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Use iTunes to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with your computer

Learn how to sync music, movies, and more using iTunes on your Mac or PC.

If you’re using macOS Mojave or earlier or a Windows PC, use iTunes to sync content to your devices. Before you use iTunes to sync content to your iOS or iPadOS device, consider using iCloud, Apple Music, or similar services to keep content from your Mac or PC in the cloud. This way, you can access your music, photos, and more on your devices when you aren’t near your computer. Learn more about using Apple Music or iCloud Photos instead of iTunes.

If you use iCloud or other services like Apple Music to keep your content up-to-date across all of your devices, some syncing features through iTunes might be turned off.

What you can sync with iTunes

• Albums, songs, playlists, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and audiobooks.
• Photos and videos.
• Contacts and calendars.

iTunes features might vary by country or region.

Sync or remove content using iTunes

1. Open iTunes and connect your device to your computer with a USB cable.
2. Click the device icon in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window. Learn what to do if you don’t see the icon.
   
3. From the list under Settings on the left side of the iTunes window, click the type of content that you want to sync or remove. * To turn syncing on for a content type, select the checkbox next to Sync.
   
4. Select the checkbox next to each item that you want to sync.
5. Click the Apply button in the lower-right corner of the window. If syncing doesn’t start automatically, click the Sync button.

* You can only sync your device with one iTunes library at a time. If you see a message that your device is synced with another iTunes library, your device was previously connected to another computer. If you click «Erase and Sync» in that message, all content of the selected type on your device will be erased and replaced with content from this computer.

Sync your content using Wi-Fi

After you set up syncing with iTunes using USB, you can set up iTunes to sync to your device with Wi-Fi instead of USB.

1. Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable, then open iTunes and select your device. Learn what to do if your device doesn’t appear on your computer.
2. Click Summary on the left side of the iTunes window.
3. Select «Sync with this [device] over Wi-Fi.»
4. Click Apply.

When the computer and the device are on the same Wi-Fi network, the device appears in iTunes. The device syncs automatically whenever it’s plugged in to power and iTunes is open on the computer.

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If your computer doesn’t recognize your iPhone, iPad, or iPod

If you connect your device to your computer with a USB cable and your computer doesn’t recognize your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, learn what to do.

If your computer doesn’t recognize your connected device, you might see an unknown error or a «0xE» error. Follow these steps and try to connect your device again after each step.

1. Make sure that your iOS or iPadOS device is turned on, unlocked, and on the Home screen.
2. Check that you have the latest software on your Mac or Windows PC. If you’re using iTunes, make sure you have the latest version.
3. If you see a Trust this Computer alert, unlock your device and tap Trust. If you can’t unlock your device because you forgot your passcode, find out what to do.
4. Unplug all USB accessories from your computer except for your device. Try each USB port to see if one works. Then try a different Apple USB cable.*
5. Restart your computer.
6. Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
7. Follow these additional steps for your Mac or Windows PC.
8. Try connecting your device to another computer. If you have the same issue on another computer, contact Apple Support.

Additional steps for Mac

1. Connect your iOS or iPadOS device and make sure that it’s unlocked and on the Home screen.
2. On your Mac, choose Finder > Preferences from the Finder menu bar, then click Sidebar at the top of the preferences window. Make sure that «CDs, DVDs and iOS Devices» is checked.
3. Press and hold the Option key, then choose System Information from the Apple menu . From the list on the left, select USB.
4. If you see your iPhone, iPad, or iPod under USB Device Tree, get the latest macOS or install the latest updates. If you don’t see your device or still need help, contact Apple Support.
   

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Locate and view your connected device on your computer

After you connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to your computer, you can view it and access its settings in the Finder or iTunes.

View your device in the Finder

Starting with macOS Catalina, your devices appear in the sidebar of the Finder. Click the device to select it.

View your device in iTunes

Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes. If you’re using Windows or macOS Mojave or earlier, your device will show in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window. If you don’t see your device on your computer, learn what to do.

If you have multiple devices connected to your computer, click the device icon, then choose your device from the menu.

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Sync iTunes content on PC with devices on Wi-Fi

If you’re on a Wi-Fi network and have iOS 5 (or later) installed on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, you can sync your device (add items to it from your computer) without connecting it to your computer (if your computer and device are connected to the same network).

When you sync automatically over Wi-Fi, your device uses the same sync settings you chose for syncing using a cable.

Turn on Wi-Fi syncing

Connect your device to your computer.

You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or a Wi-Fi connection. To connect your device with a cable, see Sync iTunes content on PC with your devices.

In the iTunes app on your PC, click the Device button near the top left of the iTunes window.

Select the tickbox for “Sync with this [device] over Wi-Fi”.

When you disconnect your device from your computer, the icon for your device still appears in iTunes unless you click the Eject button .

If you click Eject, the icon for your device is removed, but Wi-Fi syncing remains turned on. The icon for your device reappears the next time you open iTunes (if your computer and device are connected to the same WI-Fi network).

Sync your device over Wi-Fi

Here are ways to sync wirelessly when your device is on the same Wi-Fi network as your computer (the computer must be turned on):

Connect your device to a charger and plug it in to a power point. Syncing begins automatically.

In the iTunes app on your PC, click the icon for your device, then click the Sync button.

Note: To restore your device’s iOS or iPadOS software and revert it to its factory settings, you must connect the device to your computer.

You can sync a device wirelessly with multiple computers, but each type of content can be synced with only one computer.

Syncing over Wi-Fi is slower than syncing over a cable. If you connect a device to your computer while the device is syncing over Wi-Fi, syncing continues over the cable. If you disconnect the device’s cable from the computer while syncing, syncing stops, even if Wi-Fi syncing is on.

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Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch

When you sign in to your Apple ID on all of your devices, you can use Continuity features that make it seamless to move between your devices. Click a feature below to learn about it, such as how to automatically unlock your Mac when you’re wearing your Apple Watch or how to use your iPad to extend the workspace of your Mac.

AirDrop: Wirelessly send documents, photos, videos, websites, map locations, and more to a nearby iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.

AirPlay to Mac: Share, play, or present content from another Apple device to the screen of your Mac.

Apple Pay: Shop online on your Mac and complete your purchase using Apple Pay on your iPhone or Apple Watch.

Auto Unlock: Get instant access to your Mac when wearing your Apple Watch, and quickly approve other requests to enter your Mac administrator password.

Continuity Camera: Use your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to scan documents or take a picture and have it appear instantly on your Mac.

Continuity Markup: Use your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch to add sketches, shapes, and other markup to a Mac document, and see the changes live on your Mac.

Continuity Sketch: Create a sketch on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, and easily insert it into a document on your Mac.

Handoff: Start work on one device, then switch to another nearby device and pick up where you left off.

Instant Hotspot: Connect to the Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular) from your Mac, iPad, iPod touch, or another iPhone, without entering a password.

iPhone Cellular Calls: Make and receive calls from your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch when those devices are on the same network as your iPhone.

Sidecar: Use your iPad as a second display that extends or mirrors your Mac desktop. Or use it as a tablet input device to draw with Apple Pencil in Mac apps.

Text Message Forwarding: Send and receive SMS and MMS messages from your iPhone on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch.

Universal Clipboard: Copy content such as text, images, photos, and videos on one Apple device, then paste the content on another Apple device.

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