It’s sad that we need to watch a video to figure this out. Why so difficult

The seemingly endless depths to which Apple goes to make something that should be "cut and paste" difficult is mindboggling. Have spent more time and effort than I would like to admit to figure this out. This is the first time someone has been able to show me how to do this successfully. Thank you, sir! I say again, thank you.

Remember when you didn’t have to download iTunes to transfer music? Drag and drop baby!

I cannot tell you how many videos I had to suffer through before I found this one! Perfect and so easy to follow. Just what I needed. THANK YOU

As of now this video is outdated, they removed the "Sync Music" checkbox that he used, I am still looking for another solution.

You are a life saver! I'm a Windows & Android person. I "had" to purchase an iPhone 13 to learn it. I can stress enough how much your video has helped today, last couple of months. I come back to several of your video now and then. Keep up the great work!

Yours was the best tutorial. I just wasted hours trying to transfer my music to my iPhone. Came across dozens of videos and websites, but unlike the others, yours was clearly explained. Made the process seamlessly easy. Thank you. I applaud you for an excellent tutorial! Wow! You’re the best!

You are the best. I went through many resources and you’re the first to mention about the default music folder and how to select another folder. You made my life so much easier. Thank you so much!

Very informative! Thank you! I'm about to receive my first ever iPhone (the 12 pro max) and I was a bit scared about the whole music thing but after seeing this I'm calmer about the whole situation lol. Thanks so much!

This was such a help thank you! ♥️ I would have stayed confused and frustrated had it not been for this tutorial I was about to just record the music from the camera on my iPhone while it was playing on the computer haha keep up the good work you are helping a lot of people out!

FANTASTIC!!! Worked exactly as you described… I’ve spent hours and hours combined through webpages and KZfaq videos until I clicked on your video here. My songs are now on my phone. You’re my hero!!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!

Well, it may have been a quick tutorial for you, Kevin, but it was life or death for me 😊😊😊. Beautifully, and simply explained.... and at a pace that an old chap like myself could keep pace with. Well done. Regards and thanks from sunny Spain.

This is an excellent video. However, there is one essential piece of information missing: when installing iTunes on a Windows PC for the first time, it doesn't automatically load the Windows Explorer Music folder into the iTunes library. Therefore, after installing iTunes, one must first click on the File item in the menu bar and then click on Add Folder to Library. One then has to choose the Windows Explorer Music folder. Once chosen it will scan the folder and invite one to convert any non-Apple format files to AAC. Depending on the size of one's Music folder, the number of files to be converted and the computer speed, this can take a long time!

Perfect Kevin. So clear and user friendly.

This was actually PERFECT. Thank you so much I just thought this wasn’t possible anymore on iPhone for the longest time and didn’t want to get any paid apps for this haha. You’re the best! New sub for sure :)

Thx man, this helped a lot. I lost all my songs and for some reason wasn't able to add any, but following these steps helped more than the 5+ hours looking at different articles and doing what they said. Thx again man, much love.

Thank you for this. Super easy and much more useful than the other videos I've suffered through.

Thank you for making this so easy to follow. I can't tell you how many dramas I've had with losing playlists etc. Brilliantly perfect.

Simply put, this tutorial works. As I am writing this, I am playing Rush on my iPhone 11. Files acquired from a Windows 10 computer.

Wow thanks man I’ve been trying to figure this out for while now

Thank you so much for sharing. I was in the dark before I watched your vid. Again thank you!

Simply and perfectly explained thanks. Keep it up

Thank you Kevin. I am so glad I found this tutorial. I purchased a new iPhone last week and thought I had lost over 3200 songs. You are indeed a blessing.

managed to transfer songs from the computer to my iphone 4 thank you buddy you're the best

Thank you....Finally an easy way to learn... Very well explained.

Thanks so much! This saved me such a headache!!!

Thank you so much Kevin. You saved me what would have been hours with your clear and easy to follow video.

Just got a new iphone and after many years I had forgotten how to sync itunes - very helpful & super easy - thank you!!!

finally! after a lot of trials I was able to add my music to my phone. Thanks a lot!

5:20 That window no longer comes up for me. Just an "Icloud Music Library is on" and then "Sync Voice Memos"

3 years on, ios 17 at this point, i endlessly struggled to work out how to sync my music library, shamelessly all i needed to do was add folder to library option and i salute you sir, thankyou so much as it was making me stir crazy!

This is why i like android better than iPhone with an android phone all you have to is drop and drag your music from the computer to the android phone no need for second app to put the music on your phone or tablet even with windows just drop the music to the computer

mine only says “manually manage videos”- i have apple music but wanted to add music which is unreleased/not on apple music but its working- it says it is “icloud music library enabled” and i cant seem to find a way to able it?

Quick, simple, effective. Thank you very much!

Thank you very much for your helpful video. I finally managed to transfer my music files to my phone. Thank you very much!

Very well explained. Just one question: when you brought up the screen where you specify the syncing choice, it has that middle section called "Backups". But because I've been hacked twice I don't want to back anything up to the cloud, nor do I want or need a full Iphone 12 Mini backup to my MS 11 PC. So how do I get around this "backup" section so I don't backup my Iphone anywhere?

to anyone struggling with this because of the new itunes update, make sure you’re transferring ur mp3 files to m4a and it should work again

This was a very well structured and easy to follow tutorial, thank you so much! I was struggling for so long to figure out who you reminded me of and then I realized! You look so much like Bill Hader!

Thank you!! Really helpful video, and straight to the point.

Thanks, Kevin! This video was super helpful and informative, keep it up!

Thank you my dude this has helped me more than uncle John teaching me how to scam people

Hey Kevin thanks a ton for this video! Got a question. Does this transfer procedure also transfers playlists as they were configured (named) on the PC and can be seen as playlists on the phone?

Brother! I echo other sentiments here. This tutorial is a gift. Thank you for providing a straight ahead method for solving what was extremely frustrating. I wish you well my friend.

All of your videos are great! This one in particular was easy to follow and I downloaded my albums to iPhone with ease! Thank you!

Please do the same video for Android, Oh just kidding.

itunes not recognizing music even thou i drag music to the music folder

Thank you so much! I've been trying to do this for a while

Thank you Kevin for this video. I was able to load my playlist from my iTunes account to my iPhone. I can now play my music, via Bluetooth, through my Goldwing motorcycle and have the volume and track advancement capabilities by using the bike's controls on the handlebar. The eliminates me having to pay for Apple Music to play my music on my bike's Apple Carplay option. This saves my about $12.00 a month. I'm a happy biker now!

this is my last iPhone. Never again.

Kevin, I have learned a lot from your vlogs. Wish you would do some on using word from my 365 account. I can’t get the full ribbon menu to show up and I can’t do envelopes. Please help us iPad pro 2020 users!

Thanks Kevin, its awesome, thanks to showing step by step instruction. You're the best. God Bless You

Thank you mr. Kevin, all your videos are perfect and useful

Excellent video Kevin like all you present. It helps how you configure your mouse pointer to show a blue bubble? Thank you

Hi, Very nice video, well done. If I may ask Kevin, I have an Itunes library on my Windows laptop of about 9500 songs and 60 playlists(About 40 GBS total) set up so far. I just received an iPhone XR and my question regards syncing such a large amount of songs. I saw on your video that you chose to sync all the songs at once, would you recommend this for my situation? I am not sure if doing such a large collection will overwhelm the computer or the iPhone. Thanks in advance Kevin..

Great guide :) It's just absurd that we have to go through all these steps, just to move a file from one device to another.

Well Done Thank you Very Helpful Thanks Also for the no copywrite tunes, Been looking for some good ones

uh i cant get past the "music section" it says "iCloud Music Library is On" and I can't sync my music I f*cking hate Apple for this

Ti si brat! :)

Thank you Kevin-I spent hours trying to add a music file my computer to my iPhone . I wish I had seen this first as you made it an easy fix. Thanks for the clarity!

I gave you a 👍for the information. I’m a old guy with no computer skills living in a high tech world. You move pretty fast on your tutorial but I have a chance at getting it done now. Great audio by the way.

If you do the Sync option it will delete all of your music on your phone. Perfect .............

whenever i got to the music page in the iphone settings on itunes, it just says "iCloud music library is on" and only lets me sync voice memos? help?

Thanks Kevin, I'm technologically impaired and I have watched several of your videos and they always help me. Thankyouverymuch.

Kevin, thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I have been trying to do this for some time and you explained this simply and effectively.

I dont wanna remove all my previous songs to sync :(

Nice Job, mine is still not working. I've authorized this PC multiple times

QUESTION: What is the proper/safe way to disconnect an iPhone from your PC? Thanks again Kevin. Clear & concise tutorial.

Thank you! I have hundreds of Audio CDs I've collected over the years. Many of them I've already ripped to a folder on my computer. I just got my first mobile phone (iPhone XR) and I didn't want to have to re-rip all those CDs again to my phone. So, even though this video is 2 years old and I'm late to the "party", I wanted to let you know how helpful your video was. Cheers! 🍺 (I've currently been learning to use iCloud for documents. And now, you have set me on the path to learn more about iTunes and the Music App). 👍

doesnt even work.....

How is this working for you guys on my itunes it doesn´t show the music and videos its just videos wtf? how did I fix this?

Ah thank you so much!greatly appreciated

Hi Kevin, I really find your videos helpful. Please do a video about Microsoft Certifications namely, MTA, MCSA, MCSE and even MCE. Thanks 🤓

For some reason, my itunes has completely changed when I try to do any of this with my phone. When I go to the music part, instead of "sync music" I just have "sync voice memos" And I am confusion. Just let me transfer some music. I appreciate how straight forward you are and easy to follow, but I think at this point I just need to go to the store. So annoying.

You lost me there when you said I need to install iTunes. Using iTunes to do something as simple as this is like killing a fly with a jackhammer. Besides, Apple has already discontinued this abomination on the Mac in favor of integrating the interface with iOS into its Finder because its trying unify the codes for all of its OSes. Microsoft should release something of the same like a native program baked into Windows to handle such simple tasks for iOS and iPadOS like what it is doing with Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Great video mate, I'm new to iPhone and this is a whole new ball game, it was so much easier on my Galaxy S8. So thanks for the info now to give it a try. :)

Thank you so much! Your instructions were so simple to follow. Now I finally have my husband's playlist on my phone! (He has an incredible playlist that I was dying to get!) You are the best!

nobody uses itunes these day this tool is too old and really inconvenient, aomei is better

On my screen it only says “Manually manage videos” not music and videos ):

I don't see a "sync" button on this laptop.

I recently switched from android to apple; it really feels like going back to the Stone Age.

Oh how I hate iphone. Bring back Windows Phone. Had to switch to awful Iphone and it's not user friendly at all.

There is a very simple solution: *Don't buy a bloody iPhone, get yourself an Android,* you will never have this problem at all, just connect your phone to the computer with a *standard USB cable* and drag-and-drop *any file* you want. Or you can sent them via *Bluetooth,* if you wish.

Thanks! Finally it worked for me.

Best explainer. Taking good guidance

FFS It's so easy to transfer with android!

I’ve been clicking sync over and over for the last 30 minutes and there’s still no music on my phone

I've been searching forever to find one that works!!!! Thank you 🥰

Bro thanks a lot. You don't know how much I needed this!

Two years later I’m still looking to you for help. Thank You Kevin

This video was really easy to understand. Thanks

Thanks! Can you do one that shows how to remove that U2 music that Apple decided to pre-install ‘for us’?

After spending time on previous 3 videos of the same topic, I finally successfully transferred my recorded music from Windows PC to iphone! Thank you!

Your video how to connect pc to Iphone showing the step by step instructions using Itunes was The Best. Easy to understand and follow. Thank you

Thanks a lot for your such detailed video. I was able to copy all my music files from windows PC to my IPhone😊

thank you for simplifying the process , literally took 5 min :) , all thou i had to look up other videos how to fix existing iTunes in my file folder on PC., im happy to have my music as i have huge library off songs over 50Gb :)

It work 💯 thank you so much bruh from India.

Thank so much for your great details video

Hi, Kevin, thank you for clear explanation. I have downloaded an audio book, but when I play it on my iPhone, I have to manually start each file, can this be done automatically?

great clear and simple instruction

Yeah this didn’t work for me. I’m trying to get a playlist I created to transfer over. I did what you said and everything and none of that is currently working