Can I copy my Apple Music songs to a USB drive? Yes! You can do this with the method presented in this post.
The moment you subscribe to the Apple Music streaming service, you should be aware of the restrictions of Apple Music, such as the fact that you can only access streaming music from devices registered with your Apple account Music, and the songs become unplayable after canceling the subscription, and the most annoying limitation – you are not allowed to transfer the downloaded songs from Apple Music to USB or other devices and drives .
What if you want to copy songs from Apple Music to play on your car stereo using a USB drive? Don't worry. This article will guide you to easily transfer songs and playlists from Apple Music to USB drives with just a few clicks.
Copy Apple Music M4P to USB: Tools and Requirements
Have you ever thought about why you can't transfer Apple Music to USB or other device? Actually, you cannot copy Apple Music songs to USB drives and other media devices, because all music tracks in Apple Music are protected as M4P by Apple. The most important thing to make Apple Music songs recognized by USB drive is to find a tool to completely remove protection from music streams by converting Apple Music to popular formats.
Here is the help, Apple Music Converter , a smart Apple Music converter which is designed to convert M4P music tracks to popular MP3, AAC, WAV, M4A, M4B and other audio formats with original CD quality preserved at 30x faster speed. Moreover, it also supports iTunes songs and audiobooks, Audible audiobooks and common audio files.
Other Requirements for Transferring Apple Music Songs to USB Drive
- Download and install the free version of Apple Music Converter on Mac or PC
- Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed on your computer.
- Prepare a USB flash drive to copy songs from Apple Music.
- Connect to your Apple Music subscription through iTunes on your computer.
Move Apple Music Songs to USB Drive in Just 3 Steps
Step 1. Download Apple Music Songs for Offline Listening
Open iTunes, and choose the Music section. Go to the tab For you or New where you will find the entire Apple Music category sorted by artists, albums, playlists and songs. Once you have selected a song, album or playlist that you want to transfer to a USB drive, right-click it and choose Add to iCloud Music Library to add the songs to the library. When the songs are added to your music library, click the button Download iCloud to download the song so you can listen to it offline.
Step 2. Convert encrypted Apple Music songs to MP3
Since the songs downloaded from Apple Music are in protected M4P format which is not supported by USB flash drive, you need to get rid of encryption of Apple Music songs and convert offline M4P songs to common MP3 with Apple Music Converter. Now follow the complete guide here to start converting Apple Music to MP3 easily to transfer Apple Music to USB drive.
1. Add Apple Music offline songs to Apple Music Converter
Launch Apple Music Converter and click the button Load iTunes library to load Apple Music M4P songs from iTunes music library. You can also add music by drag and drop.
2. Set output format and other settings
When Apple Music songs are successfully imported into Apple Music Converter, you can select the output format (MP3 or other). Currently, the available outputs are MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, M4A and M4B. You must click on the button Format to select the target output format.
3. Convertir Apple Music en MP3
You can now click on the button convert to start converting protected Apple Music files to MP3 or other formats. Generally, it converts music tracks at a fast speed 30 times more fast.
Step 3. Backup Apple Music to USB Drive
Once the conversion is complete, all the music you saved offline from Apple Music is no longer protected. Now you are free to transfer the converted music tracks to USB drive for listening in your car or elsewhere.
Additional: On which device can you add Apple Music with a USB stick?
You already know the method to add Apple Music to a USB drive. Maybe you just want to store these Apple Music on a USB drive or use a USB drive to transfer your songs to other devices. Here I introduce the devices to which you can transfer converted Apple Music songs with your USB drive.
Here are some devices with a USB port: computer, TV, laptop, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, car, smart speakers like Bose SoundLink, and many more.