iOS: How to transfer or sync content to your computer

1. Open iTunes.
2. Connect the iOS device to your computer using the included USB cable and select it in iTunes under Devices on the left-hand side. Some tabs may not appear if you do not have corresponding content in your library. For example if you do not have any podcasts in your library, the corresponding Podcast tab will not appear.
   
3. You can configure the different content types in each tab. For example, Movies under the Movies tab.
4. To sync, click Apply, in the lower-right corner of the screen.

1. Open iTunes
2. To set up Wi-Fi syncing, connect your iOS device to your computer with the included USB cable. Select your device under Devices on the left-hand side.
3. In the Summary tab, select "Sync with this [device] over Wi-Fi".
   
4. Whenever the computer and the iOS device are on the same network, the iOS device will appear in iTunes, and you can sync it. The iOS device will sync automatically when all of the following are true:
   • The iOS device is plugged in to power
   • iTunes is open on the computer
   • The iOS device and the computer are on the same Wi-Fi network
5. While the iOS device appears in the left-hand column of iTunes, you can select the content tabs and configure sync options.
6. Click Apply or Sync to sync the iOS device.

If you prefer not to automatically sync music content to your device, you can set up manual syncing. If you want to manually manage your content with more than one computer and your device, see this article.

1. Connect your device to your computer and open iTunes.
2. Select your device in the Devices section on the left side of the iTunes window.
   
3. In the main iTunes browser window, select the Summary.
4. Select the option to "Manually manage music and videos" or "Manually manage music." This will deselect the automatic sync settings for the Music, Movies, and TV Shows tabs.
   
5. Click Apply.
6. To manually add music, audiobooks, movies, podcasts, or TV shows, choose one of these categories under Library on the top-left of the iTunes window.
7. Select and drag items you want (to choose multiple items, Command-click items using a Mac or Control-click items using Windows), then drag them onto your device icon under Devices.
8. To add a playlist, select it from the left side of the iTunes window and drag it onto your device in the same way.
   
9. When you are ready to disconnect your device, you may do so without ejecting it. An iOS device doesn't need to be ejected before disconnecting it.

When the "Manually manage" option is enabled, you can use Autofill to quickly sync audio content from your music library or a selected playlist. Autofill settings allow you to adjust how songs are selected for syncing as well as allocate space for disk use. To use Autofill, make sure your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch is set to manually manage music using steps 1 through 5 above and then follow the steps below.

1. Select your device in the Devices section on the left side of the iTunes window.
2. Click the disclosure triangle next to the device icon to reveal the contents of the device.
3. Click Music, under the device.
   
4. Select the Music library and review the Autofill settings at the bottom of the main iTunes window.
   
5. When you click the Autofill button, iTunes will automatically sync as much music as possible to your device. If the playlist you selected contains more music than your device can hold, Autofill will sync a subset of the music. The iTunes LCD will display the sync progress and notify you when the sync is complete.
   
   
6. When you are ready to disconnect your device, you may do so without ejecting it. An iOS device doesn't need to be ejected before disconnecting it.

To sync contacts with your computer, choose "Sync Contacts with" within iTunes for Windows, or "Sync Address Book Contacts" on your Mac.

You can sync your contacts with:

• Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft Outlook 2007, Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7)
• Windows Address Book (Windows XP)
• Windows Contacts (Windows Vista / Windows 7)
• Address Book (Mac OS X)
• Microsoft Entourage 2004, Microsoft Entourage 2008, or Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac
  Note: If using Microsoft Entourage, use Microsoft Entourage 2008 12.1.2 or later if syncing with Mac OS X v10.6 or later. If you would like to sync data on your Mac with Entourage, enable syncing between Entourage and Address Book.

Notes:

• When syncing contacts, you can choose to sync all of your contacts or only selected groups. The option to sync selected items may not show up until after the first sync.
• You can select a group of contacts to which all new contacts created on your iOS device will be added.
• Additional options for syncing include syncing your contacts with Yahoo or Gmail/Google Mail. You will need to configure it with the user name and password for your Yahoo or Google account.

To sync calendars with your computer, choose "Sync Calendars" or "Sync iCal Calendars."

You can sync calendars with:

• Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft Outlook 2007, Microsoft Office 2010 (Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7)
• iCal (Mac OS X)
• Microsoft Entourage 2004, Microsoft Entourage 2008
  Note: If using Microsoft Entourage, use Microsoft Entourage 2008 12.1.2 or later if syncing with Mac OS X v10.6 or later. If you would like to sync data on your Mac with Entourage, enable syncing between Entourage and Address Book.
• Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac
  Note: If using Microsoft Outlook 2011 for Mac to sync calendars you must update to Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac Service Pack 1 or later.

Notes:

• When syncing calendars, you can sync all calendars or sync specific calendars.
• You can limit the data that is synced to only events that have occurred in the last 30 days. The option can be changed to any number of days.

You can sync bookmarks between your computer and your iOS device. When syncing is enabled, all bookmarks will sync. You can sync bookmarks with the following applications:

• Safari (Mac OS X)
• Safari for Windows (Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
  Note: Microsoft Internet Explorer refers to bookmarks as "Favorites."

Sync notes in the Notes application on iOS devices with notes in Mail on a Mac or with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007, or 2010 on a PC. (On a Mac, you must have the latest version Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, or OS X Lion installed to sync notes.) If you are using OS X Mountain Lion, you can use iCloud or an IMAP email account to share Notes with the Notes application on your computer. For more information about syncing Notes, see iOS: Syncing Notes.