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Unable to drag and drop songs to iPod classic in Apple Music

I was trying to add purchased and owned songs to my 7th gen iPod classic via the Apple Music app and literally from one song to the next I was unable to add songs to the iPod via the drag and drop feature.

To clarify, when I download songs from outside sources such as Bandcamp, I will usually import them directly to Apple Music on my MacBook so I can listen to them on there. So the songs I own or purchase direct from the app all "live" there.

I've double checked that in the iPod Finder page, "Manually add songs and video" is checked as well as double checked that all the songs are either MP3s or AAC files.

I'm at a loss at what I could be doing wrong or how to resolve this issue, so any help would be appreciated!

Posted on Oct 11, 2026 9:17 PM

2 replies

bernxAU

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Oct 12, 2026 3:28 AM in response to JCD.ero

As far as I know, especially since the iPod management moved from iTunes to the Finder, you CANNOT transfer individual tracks to a device.

For you use case, I suggest you creating a playlist in Apple Music with your tracks from Bandcamp (make sure they're either in AAC, MP3 or ALAC for those are the formats Apple Music supports), and then transfer that playlist as in the screenshot:

JCD.ero Author

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Oct 12, 2026 11:54 AM in response to bernxAU

I ended up resolving the issue doing something similar but had to re-sync my iPod therefore losing some songs :/

Thank you for the advice!

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256374552