Can mp'3 be transfered from a mac to a pc ?

[mildwild]

My wife has upgraded to an iPhone 5 and would like to transfer some songs from her iBook to her phone. She had no music on her last iPhone

Problem is her laptop (OSX 10.4.7 800Mhz) is to old to handle the iTunes required ( I think) and has no DVD burner

My son set up the phone on a laptop he had for school running Windows 7

Is there a way to transfer any songs ?

Her entire iTunes is about 4 gigs.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[mildwild]

got posted to the wrong forum, sorry

 

[tdu]

All the mp3's will be in whatever music folder your iTunes is using. If it was set to default, it's likely the Music folder. Just copy them to a USB flash drive and move them over to the PC. You can run the current iTunes in Windows 7.

The other option is to just update the Mac to Snow Leopard, if it can run it. If she wants to use the phone with it on a regular basis, that's the best solution. It will run a new enough version of iTunes to work with an iPhone 5. I believe Snow Leopard is only like $30 or something. It's also the best OS Mac has put out IMO. I have it on my Macbook still, and prefer it to Mountain Lion.

 

[mildwild]

Thank's , updating the OS would be the best alternative, but she need a DVD burner wouldn't she .

 

[Slow Reflexes]

Are you saying she has to have a DVD burner to copy the files off the computer, or to update the O/S?

For what it's worth, neither should be the case. You can update your O/S on the internet through Apple's website, and she should be able to write the music files to anything removable (USB drive or whatever), or even upload them to web based storage and download them to another computer.

If you have the two computers both in the same house, and you use a wireless router for your internet connection - you should be able to just copy everything directly from one computer to the other over the local network.

 

[4string]

This is probably a question getbent could easily answer.

If you had OSX10.6 snow leopard it is easy to upload from itunes to your iphone, as I had no problem and I'm an ignoramus.

 

[mildwild]

If you have the two computers both in the same house, and you use a wireless router for your internet connection - you should be able to just copy everything directly from one computer to the other over the local network.

Both computers are in the same house.

For Snow Leporard doesn't your computer need an Intel processor ?

 

[tdu]

This is probably a question getbent could easily answer.

If you had OSX10.6 snow leopard it is easy to upload from itunes to your iphone, as I had no problem and I'm an ignoramus.

If the computer has the specs to be updated, this really is a good option. Her computer will actually be usable with the phone than rather than having to transfer files to another computer just to access them.

But if not, as others said, you have a few ways to get the files off the Mac and onto the PC. Drag the files onto iTunes on the PC so they are in the library, then plug the phone in and add the files through iTunes.

 

[mildwild]

Thanks tdu

 

[4string]

Hey mildwild try PMing gentbent. He works for Apple and would be familiar with the older operating system on your wife's macbook and how to sync it to the iphone. That's all you need to do; sync. Look it up in the iphone's manual, or maybe you can just ask Siri since it's a 5..:?:

 

[mildwild]

Getbent was a MAJOR help with an issuse that I had a number of years ago, before he was a Moderator. I am for ever in his debt.

 

[furtherpale]

*mp3 is an encoding type, and itunes mac or pc plays them... so does everything else
*transfer mp3 files (in the itunes folder in finder) to a usb/external hdd from the mac, then use itunes to import them
*you do need an intel mac to get snow leaopard

 

[grandstick]

The iBook will definitely not run Snow Leopard. OS 10.6.x requires an Intel processor (mildwild mentioned this).

You could use Home Sharing if you are running at least iTunes 9 on your iBook. Then, you could run iTunes on your PC, select the songs from your iBook's library, and import them over the network.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4620

Otherwise, sneakernet (putting the songs on a thumb drive and walking it over to your PC) is the way to go.

 

[tdu]

Hey mildwild try PMing gentbent. He works for Apple and would be familiar with the older operating system on your wife's macbook and how to sync it to the iphone. That's all you need to do; sync. Look it up in the iphone's manual, or maybe you can just ask Siri since it's a 5..:?:

To be able to sync a newer iPhone, you have to be able to run a newer version of iTunes. And to run the minimum version of iTunes to connect to a newer iPhone, you need to be running at least Snow Leopard OS wise.

I gapped when you said 'iBook'. I forgot how old (in computer terms) that model is at this point. You are running the most current OS it can run. So ya, you'll have to pursue the other options listed. I forgot the iBook even existed and thought you were referring to a Macbook lol. Sorry.

 

[mildwild]

Looks like getting a thumb drive would be easiest , her iTunes 7

 

[getbent]

here is the question I have...

are you SURE that they are mp3's? did you buy them or rip them? When you ripped the did you make sure to rip them as mp3?

The thumb drive option is simple and will work...

 

[mildwild]

Since it is not my computer I am not sure if all are mp'3 s , I doubt it though. It is simple to convert them if I have to isn't it.

 

[tdu]

Since it is not my computer I am not sure if all are mp'3 s , I doubt it though. It is simple to convert them if I have to isn't it.

With how old that computer is, if she ever bought songs through iTunes store, there is a chance they could be the older DRM protected AAC files. Which could cause some issues as far as opening them in iTunes on the PC once you copy them over. If all the music was ripped from CD's, you should be ok.

If the music was bought, or ripped in iTunes the only other format it would likely be would be AAC. Which will work on the PC's iTunes, and will work fine on the iPhone. You wouldn't need to convert them.

 

[Rolling Estonian]

I think you can just select convert to mp3 if they're not already.

M

 

[Jack FFR1846]

Worst case.....transfer onto a USB and then run through Audacity. Output as MP3. You'll need the plug in for Audacity, but it's very user friendly to figure it out. Even I was able to and I can't figure out how to set the ring tone on my iPhone.