play music - iphone how can i play music from the passport using my iphone? I want to back up all my CDs to the passport.

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dare · Accepted Answer

It not a backup if your only copy is on the external drive. trenchtech.co

appleguy · Answer

Yes this will work. You'll have to import your CDs into your iTunes music library and from there, you can use the WD - My Personal Passport to back up files and transfer to another computer. After authorizing the other computer to be used with your iTunes account, move the files into iTunes from the Passport and Sync your iPhone with iTunes using either the 30-pin or lightning connector.

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Answered by appleguy 10 years ago

BrightMacPC · Answer

I would not expect that to work with this drive because of power requirements of the hard drive. You might find a cable for $20 that could go from lightning to USB "C" and a large thumb drive that could hold hundreds of albums. I don't think it would work with iTunes. Just trying to give you some ideas to research. I haven't done it.

Answered by BrightMacPC 10 years ago

NBlum · Answer

You would need to use a program like iTunes to store all the music on then point the program to use the drive. Can then copy music to any device or just play from your computer.

CommunityAnswer · Answer

You can back-up your music library to this device, but you cannot acces it from an iPhone. You would need to move the music you want to a different device to access from an iPhone,

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