Nokia Ovi Suite


Synchronise your music

Update your music collections on your device and your computer by synchronising tracks with Nokia Ovi Suite.

Manual synchronisation
Automatic synchronisation
Synchronise playlists

When you synchronise your music, Nokia Ovi Suite copies music collections from your computer to your device. You can choose to sync your entire collection just selected playlists. You can sync music manually or automatically every time you connect your device.

First, connect your device. If you’re going to copy lots of tracks it’s faster to use a USB cable connection rather than Bluetooth. See Connect your device to your computer for more information.

Manual synchronisation
There are 3 ways you can manually update music from your computer to your device using Nokia Ovi Suite.

  • In the Home view, click Sync in the Music area
  • In the Music view, click Sync music in the Device area
  • Select Sync > Sync music from the menu


Just remember that clicking Sync all in Home will only sync your music if you have chosen to synchronise Music in Tools > Options > Device sync.

Automatic synchronisation
Nokia Ovi Suite can update your music automatically every time you connect your device to your computer.

  1. Select Tools > Options
  2. Click on Device sync. In the Music section, check the box marked “Sync automatically every time you connect the device”
  3. If you leave this box unticked you can still manually sync your music

Synchronising your playlists
When you sync music on your computer, all your music is synchronised to your device. If you only want selected playlists synchronised, modify your options:

  1. Select Tools > Options in the home view menu
  2. Open the Music tab
  3. You can choose to sync all your music, or just selected playlists. Tick the boxes of the playlists you want automatically synchronised