Sync music between your Windows computer and iPhone, iPad, or iPod
You can sync all or a selection of your music on your Windows computer to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. To sync music to your Apple device, you must have the Apple Music app installed on your Windows computer.
Important: If you subscribe to Apple Music, your music is transferred automatically to all your devices and you can’t sync Apple Music subscription songs. You can’t use the syncing method described here unless you turn off the Sync Library option in Apple Music settings.
Sync music to your device
Connect your Apple device to your Windows computer.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable.
In the Apple Devices app on your Windows computer, select the device in the sidebar.
If you connect your device to your Windows computer using a USB or USB-C cable and don’t see the device in the sidebar, see If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod doesn’t appear in the sidebar.
Select Music in the sidebar.
Select the “Sync music onto [device name]” checkbox, then do either of the following:
Sync all of your music: Select “Entire music library” to turn on syncing of your music.
With the checkbox selected, syncing is set to transfer all your music to your device.
Sync a selection of your music: Select “Selected artists, albums, genres, and playlists.”
Depending on whether you want to sync an item with your music list, select or deselect the checkbox for the item.
Select Artists, Albums, Genres, or Playlists to see your content organized by that category.
You also select additional syncing options:
Select the “Include videos” checkbox to include videos when syncing.
If selecting to sync specific artists, albums, genres, or playlists, you can select the “Automatically fill free space with songs” checkbox to have your Windows computer fill the free space on your device with songs when syncing. Use this option if you have a large music library on your Windows computer but don’t have room to sync all of your music to your device. This option syncs as many songs as possible.
When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.
You can choose to sync your Windows computer and your device automatically whenever you connect them. See Turn automatic syncing on or off.
Before disconnecting your device from your Windows computer, click the Eject button in the sidebar.
Remove automatically synced music from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod
To remove music from just your Apple device while keeping your music on your Windows computer, follow these steps:
Connect your Apple device to your Windows computer.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable.
In the Apple Devices app on your Windows computer, select your device in the sidebar, then select Music in the sidebar.
In the Music list, deselect the checkboxes of the music you want removed from your device.
When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.
WARNING: If you delete an automatically synced item from your Windows computer, the deleted item is removed from your device the next time you sync.
Before disconnecting your device from your Windows computer, click the Eject button in the sidebar.