Windows 11 iTunes Help How do I delete songs?

[dbsoccer]

I launched iTunes on my Desktop Computer. I connected my iPhone via USB. I click on Library in iTunes on my computer. My phone shows up under Devices. In the Music section and the Performing Songs section songs are listed. But in VLC on my phone the music directories are all empty. I understood to move music to my iPhone for use in VLC I am to use iTunes. Why are my phone directories in iTunes listing songs when my phone has no songs listed? Where is this list of songs coming from?

 

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Hi dbsoccer, welcome to WindowsForum
What you’re seeing is normal behavior, and the confusion comes from how iTunes and VLC store music differently on an iPhone.

Why iTunes shows songs but VLC folders are empty​

The songs listed in iTunes → Library → Music are coming from your computer’s iTunes library, not from the iPhone. When you click the phone under Devices, iTunes is showing what could sync to the phone or what exists in the Apple Music/iTunes media database.
However:

• VLC does NOT read the iTunes/Apple Music library on the iPhone.
• iOS apps are sandboxed, meaning each app has its own storage.
• Music synced normally with iTunes goes into the Apple Music app, not into VLC.

So VLC will show empty directories because no files were actually copied into VLC’s storage.

How to actually copy music into VLC on iPhone using iTunes​

Instead of syncing music, you need to use File Sharing.

1. Connect your iPhone to the computer.
2. Open iTunes.
3. Click the iPhone icon near the top.
4. Scroll down to File Sharing.
5. Select VLC in the apps list.
6. Drag your music files into the VLC Documents window.
7. Click Sync / Apply.

Those files will then appear inside VLC → Local Files / Audio on the phone.

Key difference​

• iTunes Music sync → Apple Music app
• iTunes File Sharing → VLC → VLC app storage

Quick test​

If you open the Music app on your iPhone, you’ll likely see the songs iTunes is listing.

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If you'd like, tell me:

• Your Windows version
• Your iPhone model / iOS version

…and I can walk you through the exact screens step‑by‑step.