your music?

 

[Mr Kram]

^^^ extension is probably wrong. should be m4r.

 

[yentrog31]

Music would have ext .mp3 ,whereas a ringtone would be .m4r

 

[Rajani Isa]

Music would have ext .mp3 ,whereas a ringtone would be .m4r

Music could also have an extention of m4a

If your ringtone isn't already m4a, it needs to be converted to that before renaming to m4r

 

[coryqj]

Follow up question

how do I found out the extension that you all mentioned?

and yes, I did sync my phone

 

[Mr Kram]

how do I found out the extension that you all mentioned?

and yes, I did sync my phone

select the song and get info (apple i). the summary tab should tell you.

 

[Colin Barnes]

Similar problem

I'm having a similar problem.

I have downloaded some ringtones. (they arrived as m4a files)
I located the files, renamed them to m4r files and re-imported them into iTunes.
They still appear under Library -> Music. Library -> Ringtones is empty.
If I "Get info" on the files they appear as "Kind: Ringtone"

Any suggestions?...

Thanks.

Colin