Help I don't understand itunes and the icloud

sjpkgp

Hi everyone, please can someone advise me. I have an computer at home with itunes software on it. The actual tunes are located on an external hard drive (the computer is only a 80gig is full) I play itunes using an Ipod classic 160gb. This all seems to work quite nicely.

I also have a works iphone which I take all over the country, and a works laptop. I have overloaded the icloud storage on the iphone (loads of photos on the iphone) so it won't back up at the moment, but I am thinking of buying more storage potentially.

I would like to make my itunes accessible when on the road. I'd probably prefer to not use my work laptop if I can use the icloud. Please could someone advise - I have looked at itune/iphone manuals but they are for people who don't have a complicated set up (i.e. one iphone, one pc). Thank you !

AJXX

iCloud does not store your music. It just 'remembers' your purchases so that you can re-download them at any time.

What you want is a service called iTunes Match - which puts your music library in the cloud and keeps it in sync across all your devices.

You'd setup iTunes Match from your home PC. Then enable iTunes Match on your iPhone/Work PC which would allow you to access your music library on those devices from the cloud.

iTunes Match will not work with an iPod Classic (you need mobile data or Wi-Fi) so you'd have to continue syncing that normally with the cable.

StuC75

If you have unlimited data on your works iphone - just go with spotify, its far easier to remotely stream music without taking up physical space on the iphone... Or other options such as Google music where you can upload the music from your pc\external harddrive to the cloud and then stream back to the iphone when out..

Alternatively synch the iphone to your pc at home and put the music \ restricted play lists on the iphone.. but this will take up more space..

Mr_Toad

AJXX wrote: »

iCloud does not store your music. It just 'remembers' your purchases so that you can re-download them at any time.

What you want is a service called iTunes Match - which puts your music library in the cloud and keeps it in sync across all your devices.

You'd setup iTunes Match from your home PC. Then enable iTunes Match on your iPhone/Work PC which would allow you to access your music library on those devices from the cloud.

iTunes Match will not work with an iPod Classic (you need mobile data or Wi-Fi) so you'd have to continue syncing that normally with the cable.

I love my iPod Classic. I was disappointed that Apple have dropped it in favour of the new iPods but that said everyone seems to stream their music these days.

I'll just have to keep it until it dies.

InsideInsurance

Mr_Toad wrote: »

I love my iPod Classic. I was disappointed that Apple have dropped it in favour of the new iPods but that said everyone seems to stream their music these days.

I'll just have to keep it until it dies.

Yes, mine sits in the car plugged into the audio system with 80gig of music or so on it. Its so much easier to simply have the whole collection on it than having to bother choosing what to sync and not or having to stream when driving across the country (or europe)

Am sorely tempted to buy another as backup for when this one inevitably fails - esp as the cars integration with iPod is great and any other wired devices is fairly limited in comparison.

Mr_Toad

InsideInsurance wrote: »

Yes, mine sits in the car plugged into the audio system with 80gig of music or so on it. Its so much easier to simply have the whole collection on it than having to bother choosing what to sync and not or having to stream when driving across the country (or europe)

Am sorely tempted to buy another as backup for when this one inevitably fails - esp as the cars integration with iPod is great and any other wired devices is fairly limited in comparison.

I bought my current 160GB Classic just after they were released and my older, smaller, Classic is now permanently connected to the car and only sees the light of day when the music on it is changed.

sjpkgp

Thank you, I will investigate itunes match :-)

jenniewb

Mr_Toad wrote: »

I love my iPod Classic. I was disappointed that Apple have dropped it in favour of the new iPods but that said everyone seems to stream their music these days.

I'll just have to keep it until it dies.

They've not even replaced the Classic with new ipods- no new models were released apart from a gimmicky watch- not my style. Am wondering if Apple are going to cull the main item which bought them their fame....seems bizarre that they'd cut the music players to replace them with ipads and a watch, I'm pretty sure there is still a market for ipods, guess Apple doesn't think so.

Mr_Toad

jenniewb wrote: »

They've not even replaced the Classic with new ipods- no new models were released apart from a gimmicky watch- not my style. Am wondering if Apple are going to cull the main item which bought them their fame....seems bizarre that they'd cut the music players to replace them with ipads and a watch, I'm pretty sure there is still a market for ipods, guess Apple doesn't think so.

And Apple are right.

Most people don't want to carry a phone and an MP3 player when the phone is quite capable of doing both, and much more.

Memory is cheap and phones are being introduced with more and more of it meaning you can take plenty of music with you.

Apple, or anyone else, isn't going to survive relying on the few people like me that actually prefer a separate music player to the, far more practical, all in one device.

Kernel_Sanders

No wonder mobile broadband is so slow if people are squandering bandwidth uploading music just to download it again later.