Where Are Ringtones Stored on iPhone? How to Locate Them!

Where Is the Ringtone Saved on An iPhone?

Have you ever purchased ringtones from iTunes? Where is my purchased ringtone on iPhone? Do you want to share ringtones between your Apple devices? In most cases, you can easily find your iPhone ringtones on your device, especially the iPhone default ringtones. Ringtones are stored in your iPhone settings in .m4r format, so how do you find them in normal situations?

Here are the steps to locate where are my ringtones stored on my iPhone:

Step 1. On your iPhone, go to Settings.

Step 2. Click Sounds & Haptics > Under SOUNDS AND VIBRATION PATTERNS, you can find Ringtone and others.

Step 3. Tap Ringtone to navigate to a new page > Where you can find a ringtone list with all detectable iPhone ringtones.

These steps to find iPhone ringtones is simple. However, in most cases, it is used to change ringtones on your iPhone, rather than to get details about them. To actually locate and obtain information about iPhone ringtones, you might need to find another way.

How to Find iPhone Ringtones via iTunes on PC

If you have synced or transferred your iPhone ringtones to iTunes, where are iPhone ringtones stored on your computer? You follow the step to locate your ringtones: Open iTunes > Go to Tones tab > Right click on any ringtone and choose Show in Finder.

If you want to know how to add ringtones to iPhone via iTunes, you can check the below guide:

Step 1. Open iTunes on the computer.

Step 2. Connect your iPhone to iTunes.

Step 3. Drag and drop your ringtones from iTunes to your iPhone in the iTunes sidebar.

Step 4. Right-click the ringtone file and choose Copy.

Step 5. Click inside the Tones list on iTunes > Press Ctrl+V to paste it.

Your ringtone will be synced to your iPhone immediately. But there are two things you need to pay attention to:

• You can add files to your iPhone from only one computer.
• All media files on your iPhone will be erased when synchronizing with iTunes for the first time.

How to Transfer Ringtones from iPhone to iPad/iPhone

When you have to transfer both purchased and non-purchased iPhone ringtones to other iDevices, if you cannot find the folder on your iPhone, why don’t you try an excellent way - using FoneTool!

FoneTool is a professional iOS data transfer and ringtone maker software. It allows you to transfer the all kinds of ringtones from iPhone to PC, or iPhone to iPhone/iPad/iPod, including the ringtones you purchased.

 FoneTool combines more features in one:
 Easy to use. Without complicated setup process, you can finish the ringtone transfer process in a few clicks.
 No data loss. FoneTool ensures the quality of the music transmission and does not erase the original data of the device.
 Fast transfer speed. It moves multiple ringtones quickly. Transfer 100 songs in just 3 seconds!
 Purchased ringtones supported. You can preview and select to transfer any purchased and non-purchased ringtones.
 No Apple ID limitations. It supports you to transfer data from one Apple ID to another Apple ID.
 Wide compatibility. It works seamlessly with iOS devices from iPhone 4 to iPhone 15 running iOS 17/18, as well as iPad and iPod.

Now, download and install FoneTool on your PC, following the steps to transfer ringtones from iPhone to iPhone/iPad, and find where are ringtones stored on iPhone/iPad.

Step 1. Connect source iPhone to the PC > Run FoneTool > Go to Phone Transfer on the left panel > Choose Phone to PC > Tap Get Started.

Step 2. Check Ringtones > Select the ringtones on your iPhone that you want to move > Click OK to continue.

★Tips:

You can also transfer photos, music, videos, contacts, and so on.

Step 3. Decide a destination to save the ringtones on your PC > Tap Start Transfer to complete the transfer.

Step 4. After it is finished, unlpug the source iPhone and plug the target iPhone/iPad to the computer> Select PC to iPhone > Tap Ringtone, add all wanted ringtones to the box.

Step 5. Finally, tap Start Transfer to complete ringtone sharing.

On your iPhone and iPad, you can open iPhone Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Ringtone, to located where are your transferred ringtones.

How to Make Ringtones for iPhone without iTunes

By the way, FoneTool also offers you a Ringtone Maker service. If you are tired of the default ringtones on iPhone, it will be fun to try different ringtones. Compared to using iTunes to make ringtones, FoneTool is simpler and faster, and it doesn't require you to manually convert the music file format.

★ FoneTool can automatically load source ringtones from your computer (files or folders) and your iPhone (including Apple Music, Apple TV, and Podcast apps).

Here is the guide for how to make a custom ringtones without iTunes.

Step 1. Link your iPhone and the computer > Open FoneTool > Go to Toolbox > Choose Ringtone Maker option.

Step 2. Select the source music files from computer, or access audio files from your iPhone.

Step 3. Then edit the audio as you like > When it is finished, click Save to Device to transfer it to your iPhone Ringtones.

Conclusion

That’s all about where are ringtones stored on iPhone and how to locate them. You can follow the detailed steps to find purchased and non-purchased ringtones easily. And with FoneTool, you can transfer ringtones from iPhone to PC, PC to iPhone, and iPhone to iPhone/iPad. It provides a smart way to create and share your iPhone ringtones!