Sync from iphone to mac

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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Sync photos between your Mac and iPhone or iPad

You can sync photos on your Mac to your device. You can sync all or a selection of photos from your Photos library on your Mac. For example, you can sync a selection of favourite albums or photos of people.

You can also sync photos from your Pictures folder or another folder that you organise to hold photos. For example, you can import photos from a camera into a folder in the Finder. You can organise your photos in multiple folders within a folder and sync the folders to a device.

Synced photos appear in the Photos app on your device.

Important: If you already use iCloud Photos on your Mac and devices, your photos are updated automatically. You can’t use the syncing method described here unless you turn off iCloud Photos in Photos preferences. See Use iCloud Photos to store photos in iCloud and What is iCloud?

Sync photos to your device

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 or iPad 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 can’t see the device in the Finder sidebar, see If your device doesn’t appear in the sidebar.

Click Photos in the button bar.

Note: When iCloud Photos is turned on, no photo syncing options appear when you click Photos in the button bar.

Select “Sync Photos to your device from” tickbox, then choose Photos, Pictures or a folder from the pop-up menu.

Do one of the following:

When syncing photos from the Photos app: Click “All photos and albums” or “Selected albums”. If you click the “Selected albums” button, select the tickboxes of the albums you want to sync in the Albums list.

Click Photos or People to see your photos organised by that category.

When syncing photos from a folder: Click “All folders” or “Selected folders”. If you clicked “Selected folders”, select the tickboxes of the folders you want to sync in the Folders list.

Select syncing options:

Select the “Include videos” tickbox to include videos when syncing from a folder or Photos library.

When syncing from the Photos app, select the “Only favourites” tickbox to sync only photos specified as favourites.

When syncing from the Photos app, select the “Automatically include photos from” tickbox and choose a time period from the pop-up menu to sync only photos taken within that period.

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.

Remove automatically synced photos from your device

To remove an unwanted folder of photos from your Mac and device, delete photos from the Photos app or delete the folder from your Mac and sync your device.

To remove an album or folder of photos from just your device while keeping it on your Mac, follow these steps:

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 or iPad over Wi-Fi.

In the Finder on your Mac, select your device in the sidebar, then click Photos in the button bar.

In the folders list, deselect the tickbox of the albums or folders you want removed.

Sync your Mac with the device.

WARNING: If you delete an automatically synced item from your Mac, the deleted item is removed from your device the next time you sync.

Before disconnecting your device from your Mac, click the Eject button in the Finder sidebar.

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Intro to syncing your Mac and your devices

Syncing means transferring items and keeping them up to date between your Mac and your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. For example, when you add a movie to your Mac, you can sync so that the movie appears on both your Mac and iPhone. You can sync items including music, films, TV programmes, podcasts, books and more.

When you connect an iPhone or iPad to your Mac using a USB or USB-C cable, the device appears in the Finder sidebar. When you select the device in the sidebar, the Finder window displays options for managing your device software and syncing items with your Mac.

You use the button bar across the top of the window to turn on syncing for each type of content, such as music, films or TV programmes.

Click General in the button bar to manage the software and data on your device. For example, you can:

Check for the latest software for your iPhone or iPad and update it.

Back up the data on your device onto your Mac or to iCloud.

Restore the data on your device from a backup and manage multiple backups if you need them.

Do I have to sync?

If you have iPod classic, iPod nano or iPod shuffle: You have to sync your device with your Mac. There’s no other way to add content to it.

If you have an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch: You only need to sync with your Mac when you have new or updated content.

If you prefer not to sync your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, you don’t have to. You can download items from the iTunes Store, the App Store, Apple Books and other Apple services directly to your devices. You can also use iCloud to keep items up to date across your devices.

Should I choose to automatically sync all my content or only specific items?

Automatically sync all content: This is the quickest and easiest option. Simply select the “Automatically sync when this [device] is connected” tickbox in the General pane, then turn on syncing for each type of content you want to sync. Your Mac and iPhone or iPad update to matching content whenever you connect them.

Sync specific items: You can also select specific items to sync. For example, you can sync just certain films to your iPhone which can save storage space. You can still automatically sync all items for other types of content, such as podcasts, TV programmes and books.

Do I have to connect my iPhone or iPad to my Mac to sync?

No. If you have an iPhone (with iOS 5 or later) or iPad, you can sync when your Mac and device are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. To set up syncing via Wi-Fi, you must first connect your device with a cable, select your device in the sidebar and turn on the syncing over Wi-Fi option. See Sync content between your Mac and iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi.

What’s the difference between using iCloud and syncing?

Use iCloud to transfer files: When you use iCloud, files transfer automatically and effortlessly between your Mac and iPhone or iPad. For example, when you use iCloud Photos and take a picture on your iPhone, the picture soon appears on your Mac and other devices. With iCloud turned on, your Mac and iPhone or iPad are continuously updated as content changes — and you don’t have to do a thing. For more information, see What is iCloud?

Use syncing to manage the files on your device: Syncing allows you to update your device to the latest iOS or iPadOS software, back up your device data safely to your Mac or iCloud, and, if you need to, use a backup to restore information on your device.

Syncing also provides great control over which content is transferred to your device. You can sync all or only a selection of specific files. For example, when you go on a trip, you can sync a selection of audiobooks to your iPhone to listen to while travelling. With syncing, you can easily transfer just the files you want.

Note: When you use iCloud to update items such as music or photos across your devices, syncing is turned off for those items in the Finder syncing options. You can turn on Finder syncing for those items by turning off iCloud for the related app.

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Sync content between your Mac and iPhone or iPad

You can select the information you want to sync between your Mac and device. You can sync all items of a specific type (for example, all your movies or photos). Or you can select specific items (for example, some of your movies and some of your books), which gives you more control.

After you select the content you want to sync, the items are updated whenever you sync your device and your Mac.

The first time you set up syncing, you must connect your device to your Mac using a USB or USB-C cable. After you connect the device, the device icon appears in the Finder sidebar and selecting the icon displays syncing options. You then select which items to sync.

If you have an iPhone (with iOS 5 or later) or iPad, you can also set up to sync wirelessly when your Mac and device are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. See Sync content between your Mac and iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi.

Sync all items of a content type

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 or iPad 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 can’t see the device in the Finder sidebar, see If your device doesn’t appear in the sidebar.

Click the type of content you want to sync in the button bar.

Note: If you use iCloud Photos and Apple Music, your photos and music are synced automatically using iCloud. When you click Music or Photos, no options appear for syncing.

Select the “Sync [content type] onto [device name]” tickbox to turn on syncing for that type of item. For example, select the “Sync films onto [device name]” tickbox to sync your films.

With the tickbox selected, syncing is set to transfer all items of that type to your device.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each type of content you want to sync.

The bar at the bottom of the window shows how much free space remains on your device after you sync. Move the pointer over the bar to view details about the content you’re syncing.

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.

WARNING: If you delete an automatically synced item from your Mac, the deleted item is removed from your device the next time you sync.

If you want to sync individual items instead of all items of a content type, see the following:

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