iTunes in the cloud question

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iTunes in the cloud question

Hello dear Apple community! I need some info.

To the old school Mac users among you: Was it ever possible with iTunes to sync non-purchased/self-imported media (movies, video, Tv shows, podcast, etc.) with the cloud to other devices (iPhone, iPad, etc.)?

Except for music, where it was/is possible with the iCloud music library.

Or were the only options to sync the iPhone or iPad with the computer via cable or to enable home sharing?

I look forward to the answers!

Kind regards, Tobias.

Sorry for my bad englisch, i try my best ;-)

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.1

Posted on Jan 11, 2023 11:04 AM

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turingtest2

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Jan 12, 2023 07:26 AM in response to Two96Beers

iCloud Music Library is a feature of the Apple Music and iTunes Match services, and has only ever worked with music. Your unhidden purchases should be available across all compatible devices where you are signed into your Apple ID. All other content needs to be synced via USB or Wi-Fi, and manually copied from one computer or library to another.

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Jan 23, 2023 11:48 PM in response to turingtest2

Just to make sure I got this right: Own videos, movies etc. (not purchased from the iTunes Store) that you added to iTunes yourself were never transferred to other devices (iPhones, iPads, etc.) via the cloud?

Sorry, but my technical know-how is not the best :-D

And thanks for the previous answer!

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turingtest2

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Jan 24, 2023 03:37 AM in response to Two96Beers

Correct. Personal video content can be synced from the library to a device over USB or Wi-Fi, but the content doesn't go to a cloud location where it can be accessed from multiple computers and devices in the way that iCloud Music Library operates.

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Two96Beers Author

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Jan 25, 2023 06:13 AM in response to turingtest2

Thanks for the answer, so I got it right. You know very well, so I have one last question from a friend. He has an old MacBook which I think is still running "Snow Leopard" or "Lion".

He would like to add photos to iTunes to have them stored there, just like you can do with music and videos. Was this ever possible?

Or should he take iPhoto for this, because this was never possible in iTunes?

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Two96Beers Author

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Jan 25, 2023 07:05 AM in response to turingtest2

It's not about syncing. He just wants to know if it was ever possible to add photos to iTunes to have them stored there, just like you can do with music and videos. But when you say that there was never a photo section within the iTunes library itself, that means it was never possible, did I understand that correctly?

And thanks for your quick answers always, you have really helped me a lot already! :-)

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turingtest2

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Jan 25, 2023 06:44 AM in response to Two96Beers

I'm a bit hazy on older versions of OS X, but iTunes should be able to sync selected albums from iPhoto to a device. There was never a photo section within the iTunes library itself.

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turingtest2

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Jan 25, 2023 09:10 AM in response to Two96Beers

Again, it was never possible to store or view photos within the iTunes app.

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