How to add music to iphone without syncing and erasing

Q: How do I transfer music to my iPhone without deleting everything?

3. Click your iPhone in the Devices section in the iTunes window and click the Summary tab. Select the Manually manage music and videos check box and click OK to sync content manually. Click Apply.

Table of Contents Show

How to add music to iPhone without syncing?
How to transfer music from iPhone to Windows/Mac without erasing?
How to fix iTunes not syncing with iPhone?
Will sync music Delete My Old Music on my iPhone?
How do I transfer music to my iPhone without deleting everything?
How do you add music to Apple Music without syncing?
Can you transfer music without syncing?
How do I stop iTunes from deleting my synced music?

... Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images

When enabling the Sync Music option in iTunes 11, a warning appears stating that all existing music will be erased on your iPhone before syncing your library. This isn't a big deal if your library also contains your old music, because these files will sync back to the iPhone. However, if you previously deleted your old music from your library or are attempting to add music from another computer, you'll lose the old files. Therefore, to preserve the existing music, you must override the auto-sync settings and choose to manually add new music.

Press and hold the "Ctrl-Shift" keys on your computer and then connect the USB sync cable from the iPhone to your computer. Open iTunes if it does not open automatically.

Release the keys when your iPhone appears in the list of connected devices. By keeping the keys depressed, you circumvent any automatic sync that might occur.

Click "iPhone" from the list of devices, select the "Summary" tab and then check "Manually Manage Music and Videos."

Click "Done," open your music library and locate the new songs.

Click and drag the new songs toward the right. As you drag, a sidebar appears with your iPhone device listed. Drop the songs onto this label to manually sync the new song without removing existing songs.

references

About the Author

C. Taylor embarked on a professional writing career in 2009 and frequently writes about technology, science, business, finance, martial arts and the great outdoors. He writes for both online and offline publications, including the Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Samsung, Radio Shack, Motley Fool, Chron, Synonym and more. He received a Master of Science degree in wildlife biology from Clemson University and a Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences at College of Charleston. He also holds minors in statistics, physics and visual arts.

I haven't transfered any music to my iPhone since getting a new MacBook Pro and iTunes being replaced by the Music app. I already have a lot of music on my iPhone but cannot work out how to add some new tracks from Music on the MacBook. It doesn't seem possible to do it in the Music app (?)

When I go to Finder and the iPhone > Music tab and select "Sync music onto ..." I am faced with the warning

Are you sure you want to remove existing music, movies, TV shows and books from this iPhone and sync with this library?

Music, movies, TV shows and books synced to “Mark XS” from other libraries will be removed and items will be synced from this library.

I do not want to delete everything that is already on the phone in order to add a few new tracks and albums. Durely there is some other way around this ?

Thanks in advance for any advice !

Connect your device to your Mac.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or using a Wi-Fi connection. See Sync content between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch over Wi-Fi.
In the Finder
on your Mac, select the device in the Finder sidebar.
If you connect your device to your Mac using a USB cable and don’t see the device in the Finder sidebar, see If your device doesn’t appear in the sidebar.
Click Music in the button bar.
Select the “Sync music onto [device name]” checkbox to turn on syncing of your music.
With the checkbox selected, syncing is set to transfer all your music to your device.
To sync a selection of music, click “Selected playlist, artists, albums, and genres.”
Select the checkbox for each item you want to sync in the music list. Deselect the checkbox for any item you don’t want to sync.
Click Artists, Albums, Genres, or Playlists to see your content organized by that category.
Select syncing options:
- Select the “Include videos” checkbox to include videos when syncing.
- Select the “Include voice memos” checkbox to include voice memos when syncing
- Select the “Automatically fill free space with songs” checkbox to have your Mac fill the free space on your device with songs when syncing. Use this option if you have a large music library on your Mac but don’t have room to sync all of your music to your device. This option syncs as many songs as possible.
When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.

You can choose to sync your Mac and your device automatically whenever you connect them. See Turn automatic syncing on or off on Mac.

Before disconnecting your device from your Mac, click the Eject button

in the Finder sidebar.

How to add music to iPhone without syncing?

To add music to iPhone without syncing: Step 1. Connect your iPhone to the computer and wait for iTunes to launch automatically. Step 2. Unlock the iPhone and trust the computer. Step 3. In iTunes, click the device icon and choose "Summary." Step 4. Disable automatic sync and check "Manually manage music and videos".

How to transfer music from iPhone to Windows/Mac without erasing?

To start things off, you first need to head to iTunes > Preferences > Advanced > click "Keep iTunes Media folder organized". Next up are the steps to sync iPhone to a new Windows/Mac computer without erasing. How to transfer music from iPhone to iTunes by copying iTunes backup files? (on PC)

How to fix iTunes not syncing with iPhone?

Step 1. Connect your iPhone to the computer and wait for iTunes to launch automatically. Step 2. Unlock the iPhone and trust the computer. Step 3. In iTunes, click the device icon and choose "Summary." Step 4. Disable automatic sync and check "Manually manage music and videos".

Will sync music Delete My Old Music on my iPhone?

How do I transfer music to my iPhone without deleting everything?

3. Click your iPhone in the "Devices" section in the iTunes window and click the "Summary" tab. Select the "Manually manage music and videos" check box and click "OK" to sync content manually. Click "Apply."

How do you add music to Apple Music without syncing?

Note: You must turn on Sync Library to download music from Apple Music to your library (go to Settings > Music, then turn on Sync Library). Always download music: Go to Settings > Music, then turn on Automatic Downloads. Songs you add are automatically downloaded to iPad.

Can you transfer music without syncing?

You can transfer songs from iTunes to iPhone without syncing by disabling the automatic sync option. Then drag and drop your favorite music to your device.

How do I stop iTunes from deleting my synced music?

From the menubar, choose iTunes, then Preferences, and then Devices. Check Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically. Note: To preserve the audio files on your device, make sure this box is checked before you plug in an iPod, iPhone, or iPad.