Import Songs and Videos from iPod to iPhone 5/iPhone 4

February 17, 2013 5:31 PM / Posted by Ivan Cook to iPhone/iPod/iPad
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Just got a new iPhone 5/ iPhone 4S and want to transfer music and movies from you iPod to your new iPhone? Or you want to share some of your favorite songs or funny videos with your family who has an iPhone. So, how to transfer your iPod content to iPhone? If you have a Mac, you can do this by copying your iPod content to your Mac (Snow Leopard, Lion included), and then sync them to iPhone. Below introduce 2 free ways to do this.

Note: If you want to transfer all music or movies including iTunes Store purchases and others from other source, or you just want to copy some music or videos to iPhone without replacing the original content, go to method 2!

Method 1: How to Copy iTunes Store Purchases from your iPod to Mac

1. Open iTunes.

2. From the Store menu, choose Authorize Computer.

3. In the dialog that appears, the Apple ID button is selected by default. If you have an AOL account, select AOL.

4. Enter your Apple ID or AOL screen name and password, then click the Authorize button.

If the iTunes Store purchases on your iPod or iPhone were purchased with multiple accounts, you will need to authorize the computer for each one.

5. Connect your iPod or iPhone to the computer. If your iPod is synced with another iTunes library, the following dialog may appear:

6. Click the Transfer Purchases button, Or, you can right-click (Windows or Mac) or Control-click (Mac only) your iPod in the iTunes Source list, then choose Transfer Purchases from the shortcut menu that appears.

Method 2: Transfer all iPod music and videos to your iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S

Syncpod is a free and easy-to-use program that can help you transfer your songs and videos to Mac. You can easily copy songs and movies to Mac with only a few clicks, saving you hassle of changing the settings on your Mac.

Tip: If you only want to transfer music from iPod to iPhone 5, you can use FreeSync to be your helper. The Mac app is also a professional one which can easily and efficiently sync your iPod songs to other iDevices like iPhone, iPad etc. To get more details about it, you can go to user guide of FreeSync