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Iphone music library not updating from PC.

Started recently. I chose to update music library on iphone 15. Itunes seems to be updating in a normal fashion but stop short of any update. No songs are added, missing music isn't deleted.

I did delete my music library from my iphone but when I connect iphone to PC, the iphone shows what looks like a complete copy of deleted music.


Not sure what to try next.

iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 22, 2024 9:49 PM

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Oct 23, 2024 2:33 AM in response to DAC_ZZ

DAC_ZZ wrote:

I did delete my music library from my iphone but when I connect iphone to PC, the iphone shows what looks like a complete copy of deleted music.

Why, what were you trying to achieve?


If you use Sync (with iTunes) to manage your phone, the better way to "delete" music from the phone is to manage it from iTunes and then let the Sync do the work.


I don't fully understand what you have done, but I suggest that you check the Sync settings between iTunes and your phone. You might find that Sync Music has been turned off because you manually deleted items on the phone rather than let iTunes do it.


It might simply be a matter of setting up the Sync options again and letting iTunes re-synchronise everything that you want onto the phone.


I'm sure there is more than one way to remove music from your phone, but if you already use Sync (with iTunes) the way to remove music from the phone, or stop it going onto it in the first place is:

    • untick (un-check) a song in your iTunes Library. There's an option to Sync only ticked songs and videos, which means that if you untick a song, at the next Sync it would be removed from the device but remain in your library
    • use Sync selected playlists, artists, albums and genres which if used, means that only the specific items that you select are added to the device. Any subsequent changes to a selected playlist will be implemented on the device at the next Sync. If you add a new artist, album or even one song to your library, those new items need to be added to the selection of items that are synchronised with the device
      • some of that can be automatic; for example, if you opted to include a specific artist, then any new album by that artist would automatically be added to the device at the next Sync. But if you add a new artist, then either add that artist to the items to be included, or add the artist, album or songs to a playlist that is added to the device



Oct 23, 2024 9:02 AM in response to DAC_ZZ

I am trying to update my iphone music.. On the surface, when I start update process, ITunes shows number of files that need to copied to iPhone and does countdown. Window showing music currently in iPhone music scrolls as if music files are being added. Unfortunately no files are copied to iphone. The iphone directory show a number of songs with a zero next to them indicating music is not in library but they are never added when trying to update iphone library.


At this point, I have a ghost listing of music on my iphone. I would like to delete these files/entries from my iphone.


Not sure what you are referring to when you suggest checking "Sync Setting" Been using itunes for years with no issues..

Iphone music library not updating from PC.

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