Wednesday, November 12, 2014

3 Ways to Transfer Music to Computer from iPhone


You can actually transfer music from your PC to iPhone with iTunes, but you'll realize that iTunes isn't that helpful if you need to transfer music from iPhone to computer. Actually, iTunes only enables you to transfer purchased songs back to its library, when you just have purchased music files in your iPhone, iTunes is an excellent choice. Besides iTunes, you may also use Dropbox and Leawo iTransfer to transfer iPhone music to computer. The next guidance will teach you the 3 ways to transfer music from iPhone to computer.

1. iTunes

As it is known, iTunes is a one-way transfer program, and it allows users to import the files in their computer to iPhone, but is not the way back. If you're an iPhone user who only trust the files in the iTunes Store, the following guidance of transferring purchases back to iTunes library is just right for you.

Step 1. Run iTunes and click''Edit > Preferences > Device > Prevent iPhones, iPods and iPads from syncing automatically'' at the upper left corner of iTunes window.

Step 2. Plug iPhone into computer via the USB cable, and click ¡°File > Device > Transfer Purchases¡± at the upper left corner.

Step 3. iTunes will start to sync all the purchased items back to its library. After the syncing process, you'll get the music files in your iTunes library, including the purchased music files. You'll be able to get the music files in the folder of your iTunes media files on your pc. The location of iTunes folder is listed as follows:
Mac OS X: /Users/username/Music/iTunes/
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\
Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8: C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes\

2. Dropbox

Dropbox is now very famous among iOS users and Android users due to its convenience. Users don¡¯t have to spend a long time awaiting the syncing process to be done. Once the files are put in the folder of the Dropbox, they'll be shown in the Dropbox folder on your computer. Based on Dropbox, the sync might take a while, but won¡¯t take long. Once the music files are synced to the Dropbox folder on your pc, you'll be able to to copy and paste them to any folder you need. Dropbox gives users 2GB totally free use, and it only needs you to log in using the same account so that you will will be able to enjoy the service of Dropbox.

3. Leawo iTransfer

Leawo iTransfer is all-in-one iPad, iPod and iPhone transfer software. This program allows you to transfer apps, music, movies, TV shows, ringtones, ebooks, photos and Camera Roll without the sync of iTunes. Leawo iTransfer can help you transfer music from iPhone to computer in seconds, and it doesn¡¯t distinguish the purchased music files and the non-purchased items. With Leawo iTransfer, the music transfer is easy to be done and doesn¡¯t have any limits. The following guidance can tell you how to transfer music from iPhone to computer, and you can free download Leawo iTransfer to have a try. Note that the trial version has limited transfer times.
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Tips: Leawo iPhone Transfer only works with iTunes installed on your PC.



Step 1. Run Leawo iTransfer, and connect iPhone to computer using the USB cable. The program will automatically detect the libraries of your iPhone and show them in the left sidebar. Select the ''Music'' library, and then the contents will be shown in the right part of the window.

Step 2. Select the transfer button at the right bottom of the window to transfer all the songs to your computer. Or hold the''Ctrl'' key and click to choose songs, and then right-click the selected files and choose''Transfer to > My Computer''.

Step 3. Check ''Save to Folder'' in the pop-up dialog and click ''Change'' to choose a folder on your pc to save the music files, and then click ''Transfer Now'' at the right bottom of the dialog to start transferring music from iPhone to computer. When the transfer is finished, you will get the files in the target folder.

These 3 methods are all helpful if you'd like to transfer iPhone music to computer, and among them, Leawo iTransfer provides more functions. For example, if you want to transfer apps from one iPhone to another, Leawo iTransfer enables you to accomplish the transfer directly. If you are in need of transferring iPhone music to PC, check the methods out.

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