{"id":688,"date":"2020-10-20T12:18:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T16:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediamonkey.com\/support\/?post_type=knowledgebase&p=688"},"modified":"2025-03-11T11:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:54:24","slug":"copy-backup-files-from-an-apple-device","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/www.mediamonkey.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/mediamonkey-sync-iphone-ipod\/copy-backup-files-from-an-apple-device\/","title":{"rendered":"Copy Files from an Apple Device to Your PC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MediaMonkey for Windows is normally used to Sync<\/a> content to iPhones, iPads, and iPods, but it can also be used to backup\/copy files from these devices to a PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To copy selected files:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. When the iPod\/iPhone\/iPad is plugged into the PC, MediaMonkey will recognize the device and it will appear in the MediaMonkey Media Tree (iTunes is required<\/a> to be installed for Apple iOS based devices, which is all iPhones, all iPads and some iPods)<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. From within MediaMonkey, you can browse the files on the device<\/a> by Artist, Album, etc. Select whichever files you want to copy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Click Tools > Edit tags > Update tags<\/a><\/strong> (Tools > Advanced Tag Management > Synchronize Tags on MediaMonkey 4 and older)<\/em>, so that tags of the selected files are updated to match the device’s database.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Copy the files using any of the methods below:\n
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    1. If you want to add the files to the Library, Copy<\/em> and then Paste<\/em> the selected files into a folder in a Collections Location<\/a><\/strong> sub-node.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. If you want to add the files to a drive or device, without adding them to the Library, Copy<\/em> and Paste<\/em> the selected tracks into a folder in MediaMonkey’s Folders<\/a><\/strong> (My Computer on MediaMonkey 4 and older)<\/em> node.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. If you prefer to copy the files and organize them at the same time, use the Organize files function:\n
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      1. Right-click on the selected files copy, right-click on them and select Organize files<\/a><\/strong> from the context menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Enable the option Copy files to new destination based on file tags<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Set the Destination<\/strong> to which the files should be copied and click OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Related:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n