How to upload Apple Music to Dropbox?

Dropbox makes it easy to access your files on multiple devices and platforms, from Windows and Mac to mobile devices like iPhone, iPad, and Android via the Dropbox mobile app. Dropbox frees up disk space with safe and secure online storage and you can access your work offline, anywhere, anytime. It keeps all your files safe with powerful online cloud storage. These convenient features attract many people to store music library on Dropbox, allowing them to access their favorite tunes on the go.

The question Is: Is it possible to upload Apple Music songs to Dropbox? Many people ask this since Apple Music songs are DRM protected, restricting Apple Music downloads to be played only on authorized devices with iTunes or Apple Music app. This means you cannot directly upload them to Dropbox and expect them to play on other devices. Uploading the downloaded M4P files will not work because they are incompatible with most media players.

So, how to play Apple Music songs more freely? Actually, if you can download Apple Music to MP3, you can then play it anywhere you want. Here we'll explore an effective method to download Apple Music songs/playlists to MP3 and add them to your Dropbox account. In this way, you can access your favorite music on any device, even if your Apple Music subscription ends.

Contents
Part 1. Download Apple Music M4P songs to MP3
Part 2. Add Apple Music MP3 songs to your Dropbox account
Part 3. Conclusion

Part 1. Download Apple Music M4P songs to MP3

To convert Apple Music songs to mp3, all you need is Ondesoft Apple Music Converter. Available on Mac and Windows, it allows you to quickly download any Apple Music songs to DRM-free mp3, m4a, etc. with 100% original quality and all ID3 tags.

Follow below steps to download Apple Music songs/albums/playlists to mp3 format first.

1. Download and Launch Apple Music Converter

Download, install and launch Ondesoft Apple Music Converter on your Mac or Windows.

2. Sign in to your Apple Music account

Click the Sign in button and enter your Apple ID.

3. Change output format(optional)

The default output format is lossless M4A. Ondesoft Apple Music Converter also supports converting Apple Music to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF. You can also customize output file name with any combination of title, artist, album, playlist index and track ID.

4. Select music

Follow the on-screen instructions to choose the playlist or album you want to convert.

Click Add songs.

5. Start Conversion

By default, all songs in the playlist/album will be checked. If there are songs you don't want to convert, please uncheck the box. Then click Convert button to start downloading songs to the format you choose.

After conversion, click below folder icon to quickly locate the downloaded songs. Now you can transfer the downloaded Apple Music songs to any devie/app including Dropbox.

Part 2. Add Apple Music MP3 songs to your Dropbox account

You can upload files through the desktop app, mobile apps, dropbox.com, no matter their size.

On mobile app

To upload the downloaded Apple Music songs with the Dropbox mobile app, transfer the downloaded tracks to your phone or tablet first. Then follow these steps:

Open the Dropbox app on your mobile device.
Click the Upload button (the upward arrow icon) in the top right.
Select "Upload file" > "Audio."
Select the song you want to upload.

On your computer

Drag and drop songs into the Dropbox folder on your desktop. Songs in your Dropbox folder will automatically sync to dropbox.com and to your other connected devices.

On dropbox.com

How to download songs from Dropbox?

Sign in to dropbox.com.
Find the folder or song you want to download.
Click the … (ellipsis) icon to the right of the folder's name.
Click Download .

Part 3. Conclusion

While Apple Music offers a download feature, these downloaded songs (typically in M4P format) are protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management) and can't be directly uploaded to Dropbox and played on other devices.If you want to listen to your Apple Music library offline on various devices, consider converting the downloaded songs to DRM-free formats like MP3 with Ondesoft Apple Music Converter. This allows for wider compatibility and playback on most devices.

Features of Ondesoft Apple Music Converter:

Built-in Apple Music web player
Ondesoft Apple Music Converter features built-in Apple Music web player. Once logged in your Apple Music account, you can easily browse and select any songs, albums and playlists you want to download.

Customize profile settings
Apple Music to MP3 converter allows you to customize Codec, Bitrate, Sample rate and Channels of the output file. Also you may save them as custom profile for future use.

Fast Conversion Speed
The conversion speed can be as fast as 16X and you are free to set it as you desired.

Search Function
The powerful search function enables you to quickly find Apple Music tracks you need according to name, artist and album.

Customize file name format
Output file name can contain Title, Artist, Album, TrackID and DiskID and you are free to customize it as you like.

Save ID tags
ID tags such as song name, Artist name, Album, Album artist, Genre and Artwork will be saved to the output MP3 and M4A files.

Batch conversion
Batch conversion allows you to convert as many Apple Music tracks as you want at a time.

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