How to Put music on iPod shuffle

Daisy Raines

Jan 11, 2024 • Filed to: Manage Device Data • Proven solutions

Small and exquisite, iPod shuffle is a good music player. To add music to iPod shuffle, you can open iTunes and sync music to your iPod shuffle. It looks easy and convenient. However, after syncing, you will find that the previous songs on your iPod shuffle are gone. What if the songs on your iPod shuffle are original? Lose them forever? Here we recommend you top 4 ways to put music on iPod Shuffle easily.

Part 1. Best Way to Put music on iPod Shuffle

Wondershare Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) is the best way to put music on iPod shuffle easily in few clicks only. You can use this software to manage iPod shuffle files easily and quickly. If you are syncing iPod shuffle with iTunes previously on old computer and your computer is crashed then you can easily rebuild iTunes library on new computer in just one click. Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) enables you to add or delete music files to iPod shuffle and transferring iPod files to computer in just one click backup file to use later. When the music files can't be played on your iPod shuffle, this program will convert them to the compatible one – MP3.

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How to Put music to iPod shuffle

Now we are going to tell you that how you can easily put music to iPod shuffle using Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) software.

Step 1 Download and install this program on your computer

Visit Wondershare Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) website and download it for windows or mac. After downloading it, install it on your computer and launch it.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-download Dr.Fone

Step 2 Connect your iPod shuffle to the computer

Connect iPod shuffle using USB cable with computer and let Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) detect your iPod. Once it is detected you will see an interface like the below picture.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-connect ipod

Step 3 Add music to iPod shuffle

Now Click on Music Tab to put music on iPod shuffle. Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) will load and show you previously available music on iPod. Now Click on Add button >' Add File or Add Folder.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-add music

Locate the music file which you want to put iPod shuffle and Click on Open button.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-locate music

Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) will add music to iPod shuffle automatically. If music file is not in the supported format of iPod shuffle, Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) will convert it automatically you don’t need to do anything.

Part 2. Put music on iPod Shuffle by Syncing Automatically

Users can put music to iPod shuffle by syncing way with iTunes. iTunes can sync music to iPod with iTunes library. But you can’t do it directly. To put music with this way, you need to put music to iTunes library first, then you can put it to iPod shuffle. But before starting please keep in mind that music files must be in the supported format of iPod shuffle because iTunes can’t convert it automatically.

Step 1 You need to install latest version of iTunes on computer. After installing, launch it and connect iPod shuffle with computer using USB cable. You can see iPod shuffle in the list of devices.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-launch itunes and connect ipod

Step 2 On the top of iTunes interface you will see tab with name File, click on it and move cursor on Add File to Library. You can do it by pressing CTRL+O button from your keyboard.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-Add File to Library

Step 3 Now you will see a browsing window tolocate the music files which you want to put to iPod shuffle now. After locating click on Open button.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-locate music

Step 4 Music file is added to iTunes library now. You can see this file in Music option in the left side of iTunes interface.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-add music

Step 5 Now you need to sync iPod with iTunes library to put music on iPod because still music is added to iTunes library only. Click on Your device from iTunes interface and open summary page. Scroll download here and click on Sync button. Now your file will be successfully added iPod shuffle.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-Sync

Part 3. How to Put music from Computer to iPod Shuffle with iTunes

While using iTunes, users can easily put music to iPod shuffle using "drag and drop" as well. To use this method you need to do some changes in setting of iPod shuffle in iTunes. You can follow the below steps to add music with drag and drop way.

Step 1 Connect iPod shuffle to computer using a USB cable and launch iTunes. Your device will be visible in the Device list on computer.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-connect ipod

Step 2 Now you need to do some changes. Click on your device on the top. You will be redirected to summary page. On this summary page scroll down here and Check the option “Manually manage music and videos” and click on Apply button.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-Manually manage music and videos

Step 3 Now go to my computer and visit the folder where your music is stored and which you want to put music on iPod. After searching music, select the files and drag them to put iPod music Library in the iTunes.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-select music and drag to itunes

Step 4 After dragging music move cursor to iTunes and drop them in the iPod music library option.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-drop to ipod

Step 5 Once you have dragged music to iPod shuffle music library. Now it is available in iPod shuffle. You can enjoy music files on iPod easily now.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-finish and enjoy the music

Part 4. How to Put the downloaded music to iPod Shuffle

Music available on your iPod is not enough you can put more music to iPod shuffle by downloading from internet. You can find a lot of songs according to your choice by Keepvid Music.

If you are looking to add more songs to your iPod from internet and don’t have any way to download them then you can use this software to download music on your computer and directly add to your device in just one click. Keepvid music can download music from 10000+ music sites over internet and add record from same number of sites. You just need to do only few clicks, then after downloading it allows you to put music on iPod shuffle directly without using iTunes in just one click. If your favorite video is in the mp4 format then you can directly replace mp4 to mp3 while downloading in just one click.

How to put music on iPod shuffle-Keepvid music

Daisy Raines

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