I finally tried out the Google Play service for managing my music library. I found the service extremely easy to use and free from problems. Here’s how to get up and started with Google Play and sync your music library with your Android device so that you can play your music from “the cloud”.
Option 1 – Via Web Browser
- Login to Google Play and select “Music” on the left pane.
- Select “My Music” in the left pane.
- Select the Menu
button located at the upper-left corner. - Choose “Upload music“.
- Drag any music files you wish to copy over to the window. Alternately, you could choose “Select from your computer” to browse to the file(s).
The files will then upload to Google Play and be available to download or play from the Google Play Music web page or app on your Android device.
Option 2 – Using Music Manager
- Download and install Music Manager on your PC.
- During setup, the software will automatically find music on your computer and upload it to the “cloud”. I had it import my iTunes library.
Importing can take a while. It took all night to import over 4,000 songs.
Importing can take a while. It took all night to import over 4,000 songs.
The files will then upload to Google Play and be available to download or play from the Google Play Music web page or app on your Android device.
FAQ
Why won’t some of my music files upload to Google Play Music?
The music file may be DRM protected. See our post on how to check if a file is DRM protected. Otherwise, the file may not be a supported file type. Check here for a list of supported file types.
ES JEON says
Thank very much and guys like you helped a lot for the beginner like me. Thank you.
Kevin Leetch says
I’ve been able to get my music from the CD to the Play Music app but there is no cover art. Is there a solution for this?
Lorraine Pollitt says
Just says setting up google play for Music and is a record going round and round and nothing happening
Joe Mugsy says
Your Option 1 does NOT work. I did this numerous times and NOTHING happened. No error message, nothing. Google’s Help does NOT HELP. I’m simply trying to load 11 MP3 files. It doesn’t seem it should be that difficult. I have spent over 3 hours with no luck. Yes, I’ve tried shutting off the PC and re-starting. Does anyone have any suggestions?????
Charlie says
i tried doing the google play one, but when I hit Upload, it took me to a “buy google play music page” so what am I supposed to do?