How to Download Music & Save to Your Computer

MP3 files are an easy format for downloading music to your computer.

You can find music on thousands of websites on the Internet. By following a few simple steps, you can download much of this music as audio files to your computer. You can save these files to your computer in a popular format such as MP3 and play them back whenever you wish, or transfer them to a mobile device such as an iPod.

Things You'll Need

• Disk drive or other file storage device

Instructions

1. Open a connection to the Internet on your computer. Open your Web browser.

2. Use an Internet search website like Google to find websites that contain music. For example, search for "free MP3 files."

3. Visit a website that contains music files. Browse or search the website to find a music file you want.

4. Click the "Download" link near the file name, if there is a download link. If the file name links directly to the file, click the right mouse button on the file name and click the "Save Link As" or "Save Target As" menu options.

5. In the "File Save" dialog box, browse to the folder you want to save the file in, and type a name for the file. Click the "Save" button to save the file to your computer.

References

• Tech Q&A: How Do I Save Music Off the Internet to My Computer?