How to Transfer Music from iPad to Mac

Music is an essential part of everyone's life and we all enjoy listening to it. Most of us will have a large music library, and have established the playlists in accordance with our requirements. The development of tablet computers such as Apple iPad, enables us to download all our favourite songs to your tablet, create an ideal playlist and listen to the music you most enjoy throughout the day. Once you think about the time and effort you put into creating a music library completely in accordance with your taste, you simply don't want to lose it. This is why it is a great idea to transfer music from iPad to Mac free, which will enable you to have a backup of your songs on your Macbook.

There are various ways on how to transfer songs from iPad to Mac. Some people like to use iTunes, which is official but has lots of limits. Other ways are also available on the Internet, which will be introduced in this post. Check it out if you are interested.

• Part 1. How to Transfer Music from iPad to Mac without iTunes
• Part 2. How to Transfer Music from iPad to Mac with iTunes
• Part 3. How to Transfer Music from iPad to Mac Using Dropbox

Part 1. How to Transfer Music from iPad to Mac without iTunes

Wondershare TunesGo allows you to manage your Apple devices without any effort and transfer music from iPad to Mac without using iTunes. Most iTunes users feel annoyed with the sync of iTunes, but with TunesGo, you don't have to worry about it any more. The following guide will show you how to transfer music from iPad to Mac.

How to Transfer Music from iPad to Mac with TunesGo

Step 1 Start TunesGo and Connect iPad

Step 1 Download and start TunesGo on your computer, then connect iPad to computer with the USB cable. The program will automatically recognize your iPad, and display the file categories in the main interface.

Step 2 Choose Music category in the software window, and the program will show you different sections of audio files in the left sidebar, along with the contents in the right part. Now check the music files you want, and click the "Export" button at the top, or right-click the music files and choose "Export to Mac".

Step 3 Choose a target folder on your Mac computer to save the exported music files. Then click "Save" to start transferring music from iPad to Mac.

So that's how Wondershare TunesGo helps to transfer music from iPad to Mac. The program also helps to transfer other media files between iOS devices and Mac computers with simple clicks.

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Part 2. How to Transfer Music from iPad to Mac with iTunes

If you have never used any third-party iPad file transfer program before, you may have been an experienced user of iTunes. If you plan to transfer music from iPad to Macbook, you can take advantage of iTunes to get the work done. iTunes users won't feel unfamiliar with the Transfer Purcahses function of iTunes, and they can use this function to transfer music from iPad to iTunes Music Library on Mac computer. The following guide will show you how to do that.

Connect iPad to computer with the USB cable, and iTunes will automatically start. If not, you can manually start iTunes. iTunes will recognize your iPad and display the iPad icon at the upper left corner. Now click File > Devices > Transfer Purchases from iPad at the upper left corner of iTunes, and then iTunes will start transferring all purchased items from iPad to iTunes library.

Note: Please note that iTunes will only transfer the purchased items from iPad to iTunes library. For the non-purchased music files, please use Wondershare TunesGo to finish the task.

Part 3. How to Transfer Music from iPad to Mac Using Dropbox

You can also use Dropbox to transfer music from iPad to Macbook. Dropbox offers 2GB for free use, and need users to purchase if they want more storage space. Although 2GB is not large, but it can be useful if users have certain music files to transfer. The following guide will show you how to do that.

Step 1 Download Dropbox on your iPad and Mac computer, then register it with the same account.

Step 2 Start Dropbox on iPad and tap Add File. Then add the songs you want into the folder.

Step 3 Now go to Dropbox website on your Mac computer, and log in with your account. Then you'll be able to find all the music files you have synced from iPad.

Conclusion: With Wondershare TunesGo, iTunes and Dropbox, users can transfer music from iPad to Mac without any effort. Among all these three methods, TunesGo provides an easy-to-use interface and convenient process to finish the task. Moreover, it also helps to manage other meida files on your Mac computer. If you are interested in this program, just check it out.

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