For most of the cases, Flash Drive or USB drive is often used as a carrier to transfer files between iPhone and computer. Now, if we want to do it the other way around, that is to transfer music from iPhone to flash drive, we might need the help from the third party tool. Here in this article, we will show 5 proved ways about how to transfer music from iPhone to flash drive. iTunes serves as a storage library for apple system. You might find it easier to transfer music from computer to iPhone than the opposite way. That is because iTunes only allows you to transfer the purchased music back to its library. When transferring the non-purchased music back to computer from your iPhone, we need some other solutions. Check it out from here.

How to Transfer Music from iPhone to Flash Drive with iTunes?

As long as we can transfer the music from iPhone to our computer, it is a piece of cake to put it into the flash drive. We only need to connect the flash drive to the computer to grab things out from it. Before that, we need to learn how to transfer music from iPhone to the computer. The only tool we need to use is iTunes.

Step 1: Download and install the latest version of iTunes on your computer.


Step 2: Open iTunes and connect your iPhone to the computer using the original USB cable. Original cable line is nothing to compare in its reliability and security.


Step 3: On the upper menu of iTunes window, click "File" option and choose "Device", then "Transfer Purchases from iPhone" to begin the process of transferring music onto your computer. You will be asked to authorize your computer if you haven't done it. Click "Account" > "Authorization" > "Authorize this computer" step by step to authorize your computer.


Step 4: You might have to wait for a few seconds. It depends on the amount of music files you are transferring.


Step 5: From the "Recently added" panel, there are new added files from your iPhone. You can then click the "Download" option to save them to your computer.


Step 6: Once they are saved to your computer, you can just transfer them to the flash drive which has been plugged with the computer.

How to Transfer Music from iPhone to Flash Drive in Stored Folder?

From the above-mentioned steps we know how to transfer music from iPhone to flash drive with iTunes. What if we want to transfer music from iPhone to flash drive in stored folder? It is not that complicated as well. The key step is to find out the path where the music has been stored in iTunes.

Step 1: Open the iTunes in your computer and find out the music which you want to transfer.


Step 2: Right-click the song and click "Song Info".


Step 3: From the new window of the "Song Info" you will see the "File" option. Click it, and you will see the "Location" item at the bottom of the window.


Step 4: According to the path that the "Location" has showed you, follow the path to track the storage path of the music in Stored Folder.


Step 5: Simply drag the music from the stored folder to the flash drive.


Here I would like to point out one thing. As the Apple Music songs which you have added to iTunes library is in the format of AAC audio file. It is a DRM protected M4P file which cannot be opened directly unless you remove the DRM from it. If you want to open the DRM protected M4P file or transfer it to some non-apple devices, a professional DRM remover is needed.

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Download and install the Leawo Prof. DRM on your computer. Before we start the DRM removal process, you should first authorize your computer by singing in with your Apple ID so that you can play the M4P music files in iTunes. Click the "Video&Music Converter" panel to enter it.

Step 2: Import the files from iTunes into the program

Click the "Add Files" button to import the M4P files into the program, or you can drag iTunes files and drop them into the designated area.

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How to Transfer Music from iPhone to Flash Drive without iTunes?

We have mentioned earlier that only the purchased music can be transferred back to iTunes library with iTunes. What if we want to transfer some non-purchased music? Leawo iTransfer is on the top of the list. It enables you to transfer apps, music, movies, TV shows, ringtones, eBooks, photos and Camera Roll. Before carrying out the process for transferring music from iPhone to flash drive, download the app from official website of Leawo iTransfer and install it on your computer, then follow the steps here below.

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Step 1: Engine up Leawo iTransfer and get other devices ready

Launch Leawo iTransfer and have iPhone and flash drive connected to your computer. iTransfer will automatically identify your iPhone and shows the files in the left bar. Choose the "Music" option to check the music files.

Step 2: Choose the files you want to transfer

Select all the files that you want to transfer and right-click the selected ones, then choose "Transfer to>My Computer".

Step 3: Save them in a designated folder

A new dialog will pop up. Tick the "Save to Folder" and click "Change" button to choose a folder to save the music. You can choose the flash drive as the target folder, and tap "Transfer Now" to start the process.

How to Transfer Music from iPhone to Flash Drive Using Dropbox?

Instead of transferring music with the apps mentioned above, we can still use some cloud-based app like Dropbox to help to deliver the files from iPhone to flash drive.


Step 1: Download the Dropbox App from the App store and install it on your iPhone.


Step 2: Open the Dropbox and log in with your Dropbox account. Click the "+" button, then followed by clicking the "Create" and "Upload file" button.


Step 3: Then select the music files which you want to transfer to your computer and click "Upload" button to save them on Dropbox.


Step 4: Now open the Dropbox official website on your computer, and log in again to your Dropbox account on the website.


Step 5: Download the music from Dropbox to your computer, then transfer them to the flash drive which has been plugged with the computer.

How to Transfer Music from iPhone to Flash Drive Using Airdrop?

Last but not the least, another solution for transferring music from iPhone to flash drive is using Airdrop, a feature which can work perfectly whether there is network or not. As long as your music files are purchased, they can be transferred between Mac and iPhone wirelessly.


Step 1: Activate the Airdrop in both Mac and your iPhone

From Finder or spotlight on Mac, find out Airdrop button and ignite it. Change the visibility to everyone. Same as you do with Mac, repeat it on iPhone to enable Airdrop.

Step 2: Transfer music files from iPhone to Mac and save in flash drive

Launch the music app and let the music play. Then click the "Share" button to select Mac as the target device. Mac will be asked to approve the transfer. After that, the files will start to be transferred. Once the files are transferred to Mac, you can save them in the flash drive.

All the solutions posted in this article are either for Mac or Windows, or for both of them. No matter your files are purchased or not, DRM protected or not, the article covers all of them with workable solutions.