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I have recently lost my hard drive with all my music on it, but still have music on my iPhone.

Im wanting to know how to transfer the iPhone music back onto my PC.

Any ideas would be helpfull.........

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Short, practical plan that fills the gaps in the replies above.

A number of posters (for example and ) pointed out that connecting the iPhone to a computer is the starting point, and correctly suggested authorizing extra machines — that matters because iTunes’ built‑in File > Devices > Transfer Purchases only moves items bought from the iTunes Store. It will not reliably copy tracks you ripped from CDs or songs provided by streaming services. (support.apple.com)

If you only need iTunes Store purchases back: on the PC open iTunes (or the Apple Music app on newer Windows builds), sign in and choose Account > Authorizations > Authorize This Computer, then connect the iPhone and use File > Devices > Transfer Purchases from “[device]”. That will restore purchased files to the library or let you redownload purchases to an authorized computer. (support.apple.com)

For music that wasn’t bought from iTunes (CD rips, downloads from other stores) or for playlists and metadata, use a trusted extractor tool to export files from the device into a folder and then import them into iTunes. Well‑known, maintained options for Windows include iMazing, CopyTrans and TouchCopy; note that Apple Music (streaming) tracks and items not downloaded locally (iCloud Music Library) cannot be exported because of DRM/cloud limitations — those tools document these limits. and were on the right track mentioning third‑party helpers; just pick a reputable tool, export to a folder, then add that folder into iTunes. (imazing.com)

If the iPhone doesn’t show up in iTunes, make sure the phone shows the “Trust This Computer” prompt, try another USB cable/port, update iTunes/Windows and Apple Mobile Device drivers, and follow Apple’s troubleshooting steps if needed. Once files are back on the PC, keep two copies (local + external drive) so a single drive failure won’t repeat this situation. (support.apple.com)

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Member Avatar for bflywing

With the iPhone to transfer computers , you can transfer all the old content first computer , then transfer to your new iPhone.Here is how to transfer iPhone to iPhone . First transfer content to your PC with iPhone, iPhone to PC Transfer. Then add content to iTunes and sync with another iPhone. Hopefully it can help.

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I can't say it enough...authorize more than one system so you can house your backups in more than one place. If your initial system breaks down then you will have a back up for that. If you are using a Mac then you can use the time machine...hopefully.

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webstax agreed to you.

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Connect your Iphone with your Pc and transfer your data into your PC.

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I have also experienced this situation but thanks to iPhone backup software, I get back my iPhone data in just few clicks. iPhone Tool Kits is an idea solution for backuping iPhone content..

hope u can do it.......

thanks.....

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Member Avatar for royng

I agree with the rest of the posters above. You could always use a cable and sent your music over to your pc

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Are you using a macbook, if yes itunes would have the function that allow you to sent selected music from your phone to your macbook

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any buddy tel me about data recovery software for iphone

Member Avatar for jingda

Hi steven300 and welcome to daniweb. You can start by creating a new thread and post your problem, i will then go to your thread and help you. Have a nice day

Member Avatar for jyotsna01

simply connect ur iphone to pc..!!

Member Avatar for johhny-marshal

To connect your iPhone to your PC, you need iTunes. It enables you to access your phone through PC like adding songs, videos etc.

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