How to Save Apple Music to External Hard Drive

Required Tool: TuneCable Apple Music Converter

The ultimate aim of saving the Apple Music to external hard drive is to transfer them to a computer, then migrate from computer to any supported media player, mobile phone or other devices in time of need. So the songs should be saved in normal and valid format. Only with professional 3rd tool can accomplish the task.

However, we are bombarded with different brands of audio recorders in the market, which one should be better? The all-in-one TuneCable iMusic Converter should be the best bet. With simple steps, you can perfectly record and export Apple Music as playable format with almost all ID3 tags and metadata kept after conversion. The exported format includes MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC. Except for Apple Music, it can also decode M4A/M4B/AA/AAX audiobooks and iTunes M4P Music for playing without Wi-Fi or data.

Convert Apple Music to Common MP3/AAC/WAV Files

Step 1: Run Apple Music Converter

First of all, launch Apple Music Converter on your computer. Navigate to the ‘Plus (+)' icon in the program interface to select Apple Music from iTunes Library into the TuneCable. To make sure your iTunes library can be properly read, you’re supposed to:
• You’ve been downloaded the songs to computer with iTunes.
• The computer has been authorized with the use of Apple ID that you login to download music.
• All the downloaded songs can be play with iTunes.

Step 2: Select Apple Music to Convert

Once clicking the button, you will see a pop up window. The program will automatically scan and load the music in this list. Select one or more items that you would like to record and convert. Tap on ‘OK’ button to the next step.

Step 3: Customize the Output Settings as Preferences

When jump to the new page, you can begin to change the settings as you like by hitting on the 'Settings ()' icon in the upper-right corner. Here are what you can change:
• Output format: MP3 (default), AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF and ALAC.
• Conversation Mode: Intelligent Mode, iTunes Record (default) and YouTube download.
• Output Quality: 128kbps, 192kbps, 256kbps, 320kpbs
• Output Folder: Choose a save path by yourselves.

Step 4: View Well-recorded Songs and Put into External Hard Drive

Get the settings prepared, click on 'Convert' button to export the songs as the format you chose. After finished transferring, check transferred in 'Converted' section.

And now for the final touch, move your mouse to any of the converted song, a 'Folder ()' icon will show up in the right. Click on it to launch a new window. Now open ‘This PC’ window, find your hard disk name under Devices and drives option. You’re free to copy & paste or directly drop & drag the folder or file to the external hard drive.