Sync Itunes Library Between Mac And Pc

24-05-2021
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Even taking the external hard drive with my iTunes library off my PC and plugging it into my Mac, it takes quite a bit of time to convert the iTunes DB into the slightly different Mac format, and then if you made changes to the Mac DB and had to convert it back to a PC iTunes DB, regularly, it would get very galling very quickly.

If you're using macOS Mojave or earlier or a Windows PC, use iTunes to sync content to your devices. Before you use iTunes to sync content to your iOS or iPadOS device, consider using iCloud, Apple Music, or similar services to keep content from your Mac or PC in the cloud. This way, you can access your music, photos, and more on your devices when you aren't near your computer. Learn more about using Apple Music or iCloud Photos instead of iTunes.

If you use iCloud or other services like Apple Music to keep your content up-to-date across all of your devices, some syncing features through iTunes might be turned off.

What you can sync with iTunes

  • Albums, songs, playlists, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and audiobooks.
  • Photos and videos.
  • Contacts and calendars.

iTunes features might vary by country or region.

Sync or remove content using iTunes

  1. Open iTunes and connect your device to your computer with a USB cable.
  2. Click the device icon in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window. Learn what to do if you don't see the icon.
  3. From the list under Settings on the left side of the iTunes window, click the type of content that you want to sync or remove.* To turn syncing on for a content type, select the checkbox next to Sync.
  4. Select the checkbox next to each item that you want to sync.
  5. Click the Apply button in the lower-right corner of the window. If syncing doesn't start automatically, click the Sync button.

* You can only sync your device with one iTunes library at a time. If you see a message that your device is synced with another iTunes library, your device was previously connected to another computer. If you click 'Erase and Sync' in that message, all content of the selected type on your device will be erased and replaced with content from this computer.

Sync your content using Wi-Fi

After you set up syncing with iTunes using USB, you can set up iTunes to sync to your device with Wi-Fi instead of USB.

  1. Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable, then open iTunes and select your device.
  2. Click Summary on the left side of the iTunes window.
  3. Select 'Sync with this [device] over Wi-Fi.'
  4. Click Apply.

When the computer and the device are on the same Wi-Fi network, the device appears in iTunes. The device syncs automatically whenever it's plugged in to power and iTunes is open on the computer.

Get help

  • Learn what to do if you see an error when you try to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes.
  • Learn how to redownload items that you purchased on another device.
  • Learn how to import photos and videos to your computer.

If you use iTunes to manage your music collection, you can easily share it across any WiFi network where friends and family can stream and listen to your music. It's a great way to discover new music that requires no cables or transferring of files.

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Follow along and we'll show you how.

Before continuing, it's worth noting that if both computers aren't authorized on the same iTunes account, you won't be able to listen to any content purchased from iTunes, only media acquired other ways. If both computers are authorized on the same iTunes account and have Home Sharing enabled, you should be able to play back any music. To enable Home Sharing, just go to File followed by Home Sharing and Enable Home Sharing. You'll need to do this with any computers you'd like iTunes purchased content to be played on. You can authorize up to 5 computers on any single iTunes account.

  1. Launch iTunes on your Mac or PC.
  2. Now in the top navigation, click on iTunes and then Preferences.
  3. In the Preferences window, now click on the Sharing tab.
  4. This is where you can choose what you'd like to share. You have the option to password protect your library, which we would recommend for when you're on public networks.
  5. That's all there is to it. Others will now be able to see your library when it iTunes and stream the files you have chosen to share.

As a side note, newer versions of iTunes tend to hide the sidebar by default, which can make it a little difficult to find. Just go to View in the top menu and click on Show Sidebar to bring it back. This is where you'll see a list of shared libraries when they're available. Apple used to also let you copy music from one library to another as long as both computers were authorized under the same iTunes account. Anyone know why this feature was removed? And if it wasn't, where the heck is it now?

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