How do I transfer ITunes to a new computer and keep my librairies

how do I transfer ITunes to a new computer and keep my librairies

This page describes a few options for copying your iTunes content from one computer to another : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527

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I keep all my iTunes music files on an external hard drive. I am going to buy a new computer and want to load up iTunes on that computer whilst keeping my music on teh external GD. How do I do this? Nothing seems to specifically deal with this.

Hi,
See this Support Article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
Restoring your iTunes Library backup
These Links may also be of Interest:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/12803190#12803190
https://discussions.apple.com/message/12699828#12699828
Cheers,

My laptop was stolen and all my music is on my iPod Classic. How can I transfer it to my new computer and keep the playlists and such?

Hey Everyone,
My apartment was broken into and my laptop was stolen which had my entire iTunes library. I have it all on my iPod Classic now which was with me at the time.
What do you suggest as the best tool to transfer the music FROM my iPod to to my new computer? I know there are some programs out there, what have you had success with?
My most important question is, is there a way to retain my library and especially playlists as it is (instead of copying over a massive bunch of songs)? Most of my music is from music blogs, mixtapes and underground artists so most of it cannot be found in the iTunes store.
Thanks for any help guys!
Vlad.

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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How do i transfer itunes to a new computer?

I bought a new laptop. How do i transfer my itunes to this new computer with an external hard drive?

Backup the library with this User Tip.
Deauthorize the old computer if you no longer want to access protected content on it.
Restore the backup to your new computer using the same tool used to back it up.
Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
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Just bought a new computer--how do I transfer itunes to the new computer?

Just bought a new computer(windows 7). How do I transfer itunes to windows 7 from windows xp?

You don't have to transfer from your iphone5 to itunes on your computer.
Log into itunes store on your computer using the same appleId you used to purchase those music, go to music library, and you should see all your previously purchased music with a cloud and down arrow symbol next to them.
Click on the cloud, and that song will be downloaded to your computer. Try to look around to see if there's any way to do all downloads at one command.
You should also go back to your old computer and deauthorize that computer from your itunes account, then authorize your new computer as one of the 5 allowed to playback itunes content.
The behavior of itunes may have changed with recent updates. In the past, when I plugged in my iphone to a new computer, I do remember being asked by itunes if I wanted to transfer purchases over. Give it a try and see what happens.
But whatever you do, if your current itunes library is still empty, DO NOT say yes to sync with iphone. It would wipe out your itunes library on your iphone because you would be syncing a blank libary over to the iphone. Sync iphone with your computer itunes library only after the computer's library has more content than your iphone's library. That's just to play it safe.
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How do i transfer itunes material to new computer

i got a new computer and downloaded itunes on it. i thought all of my music would appear, it does not. how do i transfer it HELP LOL

See this migrate iTunes library post.
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How do i transfer itunes info to new computer

i need to know how get my itune info for my ipod touch to my new computer and getting my ipod to sync with the new computer

You can go to the top of this page, click "Support", then type "move itunes library" or similar.
You can use your backup, dvd, external drive, ipod, etc.

I have a laptop with a bad hard drive, my iTunes library is on an external hardrive. How do I move iTUnes to a new computer and have it work?

I have my iTunes Library all saved on an external hard drive. I have iTunes on the desktop of my laptop. The hard drive in my laptop is going bad. How do I move iTunes to another computer and be able to use my external hard drive? This may be easier than I might think. I hope so.
Thanks

Hey oob,
Thanks for the question. You may find the information in the following article helpful in moving your iTunes library via external drive:
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Thanks,
Matt M.

How do I transfer Itune to a new computer?

brought a new computer, how do I transfer my Itune music to it?

Hi rkruse,
Here is a support article that provides several options for moving your music from your old computer to your new one:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
Cheers,
GB

How do I transfer my music to another computer and keep ratings

Is there a way to transfer my library from windows machine to windows machine and keep the ratings, play count, play history, etc the same?
Thank you

Well getting the library on both places is fairly easy. Hook up both computer together with a Firewire cable assuming they are both Macs. Boot one while holding down the T key which should put it in Target mode. Boot the other and the Target mode computer's hard drive will show up on the other computer's desktop as an external drive.
Now you can copy the iTunes folder from the desktop to the Laptop's drive overwriting (assuming nothing is in the one you are overwriting you need to keep).
Later when you run the laptop's iTunes, the library should show up the same as on the desktop.
Patrick

How do i transfer itunes to a new pc?

How do I transfer iTunes to a new pc? All of my music files are on an external drive.

a) are you transfering from the ipod to the new computer, or through a hard drive? I am not getting the question.
If you are using the ipod use a program called ipod to folder to extract the music.
b) make sure you use your old itunes account from your old computer and not a new one.

I have been given a MacBook Pro. How do I transfer everything to the new computer? Last time I upgraded, I lost most of my iTunes

How do I transfer everything to the new computer? Last time I upgraded, I lost most of my iTunes, and some of my desktop stuff.
My MacBook has OS X 10.6.8
the "new" MacBook Pro has OS X 10.5.8

Migration Assistant

I have downloaded itunes on my new computer and connected my classic ipod, but only the tunes that I purchaes from Itunes appear. How can do I transfer all my other songs over without deleting them all

I have downloaded itunes onto a new computer and connected my ipod classic, but only the tunes purched from Apple appear. How can Itransfer all my ipod library onto the copmter without deleting them

See:
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities
If further problem post in the iPod Classic forum. This is the iPod touch forum

I downloaded iTunes to a new computer and authorized that computer but my music is grayed out and will not play, how do I get access to my music?

I installed iTunes to a new computer and authorized that computer but my music is grayed out. How do I get access to my music?

Is there a way to change that?
You can easily set up the iPod to automatically sync to your current iTunes library (or just do a Restore), but that will replace the iPod's existing content with content from your current iTunes library (erasing the iPod). If your old computer was "retired" gracefully and you were able to transfer its complete iTunes user data to your new computer, there is no problem because all of the songs on the iPod now are already in your current iTunes library. However, if there are songs on the iPod that are not in your current iTunes library, those songs will be lost. That may be a problem...
If you want to preserve what is on the iPod, you can try setting the iPod to Manually manage music and videos. I believe you can do that from an iTunes library that is not the iPod's currently associated library. Select the iPod in iTunes, so that you see its Summary settings screen. Check the box for Manually manage music and videos. (If iTunes puts up any warning about erasing or replacing the iPod's existing content, Revert the change and cancel out.) Click Apply. The iPod is no longer set to automatically sync. But you can add new content manually to what is already on the iPod. And the songs should not be grayed out.
However, you cannot use iTunes to transfer songs on the iPod to your current iTunes library (except for songs purchased from the iTunes Store). If there are songs on the iPod that are not in your computer's iTunes library, you should eventually "offload" those song files because your iPod can easily break, become corrupted, or get lost. iTunes syncs content in one direction only (from computer to iPod), but there are third-party methods and utilities that can transfer from iPod to computer. If you do an Internet search on something like iPod "transfer," you should get some links, including a CNET article on the topic.
Once all of your songs are "consolidated" in your current iTunes library, you can set up the iPod for automatic syncing to that library.

How do I transfer old library to new computer?

How do I transfer old library to new computer?

Hello Saunik1,
The article linked below details the various methods available for transferring your library to a new computer.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Cheers,
Allen

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