How to Transfer Music from iCloud Drive to iTunes: Full Guide

Nowadays, more and more people are choosing to store their data in the cloud. Compared to traditional methods, cloud storage offers many conveniences. We can upload, view or download files on any device as long as it has a network connection.

As an iPhone user, you probably use iCloud Drive a lot to store or transfer files including your songs. How do you add song from iCloud Drive to iTunes when you want to listen to them through iTunes? Here in this guide, I’ll show you how to transfer music from iCloud Drive to iTunes in detail. In addition, I’ll also tell you how to add music from iCloud Drive to Apple Music so you can listen to music easily on iPhone.

Can you move music from iCloud Drive to iTunes on iPhone?

If you don't have a computer at hand right now, you may want to know how to move music from iCloud Drive to iTunes on iPhone. However, the answer may disappoint you because music files stored in iCloud Drive cannot be transferred to other applications. You can only move music files within Files app. For example, you can move songs from iCloud Drive to OneDrive.

In short, it’s impossible to move music from iCloud Drive to iTunes on iPhone, you have to go through your computer to achieve your goal.

How to transfer music from iCloud Drive to iTunes

To transfer music from iCloud Drive to iTunes, you should first download the music from iCloud Drive to computer and then you can add them to iTunes library.

Step 1. Download music from iCloud Drive

To finish the process, you can use FoneTool or go to iCloud.com.

Download iCloud Drive music via FoneTool

FoneTool is an all-in-one iCloud data management app, it allows you to easily upload, download or delete iCloud/iCloud Drive data on PC. 

For people who want to switch to a new Apple ID, FoneTool can also help you efficiently transfer iCloud data from one account to another.

Now you can click the button below to download it on your PC and download your iCloud Drive music in one click.

• Launch FoneTool > Go to My iCloud > Log in with your Apple ID > Click Manage iCloud to continue.

• Click the iCloud Drive icon to access your iCloud Drive data > Choose music from the interface > Click Download to continue.

• Change the download settings from the pop-up window > Click Download to begin the task.

If you don't want to use a third-party app to make it, you can go to iCloud.com to download your files.

Download music from iCloud Drive via iCloud.com

• Open a browser and go to iCloud.com.
• Log in to iCloud with your Apple ID and passcode.
• Choose iCloud Drive and find the songs you need.
• Select all the songs you need: press and hold the Ctrl key > click on songs one by one with the mouse.
• Click the Download button to download them to computer.

Step 2. Add music to iTunes library

Make sure you have installed the latest version of iTunes. You can check if your iTunes is the latest version by clicking on Help from the menu bar and selecting Check for Updates.

• Open iTunes.
• Click File from the menu bar.
• Choose Add File to Library... or Add Folder to Libary... to add your songs to iTunes. (If the songs you want to transfer to iTunes are stored in one folder, then you can choose Add Folder to Library option.)

These are all the steps on how to transfer music from iCloud Drive to iTunes. If you want to transfer songs to Apple Music app, then keep reading.

How to transfer music from iCloud Drive to iPhone

After you have moved songs to iTunes library, then you can choose to sync them to iPhone. Your songs will be transferred to Apple Music app.

• Connect your iPhone to computer via the cable.
• Enter passcode on iPhone to trust the computer.
• After iTunes recognizes your device, click on the Device tab.
• Choose Music > Tick Sync Music > Choose your songs > Click Apply.

All the selected songs will be synced to iPhone. However, please note that it will erase all existing songs on iPhone. If you want to transfer music from iTunes to iPhone without syncing, you can choose to manually transfer music.

• In iTunes,  go to Summary.
• Check “Manually manage music and videos” and disable automatic sync > Click Apply to save the change.

• Choose Music on the top of the iTunes > Select Songs.
• Select the songs you want to transfer and drag and drop them to the section of your device.

Another easy way to transfer music between iPhone and computer

You want to transfer music from iCloud Drive to iTunes probably because you want to add them to Apple Music app. Well, you can indeed use iTunes to help you achieve your goal, but you wouldn't have had to go to that trouble.

To quickly transfer music from computer to iPhone, you can use FoneTool. It's also known as a professional iOS data management tool and it supports data backup and transfer. You can use it to transfer songs directly to your iPhone. Just click the download button to get FoneTool.

• Launch FoneTool and plug in your iPhone.
• Click Phone Transfer on the left pane > Move the mouse to PC to iPhone and click Get Started.

• Click Music icon > Drag your songs to the box or you can click anywhere in the box to choose the songs you want to transfer.

• Click Start Transfer to add music to Apple Music app.

★Tips:

FoneTool will not erase any existing songs on your device.

You can use FoneTool to transfer purchased and non-purchased songs from iPhone to computer. Related guide: How to transfer non purchased music from iPhone to computer

It supports data transfer between different Apple IDs, which means you can easily share songs with family and friends. Related guide: How to transfer music from iPhone to iPhone

Final words

That’s all about how to transfer music from iCloud Drive to iTunes. You can first use FoneTool or go to iCloud.com to download songs from iCloud Drive and then add them to iTunes library. After that, you can sync songs to iPhone if you want to listen to music via Apple Music app.