You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
📰 Newsroom Update
Billie Eilish is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2024. Learn more >
Billie Eilish is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2024. Learn more >
Hi
I currently have my music on iTunes. This includes music files and cd’s ripped to pc then iTunes.
if I move from iTunes to Apple Music will I be able to continue to play my own music files and CDs that have been ripped to my PC, on my iPhone and iPad as I normally do using Apple Music?
iPhone XR
Hi
Thank you so much for your help it’s enabled me to make my decision on what to do next.
I think I’ll have to replace my old laptop pc with a new one. I was hoping to be able to get rid of my pc and go all apple. For the present I think that seems like it could cause me problems.
Thank you again for your valuable assistance.
Kind regards Kev.
Hi
Thank you so much for your help it’s enabled me to make my decision on what to do next.
I think I’ll have to replace my old laptop pc with a new one. I was hoping to be able to get rid of my pc and go all apple. For the present I think that seems like it could cause me problems.
Thank you again for your valuable assistance.
Kind regards Kev.
Hi
Yes I’m sure you are right, it’s that iTunes is being replaced by Apple Music on Macs. This will still leave me with the difficulty of getting my old music that’s not recognised when scanned by Apple Music.
Thanks for your message.
Kind regards Kev.
Hi,
Apple music will scan your library to determine what songs will be matched or uploaded. The music on your computer will not be altered but you will now access music from Apple Music servers.
You will access matched or uploaded music using iCloud music library on your iPad and iPhone.
Use iCloud Music Library on PC - Apple Support
Join Apple Music on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC – Apple Support
Jim
You should be able to. However, it would be prudent to make a backup of your music library first, just in case.
Back up and restore your iTunes library on your PC - Apple Support
FYI:
If songs are missing from your music library after you turn on Sync Library - Apple Support
You should be able to sync your music library from a Mac to your other Apple devices just like with a PC. For more info, see:
Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod using your computer - Apple Support
iTunes (on newer Macs) is being replaced by Music (not to be confused with an Apple Music subscription). Although there is some reshuffling of where and how you access it, Music on Mac is essentially just a renamed iTunes.
Thank you Jim
Your reply is very helpful.
I’m still trying to figure out how to get all my music (that may not be recognised) onto my devices.
Thank you once again for your help.
Kind regards Kev.
You can copy a library from a PC to a Mac just as easily as from a PC to PC. I have just recently done it.
Thanks.
Are you able to tell me if that means I’ll be able to play my mix tracks and tunes on a new Mac as well as my iPad and iPhone please?
Cheers Kev
Move from iTunes to Apple Music?
