Where do i find purchased ringtones on my iphone 4

DannyBoy New Member

econklin4 said: ↑

I purchased some ringtones in the iTunes store. But I was on my Mac when I did it, so they were downloaded to the Mac. When I synced with my iPhone, they were downloaded as music, but are not recognized as ringtones. How can I get them into my ringtone collection?

Where do i find purchased ringtones on my iphone 4

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You have too pay apple another 99c each to convert them to ringtone format. Or follow this guide to convert them yourself.

Things You'll Need:

  • iTunes
  • Mac or Windows computer
  • Non-DRM song (i.e. one not bought from the iTunes Store)

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  1. Step 1
Open iTunes.
  • Step 2 Find the song that you want to make into a ringtone.
  • Step 3 Listen to the song and find the part of it you want to use. The chorus may be a good place to start.
  • Step 4 Write down the start and stop times of the clip.
  • Step 5 Right-click the song and select "Get Info."
  • Step 6 Click the "Options" tab.
  • Step 7 Type in the start time of your ringtone in the text box next to "Start Time" in the minutes:seconds (i.e. 2:01) format.
  • Step 8 Type in the end time of your ringtone in the text box next to "Stop Time." Make sure the ringtone is no more than 40 seconds long.
  • Step 9 Click "OK."
  • Step 10 Right-click your song again and select "Convert Selection to AAC." Wait for iTunes to convert your song. It will create a duplicate version.
  • Step 11 Right-click the ringtone and select "Delete."
  • Step 12 Click on the "Keep Files" button.
  • Step 13 Find the file. It's usually in your User folder under "Music > iTunes > iTunes Music" and under the band's name. It will have an extension of m4a.
  • Step 14 Replace the m4a extension of your ringtone with m4r. You can either double-click slowly to rename your file, or right-click and select "Get Info" on a Mac or "Rename" on a Windows PC.
  • Step 15 Click "Use .m4r" or the PC equivalent when the system warns you that the change may affect the use of your file.
  • Step 16 Double-click the ringtone file. ITunes will automatically add it to your ringtones folder in your iTunes Music Library.
  • Step 17

    Connect your iPhone and sync your ringtones.

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