How to Put Music on Your MP3 Player Without a Disc

Sideload or sync MP3s from your computer's hard drive onto an MP3 player.

Extracting music from CDs and sideloading or syncing it onto portable MP3 players provides convenient storage and digital playback for your audio files. However, you do not need to start with a CD to put music onto your MP3 player. You may fill the MP3 player with digital music already stored on your computer's hard drive.

Instructions

1. Identify and open the file folder from which you want to add music onto your MP3 player.

2. Connect the MP3 player to your computer using its USB adapter. Insert one end of the USB adapter into the MP3 player. Insert the USB end of the adapter into an available USB port on your computer. Wait for the computer to recognize the MP3 player.

3. Double-click the MP3 player's device icon to open a file folder window displaying its contents.

4. Drag and drop the MP3 files and folders from the folder opened in Step 1 into the MP3 player's file folder. Drag and drop the files and folders directly onto the MP3 player's device icon to save time if your file manager allows it.

5. Add the MP3 files to the MP3 player's music manager software if the device does not allow direct transfers. Drag and drop the MP3s into the music manager's main window or select them from the "Add to Library" browser in the main menu's "File" tab.

6. Push the "Sync" button to synchronize the MP3s from the music manager software onto your MP3 player.

References

• Apple: Using your iPod as a storage drive
• Apple: iTunes Tutorial - How to Sync