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How to Transfer Music from Laptop to iPad

By Emily Watson, Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015

"I have a lot of mp3s on my laptop. Some of the songs are from other website but not iTunes. Can anyone advise in simple terms on how to transfer music from laptop to iPad mini 4?"

If you got some songs in your laptop, but not in iTunes, you can transfer songs from laptop to iPad with iTunes. Just launch iTunes and add files to iTunes library first. Then, connect iPad to the laptop and sync music to iPad. Using iTunes to sync music from computer to iPad is very easy. However, you must bear in mind that your computer on which your iTunes is must be paired with your iPad. Otherwise, iTunes will erase your iPad data when adding music from your computer to your iPad.

If you want to copy music from laptop to iPad without iTunes, there is a good-to-use iTunes alternative – FonePaw iOS Transfer. With it, you can easily transfer files from laptop to iPad Pro, iPad mini 4, iPad Air, etc. Music, video, photo, contacts, etc are all transferable. Also, it allows you to transfer files from iPad to laptop.

Free download the trial version of FonePaw iOS Transfer and install it. Then follow the step-by-step guide to transfer music from laptop to iPad.

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Transfer Music from Laptop to iPad Air/Pro/mini

1. Launch the program and connect iPad to laptop

Launch the installed program on your laptop and connect iPad to the laptop with USB cable. When iPad is detected, you can see the interface as below:

Run iOS Transfer

2. Add music from PC to iPad

In the left navigation toolbar, click "Media" and the find and click "Music" from the top menu. Then, click "Add". In the pop-up pull down list, select "Add File" or "Add Folder". Choose the music you want to add into your iPad on your laptop and then click "Open" to start transferring.

Transfer Music from PC to iPad

See? With FonePaw iOS Transfer, it is easily to copy music from laptop to iPad. You can apply the same way to transfer photos, videos, contacts, movies, etc. from laptop to iPad as well, or you can transfer them from iPad to laptop as you like. Also, this software support iPhone transfer and iPod transfer, and as for the supported devices, it's totally compatible with iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and so on. Go ahead to try to transfer photos from laptop to iPhone by yourself!

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