How to Backup an iPhone or iPad to an External Drive or Another Location
By backing up iPhone to an external drive, custom location, or network drive, you can ensure better security.
Do you also listen to Podcasts? Of course, you do like that’s why you are here. However, managing all your podcasts on multiple devices can get challenging.
Sure, you can go ahead and use Spotify or any other online Podcast service, but that would limit the number of podcasts you can listen to. Not to mention you won’t be able to download or listen to any other podcast that’s not available on the service.
So, what should you do? Well, the best way you can keep listening to your favorite podcasts is by downloading them on your computer and your iPhone. But then syncing and transferring them can become a serious issue.
Don’t worry. Today we’ll look at all the ways you can backup and transfer podcasts to and from your iPhone and computer. What are you waiting for? Let’s dive straight in and find the podcast listening heaven.
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Podcasts are audio files that contain stories, conversations, or news hosted by an individual, a company, a radio channel, TV Networks, and anyone who wants to host their podcast. Podcasts are generally hosted to share life experiences, opinions, ideas, and news
So now that you understand what podcasts are, let’s look at the need to transfer them to your Mac/Windows PC. Though you can always listen to podcasts on your iPhone, sometimes it can be a little messy, thereupon generating the need to move it to your PC or Mac. So let’s get to it then.
Making a backup of podcasts from your iPhone to Mac / PC is super easy. You can use the following 4 different methods that will make saving podcasts to your computer a breeze.
iTunes is one of the most popular softwares out there, especially for iPhones. It automatically detects iOS devices and works on macOS and Windows, making it quite useful to transfer Podcasts. So, let’s learn how you can use iTunes to transfer podcasts to and from your iPhone:
Note: To transfer these files, you will need to authorize your Windows PC or Mac, else the transfer will fail. To authorize, follow the steps below:
You have probably heard of syncing before, and it is a real-time sharing of data between devices and softwares connected with the same account. Syncing is probably the fastest (depending on your internet connection) way to transfer podcasts from iPhone to PC.
Syncing wasn’t actually made for this purpose, but we use it to do so. This process is different for Mac and Windows PC, so that we will explain them separately. But before explaining them separately, there is one thing that needs to be done in your iPhone it’s necessary for both processes.
You will need to Enable Podcast Sync from your iPhone settings; here is how you can do it
Sync in Mac:
Sync in Windows:
Note: To sync, you will need an active internet connection.
The traditional downloading method it’s still the most advantageous method but just a little longer than the others. It’s advantageous because it requires an internet connection only once to download the podcasts, and you don’t need to purchase them.
Who doesn’t want to save a few bucks! or worry about a slow internet connection. So let’s see how you can use it to transfer podcasts to and from your iPhone:
With this, we have successfully downloaded the podcast, i.e., it’s available offline. All that needs to be done is transfer these podcast files to the PC’s storage like any other data transfer. The steps are as follows:
iMazing is one of great iPhone backup tools that makes the transfer of podcasts from iOS devices to Mac/PCs extremely easy and smooth. Just drag and drop and move your entire podcast library to your PC in the smoothest way.
Let’s see how you can use iMazing to make transferring podcasts easy:
Transferring Podcasts from your computer to your iPhone can be done in seconds if you have the right tools by your side. Here are 3 ways that you can use:
This is probably the easiest way that you can transfer podcasts from a computer to an iPhone. All you need to do is follow the steps below:
Another way you can transfer podcasts from your computer to an iPhone is by using iMazing. You just have to do the reverse from the backup process above.
Follow the steps below, and you’ll be ready to transfer podcasts:
How do I backup my Apple podcasts?
Currently, there is no official app offered by Apple that helps you backup Podcasts. So, you will need to move it to your PC or external storage by transferring it through a wired or wireless connection. You can use the methods presented above in the guide for a smoother overall experience.
How do I sync Podcasts from iPhone to Mac?
You can sync podcasts from your iPhone to your Mac in just 5 easy steps. It’s easy to do, so I have added a step-by-step process on how to do so above in this blog. The process would just take you 5 minutes to set up and get running.
Where are downloaded Podcasts stored on Mac?
All your downloaded podcasts on your Mac are stored in the “home folder/Library/Group/Containers/xxxxx.groups.com.apple.podcasts”. You can use Finder to browse through it and copy-paste the files to backup or transfer them to your iPhone.
Now we have reached the end of our journey. I hope that the guide above seems easy to understand and helps you transfer your podcasts to and from your iPhone or computer.
With that said, transferring your podcasts can still be a little time-consuming if you have a tonne of podcasts to listen to. So, I would always recommend a physical wired connection for the best possible speeds.
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