Before you use the Finder to sync content to your iOS or iPadOS device, consider using iCloud, Apple Music, or similar services to keep content from your Mac or PC in the cloud. This way, you can access your music, photos, and more on your devices when you aren't near your computer. Learn more about using Apple Music or iCloud Photos instead of the Finder.
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If you use iCloud or other services like Apple Music to keep your content up to date across all of your devices, some syncing features through the Finder might be turned off.
- Download Center You can find the documents and files regarding the operating system, packages, desktop utilities and so on for your Synology product to enjoy the latest and versatile features. Please select the product category and the corresponding model you use.
- Easy Duplicate Finder 7 vs. Easy Duplicate Finder 5. We're excited to offer you EDF 7, a new version of Easy Duplicate Finder that uses a different technology that greatly improves speed and performance and offers OS Catalina and Big Sur support for our Mac users.
What can you sync with the Finder
IMac Pro Update High Sierra 10.13.6 High Sierra 10.13 or 10.13.1 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (2018) Sec Update 2019-001 (High Sierra).
- Albums, songs, playlists, movies, TV shows, podcasts, books, and audiobooks.
- Photos and videos.
- Contacts and calendars.
Sync or remove content using the Finder
- Open a Finder window and connect your device to your computer using a USB cable. If you connect your device to your computer with a USB cable and your computer doesn't recognize your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, learn what to do.
- Your device appears in the sidebar of the Finder window. Click the device to select it.
- If prompted, trust your device.
- Select the type of content that you want to sync or remove. To turn syncing on for a content type, select the checkbox next to Sync.
- Select the checkbox next to each item that you want to sync.
- Click the Apply button in the lower-right corner of the window. If syncing doesn't start automatically, click the Sync button.
* You can only sync your device with one Apple Music or Apple TV library at a time. If you see a message that your device is synced with another Apple Music or Apple TV library, your device was previously connected to another computer. If you click 'Erase and Sync' in that message, all content of the selected type on your device will be erased and replaced with content from this computer.
Sync your content using Wi-Fi
After you set up syncing with the Finder using USB, you can set up the Finder to sync to your device with Wi-Fi instead of USB.
- Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable, then open a Finder window and select your device.
- Select 'Show this [device] when on Wi-Fi.'
- Click Apply.
When the computer and the device are on the same Wi-Fi network, the device appears in the Finder. The device syncs automatically whenever it's plugged in to power.
Get help
Download Apple Finder For Windows 10 32-bit
If you use iCloud or other services like Apple Music to keep your content up to date across all of your devices, some syncing features through the Finder might be turned off.
- Download Center You can find the documents and files regarding the operating system, packages, desktop utilities and so on for your Synology product to enjoy the latest and versatile features. Please select the product category and the corresponding model you use.
- Easy Duplicate Finder 7 vs. Easy Duplicate Finder 5. We're excited to offer you EDF 7, a new version of Easy Duplicate Finder that uses a different technology that greatly improves speed and performance and offers OS Catalina and Big Sur support for our Mac users.
What can you sync with the Finder
IMac Pro Update High Sierra 10.13.6 High Sierra 10.13 or 10.13.1 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (2018) Sec Update 2019-001 (High Sierra).
- Albums, songs, playlists, movies, TV shows, podcasts, books, and audiobooks.
- Photos and videos.
- Contacts and calendars.
Sync or remove content using the Finder
- Open a Finder window and connect your device to your computer using a USB cable. If you connect your device to your computer with a USB cable and your computer doesn't recognize your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, learn what to do.
- Your device appears in the sidebar of the Finder window. Click the device to select it.
- If prompted, trust your device.
- Select the type of content that you want to sync or remove. To turn syncing on for a content type, select the checkbox next to Sync.
- Select the checkbox next to each item that you want to sync.
- Click the Apply button in the lower-right corner of the window. If syncing doesn't start automatically, click the Sync button.
* You can only sync your device with one Apple Music or Apple TV library at a time. If you see a message that your device is synced with another Apple Music or Apple TV library, your device was previously connected to another computer. If you click 'Erase and Sync' in that message, all content of the selected type on your device will be erased and replaced with content from this computer.
Sync your content using Wi-Fi
After you set up syncing with the Finder using USB, you can set up the Finder to sync to your device with Wi-Fi instead of USB.
- Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable, then open a Finder window and select your device.
- Select 'Show this [device] when on Wi-Fi.'
- Click Apply.
When the computer and the device are on the same Wi-Fi network, the device appears in the Finder. The device syncs automatically whenever it's plugged in to power.
Get help
Download Apple Finder For Windows 10 32-bit
Download Apple Finder App
- Learn how to sync content with iTunes.
- Learn what to do if you see an error when you try to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- Learn how to redownload items that you purchased on another device.
- Learn how to import photos and videos to your computer.
