Sync Media to Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod

Since iTunes was split into four apps, if you want to sync media files, or other information, to an iPhone, iPad, or iPod, you use the Finder to do this. It makes more sense to have syncing centralized than to have any or all of Apple’s media apps control the process.

Syncing offers many options. I want to point out some of the basics, and explain how you can put your favorite media files on your mobile device. As with the rest of this book, my focus here is music, because music syncing is so granular, though I mention other media kinds. Once you grasp the concepts, it’s simple to sync your media to your mobile device exactly the way you want to.

What to Sync to Your Mobile Device

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