Missing iphone desktop icon? I want to move music files to new Mac?
I just got a MacBook Pro and I wanted to move my music to the mac but none were purchased through iTunes so the option iTunes has doesn't work… My ipod and iphone icons aren't showing up on my desktop so I don't know where to go to manually move the files into iTunes. I have tried a lot of the stuff on the web but nothings working. Anyone know?
Added (1). I actually want my music to move from my iPhone to my mac, so putting on a thumb drive (to transport from computer to computer) wouldn't work. I have found online that if you can find the iPod files you can move them manually but I can't find the files anywhere.
IPhone and iPod icons don't show on the desktop in more recent versions of Mac operating system.
Open iTunes on the Mac with the iPhone and/or iPod attached to the Mac, you should be able to see either on the left side of iTunes window. Do NOT sync either mobile device as you will loose all your music.
To get your tunes (not purchased from iTunes) it would be best to copy them to an external source like a usb, external drive, dvd/rw or some other media type from where they were originally assuming that would be a computer. Once copied to the external source you will need to copy them from the external source to your new mac.
You may also want to read about Migration Assistant on the Mac, paying close attention to any reference regarding "purchased" music as that means iTunes. You may also want to consider using iCloud as a location point for music from the mobile devices, which would centralize your music and than you may be able to move music files to the new mac from the cloud.
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