How to Transfer Music Files from iTunes to SanDisk MP3 Player

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on December 17, 2022

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"I have about 100 protected AAC audio files in my iTunes library, which are are not playable on my MP3 player! How can I transfer these iTunes protected files to SanDisk MP3 Player so that I enjoy iTunes purchased songs and Apple Music files on my MP3 player?"

I believe that most SanDisk MP3 Player users who use Mac have encountered the above problem. In here, we will provide you with simple instructions to transfer music file from iTunes to SanDisk MP3 players, including Apple Music songs.

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Do you have purchased songs from iTunes and download it onto your authorized computers for playback? Do you often listen to music with iTunes? Do you have download lots of Apple Music tracks in iTunes library? As a music lover, you may want to download and transfer music to MP3 player for freely playing. However, how to transfer music files from iTunes to MP3 player, like SanDisk MP3 Player, Sony Walkman, iPod Nano, etc. As we all know, the MP3 player is an easy-to-carry music player, most music lover like to downloading music to MP3 player for enjoying on the move without worrying about fragile phones, data overages and battery drain of your phone.

For Mac users, it’s difficult to copy local music to MP3 player, don’t worry! Let’s teach you how to transfer local music files from Mac to MP3 player with iTunes, and how to transfer Apple Music songs from iTunes to MP3 player.

Part 1: Transfer Music Files from iTunes to SanDisk MP3 Player

While you may be familiar with iTunes' compatibility with the Apple devices, you may not be aware that iTunes also works with SanDisk MP3 Player. Let’s see How can it works.

Step 1. Create a new playlist in iTunes library
1. Run iTunes on Mac and then click “Music”, import the local music files to the new playlist.

Step 2. Switch the USB mode on your SanDisk MP3 Player to MSC
NOTE: SanDisk Clip Sport, Sport Jam, Clip Sport Plus, Clip Voice and Clip Sport Go are MSC-only devices.

Step 3. Connect SanDisk MP3 Player via USB cable
1. Connect the SanDisk MP3 Player to the Mac computer.
2. On the desktop, double-click on the SanDisk MP3 Player that shows up.
3. Double-click on the Music folder.

Step 4. Transfer music files from iTunes to SanDisk MP3 Player
1. Under Library, click Music.
2. Select List view.

3. Select a song you want to transfer to the SanDisk MP3 Player by clicking on it.
NOTE: To select multiple songs, hold down the COMMAND key while clicking on the songs you want transferred.
4. Drag the selected song to the "Music" folder of SanDisk MP3 Player.

Note: Do not disconnect the SanDisk MP3 Player while the songs are being transferred.

6. After all the songs are transferred, disconnect the SanDisk MP3 Player from the MAC.

If you use Windows PC, you also can follow the above guide to transfer local music files to SanDisk MP3 Player with iTunes.

Another method for Windows PC users: Copy Local Files to SanDisk MP3 Player via MTP connection

Step 1. Connect your SanDisk MP3 player to your computer via the USB cable.
Step 2. Locate and find the local music files on your computer.
Step 3. Copy the files you want to put on your MP3 Player.
Step 4. Find SanDisk MP3 player device on 'My Computer' of your computer.
Step 5. Locate the 'Music' folder on SanDisk player and open it.
Step 6. Paste the copied files to SanDisk MP3 player's 'Music' folder.
Step 7. Disconnect your MP3 Player after all the music files are pasted to the device.

Part 2: Transfer Apple Music Files from iTunes to SanDisk MP3 Player

The above method is to transfer DRM-free music files from iTunes to SanDisk MP3 Player. Apple Music are DRM- protected AAC audio files. Therefore, in order to transfer Apple Music from iTunes to SanDisk MP3 Player, we need to remove DRM from Apple Music songs and conver them to MP3 format. But, how to remove DRM from Apple Music songs? How to transfer Apple Music files from iTunes library to SanDisk MP3 Player?

As well know, Apple Music can only be playable on authorized devices, subscribers only allows to stream Apple Music songs on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac,. HomePod, CarPlay, PC, Android, Sonos and Amazon Echo or download any songs for offline listening. Therefore, if you want to play Apple Music on SanDisk MP3 Player, you need to download Apple Music songs as MP3 files, or convert the downloaded Apple Music to MP3 format, or export iTunes songs to common MP3 by using Apple Music to MP3 Converter/iTunes M4P to MP3 Converter.

A Powerful iTunes Music to MP3 Converter

In order to play Apple Music songs on SanDisk MP3 Player, you can try UkeySoft Apple Music Converter, which is a powerful iTunes Music Converter and Audiobook Converter, it can convert Apple Music, iTunes purchased songs, iTunes audiobooks and Audible audiobooks to DRM-free MP3, AAC, AIFF, FLAC or WAV with original output quality. After converting Apple Music songs as local files, you can transfer the converted Apple Music songs to any MP3 players with iTunes, which works perfect with Windows and Mac computer.

Main Feature:

• Remove DRM from Apple Music songs, playlist and albums.
• Convert iTunes music to MP3, M4A, etc.
• Convert Apple Music to MP3, M4A, etc.
• Convert iTunes audiobooks and Audible audibooks to MP3, M4A, etc.
• Convert iTunes videos to MP3, M4A, etc.
• Keep 100% original quality and retain ID3 tags.
• 16x conversion speed, batch convert as many as songs you want at once.
• Play iTunes music on SanDisk MP3 Player, Sony Walkman, Xbox, PS5, PSP and other media devices.

Guide: Convert and Transfer Apple Music, iTunes Music to MP3 Player

Step 1. Run UkeySoft Apple Music Converter
Download and run the Apple Music Converter for Mac or Windows.
iTunes will be shut down in the flash, with the launch of Apple Music Converter program. But you can preview the entire iTunes library in the main interface of the program.

Step 2. Select Apple Music to Convert
Click the Music Playlist and Select the entire playlist or multiple songs that you want to convert.

Step 3. Output setting
Output Format: Because SanDisk MP3 players and most MP3 players supports MP3 audio format, set the output format to MP3.
Output Folder(option): You can choose any output folder on your PC for the DRM-free songs.
Tips: UkeySoft Apple Music Converter allows you to remove Apple Music track’s DRM protection and convert Apple Music M4P files to common audio formats: MP3, M4A, AC3, AAC, AIFF, AU, FLAC, M4R, and MKA.

Step 4. Start Convert Apple Music/iTunes M4P Songs to MP3
When the previous steps are done, just click “Convert” button to start converting songs. Then you will get the personal copies of your music without DRM encryption.

Step 5. Transfer Converted Apple Music Files to SanDisk MP3 Player with iTunes
After we get the copies of DRM-free Apple Music files, for Windows users, you can directly copy and paste the converted Apple Music songs to the Music folder of your MP3 player.

For Mac users, you can use iTunes to transfer the converted Apple Music songs to SanDisk MP3 Player. In fact, the method is roughly the same as Part 1, but we need to do some steps in advance as follow:
1. Open iTunes on Mac and then click Music, create a new playlist in iTunes library.
2. Import the converted Apple Music songs (mp3 files) to the newly created playlist in iTunes library.
Then just follow the steps in Part 1 to transfer the music files from iTunes to SanDisk MP3 Player on Mac.

Conclusion

If you are a Apple fan, and you happen to be a user of SanDisk MP3 Player, if you want to play Apple Music on SanDisk MP3 Player, then I believe this article will definitely help you. UkeySoft Apple Music Converter not only can help you remove Apple Music DRM to save Apple Music songs, but also can help you convert Apple Music files and iTunes media files to various audio format for playing on any mobile devices, as well as extracting audio from iTunes video files. Now, you can play the DRM-free music in any device without limitation! Enjoy your music!

Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

Justin Sabrina

Li Zhang is a sophisticated editor for UkeySoft in tech blog writing, as well as a SEO and content marketing expert. She has been writing related article about multimedia conversion, streaming music and streaming video since 2018. Also, she's starting to write article about data security, including articles about file lock, USB encryption, DVD encryption, etc. Each helpful tutorial and solution is based on her practical tests, she is aways energetic and trustworthy in this field.

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Chester is an experienced editor for UkeySoft focused on tech article writing, software & hardware produce review and tutorial. He specializes in composing posts about music conversion, video downloading, video conversion, screen recording and other tech knowledge tips. He always understands user needs and pain points and familiar with all kinds of multimedia conversion software and streaming music downloader on the market. So far, he has published 400+ helpful tech articles of software reviews, how-to guides to help reader in need.

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