In what folder is the music stored on the iPhone?

wildonrio · 09-06-2007, 08:41 PM

I hate syncing, and I was wondering if I could just copy songs directly to the music directory on the phone via WinSCP, Manzana, iBrickr, or the like. Now I just would like to know, where is the directory that holds the music? What about videos?

mike3141 · 09-06-2007, 08:59 PM

You have to use iTunes because not only does it copy the music files to the iPhone but it also updates the database that the user interface uses.

Hondamaker · 09-07-2007, 01:12 PM

I too would like to know what folder (in windows) the itunes music is in, just to know. Thanks in advance.

wildonrio · 09-07-2007, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by Hondamaker

I too would like to know what folder (in windows) the itunes music is in, just to know. Thanks in advance.

Oh well I meant which folder on the iPhone, not Windows. To find out where any song in iTunes is located in Windows, you right click the song in iTunes and say "Get Info" and it will show you the path to find it.

Tinman · 09-07-2007, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by wildonrio

I hate syncing, and I was wondering if I could just copy songs directly to the music directory on the phone via WinSCP, Manzana, iBrickr, or the like. Now I just would like to know, where is the directory that holds the music? What about videos?

Well music is stored in:
/var/root/Media/iTunes_Control/Music

While you can copy stuff there it won't be recognized by the iPod app on the iPhone. All the tracks (synced from iTunes) are renamed with random filenames. I assume the iPod app uses iTunesDB to reference the actual tracks.

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Mike

Hondamaker · 09-07-2007, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by wildonrio

Oh well I meant which folder on the iPhone, not Windows. To find out where any song in iTunes is located in Windows, you right click the song in iTunes and say "Get Info" and it will show you the path to find it.

OH, OK. Thanks!

wildonrio · 09-07-2007, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Tinman

Well music is stored in:
/var/root/Media/iTunes_Control/Music

While you can copy stuff there it won't be recognized by the iPod app on the iPhone. All the tracks (synced from iTunes) are renamed with random filenames. I assume the iPod app uses iTunesDB to reference the actual tracks.

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Mike

Do you think there's any kind of system to the file renaming or that it really is "random"?

mike3141 · 09-07-2007, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by mike3141

You have to use iTunes because not only does it copy the music files to the iPhone but it also updates the database that the user interface uses.

it would normally be in "My Documents/My Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/".

Tinman · 09-07-2007, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by wildonrio

Do you think there's any kind of system to the file renaming or that it really is "random"?

I don't think it matters--if there is no entry in iTunesDB it won't be recognized by the iPod app on the iPhone.

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Mike

wildonrio · 09-07-2007, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by Tinman

I don't think it matters--if there is no entry in iTunesDB it won't be recognized by the iPod app on the iPhone.

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Mike

Can I edit iTunesDB to specify the name of the file to reference to make it show up in iPod app?