How to Download Music From an iPhone to a PC

Transfer iPhone music to your PC.

Music that is downloaded directly to your iPhone from the iTunes Store can easily be transferred to your PC, as long as you have your iPhone USB cable and a computer running iTunes 8 or newer. Whenever you purchase music, it is synced from your iPhone to your computer, which stores a backup copy of the file on your hard drive once it is authorized for your iTunes Store account. To download music to your iPhone, you must be running the iPhone OS 2.0 software update, which allows music downloads from the iTunes Store application. As of 2010, the current version of the software update is 3.1.

Things You'll Need

• iTunes 8 or later
• iPhone USB cable

Instructions

1. Plug the USB cable into the bottom of the iPhone, and plug the other end into an available USB port on your computer.

2. Click the "Start" button located in the lower-left corner of the taskbar on your computer, and click "Programs," "Apple" and "iTunes" to run the program. Alternatively, double-click the iTunes icon on your desktop if applicable.

3. Click the "iPhone" tab in the iTunes sidebar, and click "File" at the top of the menu. Select "Transfer Purchases from iPhone." Alternatively, click the "Transfer Purchases" button on the dialog box that appears after connecting the iPhone to your PC.

4. Click the "Eject" icon next to the iPhone tab in the iTunes sidebar once the synchronization is complete.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you authorize your computer before connecting the device, which adds another level of protection from losing your songs.

• Music files from audio CDs or sources other than the iTunes Store will not copy from your iPhone to the iTunes library.

References

• Apple Support: Copying iTunes Store Purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a Computer
• "iPhone For Dummies"; Edward C. Baig and Bob LeVitus; 2009