How do I move songs from iPhone to Mac without losing them?

I have songs on my iPhone. Need to get them all on to my mac. When i select sync, it says it will delete all music from iphone. What should i do


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Original Title: Music from iPhone to Mac

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.5

Posted on Jun 19, 2025 06:20 AM

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Jun 19, 2025 08:04 AM in response to kirankoteshwar

Do not Sync!. Syncing will delete everything from the iPhone that does not exist in the Mac's library.


You'll need a 3rd party app like iMazing or iExplorer to extract the music from the iPhone and recreate the library on the computer.


click here ➜ Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device - Apple Community

https://imazing.com/

https://macroplant.com/iexplorer/transfer-music-and-playlists-to-itunes


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