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Recently, one of my friends on FB asked me a question: Whether can we transfer our iphone voice memos to pc or mac for backup. At once, I answered him roughly: maybe, just a maybe.

For I have never done this before, but in order to solve my friend’s question certainly, I have to ask help for you, the experienced iphone users who have a good knowledge of the basic tips and guides about iphone. I bet you can provide more detailed information, right? Thanks for your kindly help. Your answer will be added 100 scores.

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Short answer: yes — iPhone Voice Memos can be copied to a Mac or PC. , the older iTunes/playlists method and third‑party transfer apps mentioned by and still work in some setups, but current, faster options are built into iOS and macOS and use AirDrop, Files/iCloud Drive, or the Voice Memos app itself.

Fast, built‑in choices (practical workflows)

  • AirDrop to a nearby Mac for quick, lossless transfers of large memos.
  • Share → Save to Files → iCloud Drive, then download from iCloud.com or access via iCloud for Windows on a PC.
  • If the same Apple ID is used, turn on Voice Memos in iCloud so recordings automatically appear in the Mac Voice Memos app and can be dragged to Finder or exported.
    (Apple’s Voice Memos guide documents the Share options and iCloud syncing.) Share a recording in Voice Memos on iPhone. See your recordings on all your Apple devices.

Windows and older Macs

  • For Windows, saving memos to iCloud Drive (via Files on iPhone) and then using iCloud for Windows or iCloud.com is the least error‑prone route; it avoids flaky iTunes behavior. Set up iCloud Drive.
  • Legacy iTunes sync ("Include voice memos") is documented but can be inconsistent once iCloud sync is enabled; Macworld covers the classic iTunes workflow if needed. Macworld: how to transfer Voice Memos.

Troubleshooting & notes

  • Memos are .m4a files; email attachments are limited by size, so prefer AirDrop or iCloud for long recordings.
  • If many memos must be copied in bulk on a Mac, the app stores the files in a hidden folder (for recent macOS): ~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.VoiceMemos.shared/Recordings — those .m4a files can be copied directly if needed. Where voice memos are stored on Mac.

Summary: AirDrop (Mac) and Save to Files → iCloud Drive (cross‑platform) are the easiest, most reliable approaches today; the older iTunes sync and third‑party tools remain options for specific legacy workflows.

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you have an answer on the other forum you asked ,good luck

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Hello cecillovell2, There are two ways to copy iPhone voice memo from to your computer for backup.

One way: Free but just copy from one to one.
-Connect your iPhone to your computer.
-Left click on your itunes music folder.
-In the search box in the upper right type in "Voice Memos".
-You should see all of your iPhone voice memos, highlight the the ones you want copied.
-Right click.
-Select Add to playlist.
-Pick the playlist want them added to.
-Disconnect your iPhone and test a voice memo to make sure it copied.

Two way: Paid, but copy in a time
Use iPhone to Computer Transfer, which allows you to easily and fast transfer voice memos from iPhone to PC for backup. Then you can upload the iPhone voice memos to YouTube, Facebook, etc. to share those audio recording with your friends, copy an audio CD or add them to iPod touch, iPad.

Choose the suitable way you want according to your demands

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I think using iStonsoft iPhone to Mac/computer Transfer is your best choice. You only need these steps to move songs from iphone to computer
Step 1: Download and install the software and connect iPhone to computer
Step 2: Scan your files and preview
Step 3: select songs you want to transfer and click “Backup”

Member Avatar for Kelly Burby

There you go, I wasn't actually aware about the process of doing that so, first of all thanks for putting the question over here which makes me searching about it over the Google and I ended up in a post over some blog have tired doing that with my phone and all done ! So, I would say you can try that trick out too if you like !

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