How can I retrieve my backed up music on MacBook Pro?

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How can I retrieve my backed up music on MacBook Pro?

1 - How do I get my backed up music from my old iPhones? It does not load into Apple Music. They won't load on new phones and only what I bought online will load.

2- How do I load an iPod shuffle 4th gen that is waterproofed for swimming, with music if there is no iTunes version that is compatible? I used apple support the other day for another purpose and asked about the iTunes. My music is backed up but Apple Music is blocking what I own already. There needs to be a work around so we are not locked out of music that we already purchased on CD. Thanks!

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Posted on Mar 9, 2025 07:50 AM

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Answer 1

turingtest2

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Mar 15, 2025 02:12 PM in response to flipflopseveryday

Hi.

What exactly happens when you try to add existing tracks copied from your backups into Music? What format are they in?

See Sync music between your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support. Despite the title the same steps should also work with older devices to sync using Finder.

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turingtest2

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Mar 20, 2025 08:23 AM in response to flipflopseveryday

iOS device backups do not include media. I thought you were talking about some other form of backup such as Time Machine. If you still have songs that play on one of your devices see Recover your iTunes/Music library from your iPod or iOS device - Apple Community for steps to copy it into your library, from where it can then be synced to other devices.

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Mar 20, 2025 08:09 AM in response to turingtest2

The phones back up but they appear as a file. And not as music that I own and ported from a computer on iTunes

to the phones. I want the music in my library where it belongs and don't want to have to re-purchase what I already own. The music always split off into a separate file so I could drag and drop individual songs. I want to put them on a waterproof iPod shuffle to swim with.

But, I was told to upgrade to the next OS on a support call but that crippled my ability to get my music on my newer phones or even download iTunes.

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How can I retrieve my backed up music on MacBook Pro?

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