How to Transfer Music from Computer to Android | 4 easy ways

Looking to effortlessly transfer music between your computer and Android phone? This article has you covered. Explore four top methods to transfer music from your computer to your Android device in the navigation list below:

1. Transfer music from computer to Android : USB Transfer

The quickest way to transfer music from computer to Android is through USB cable transfer. This transfer method varies slightly depending on whether you are using PC or Mac.

1.1. USB Transfer on a Windows PC

1. Connect your Android to your Windows PC using a USB cable.
2. If you are given a selection of connection options, select Transfer Files (MTP).
3. Select the music files from your computer.
4. Drag the files into the Music folder on your Android device.

1.2. USB Transfer on a Mac

1. Download and install Android File Transfer on your Mac.
2. Connect your Android to your Windows PC using a USB cable.
3. On your Android, tap the "Charging this device via USB" notification.
4. Select File transfer under "Use USB for".
5. Select the music files from your computer.
6. Drag the files into the Music folder on your Android device in Android File Transfer.

2. Transfer music with Droid Transfer

This is our most comprehensive option. Droid Transfer is a tool for Windows PCs which allows you to manage data between your computer and Android devices. It provides the ability to transfer music from computer to Android, and vice versa. The jewel in the crown here, though, is that you can use Droid transfer to sync iTunes with Android.

Droid Transfer for PC works alongside the free Transfer Companion app. You can download both from below:

Droid Transfer
for Windows

DOWNLOAD Droid Transfer

Transfer Companion
for Android

2.1. Transfer Music from Computer to Android

Adding music to your Android devices from your computer is easy with Droid Transfer...

1. Download Droid Transfer and connect your Android device (Set up Droid Transfer)
2. Click on "Music" in the Droid Transfer feature list.
3. Hit "Add Music to Device", then choose to either Add Folder or Add Files. Alternatively, drag and drop music from your computer into the Droid Transfer window.

That's the quick way to transfer music from Android to PC. Check out our guide if you want to regularly backup your music, or sync your music library between your PC and your Android. This is a great way to manage your music if you don't use iTunes. If you use iTunes, keep reading below to see how to sync iTunes with your Android.

2.2.Transfer music from iTunes to Android

This function is gold. The biggest downfall of iTunes is that you can't use it with Android devices. This is a massive problem if you have an iTunes library full of music that you can't transfer to your new Android phone. Droid Transfer lets you sync music from iTunes to Android and even from Android to iTunes.

Check out the image below showing how Droid Transfer intelligently shows what music is in iTunes which is not yet on your Android device. You can then copy the missing music straight to the Android with a click of a button.

You can also choose to have complete control over exactly which tracks are transferred with the 'Advanced Sync Options'.

3. Sync music with YouTube Music

Like iCloud on Apple iPhones, you can store and share music between your devices by storing them in the cloud. If you are not familiar with how this works, the basic idea is that you store music on an online server, and when you want to access the music, you can do so from any device using your Google account.

YouTube Music makes an appearance in our list because you can upload music from your computer to your cloud server, then access the music from your Android device. For this method, you can use YouTube Music in your internet browser (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Safari, etc.).

Let's take a look at how to upload music to YouTube Music...

1. Open your internet browser and go to: https://music.youtube.com/
2. Click "Sign In" in the top-right corner of the window. Enter your Google account details to sign in with YouTube Music (you can create an account here if you don't already have one).
3. Click your account profile icon in the top-right corner of the screen to access the menu.
4. Choose 'Upload Music'.
5. Select the music from your computer and drag and drop it into the upload window.
6. Click Open to begin uploading your chosen music to your YouTube Music account.
7. Your uploaded music will appear in your Library > Songs > Uploads.

Once your music has been successfully uploaded, you'll be able to access it from any device using your YouTube Music account! For example, you can open the YouTube Music app on your Android device and play your saved music from Library > Songs > Uploads!

4. Sync music from computer to Android via cloud solutions

Similar to the YouTube Music point above, we can follow this method for other cloud service providers such as Google Drive, iCloud and OneDrive. Simply upload your music from your computer to the cloud storage, get the relevant app on your Android, and access your music from the cloud on your device!

Take care not to accidentally upload duplicate tracks to your cloud storage. Cloud services usually charge for more space, so be sure to clean out your cloud storage regularly to save yourself space and money!

If you already have duplicates hogging your storage space, learn how to manage Google Drive and delete duplicates.

Publisher:
Wide Angle Software

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