Got new I phone 16 1 week ago running iOS 18.3.1. Have on I tunes over 250 cds have loaded over years and also playlists from downloaded music When connected I phone to p c not only did music not transfer from p c to new I phone but I tunes wiped out all the cds on the pc. Now won’t transfer any music!
iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18
iTunes device backups are stored on the computer. Media itself is not backed up, though sync selections may be. Similarly iCloud backups do not include media, or content that is otherwise stored in the cloud. Details at Backup methods for iPhone or iPad - Apple Support.
Syncing a device to an unfamiliar library shouldn't be capable of removing content from the computer but it will remove content from the device if you proceed after the warning telling you that is what is going to happen. That said this isn't the first time I've heard this claim. Do you have any other devices, computers, backups, old hard drives, etc. that your media might be recovered from? Have you checked the media folder and not just the library listings? Have you installed any of Apple Music, Apple TV or Apple Devices? These apps functionally alter iTunes such that it then only manages audiobooks and podcasts. Removing them should restore iTunes to normal behaviour.
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What Windows version? What iTunes version? Do you have a backup of your iTunes library?
Move your iTunes library to another computer - Apple Support
running windows 11 i tunes version 12.13.5.3 i thought i tunes backed up to cloud- wrong have i drive for computer back up- unsure if music backed up there too.
I phone 18 music I tunes issue
