HT201269 My old windows computer crashed and I had to buy another one. I rescued my itunes file off of the old one and installed it on the new desktop. How do I get itunes to recognize it so that I can get all my old music (mostly burned CD's) to be rec
My old windows computer crashed and I had to buy another one. I rescued my itunes file off of the old one and installed it on the new desktop. How do I get itunes to recognize it so that I can get all my old music (mostly burned CD's) to be recognized
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Since you have purchased a new Mac (which, BTW, is not typed in all capitals) why not buy a Time Capsule <http://www.apple.com/airport-time-capsule/> which is designed specifically to work with OS X and Time Machine?
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There are server problems right now with iMessage effecting some users. See http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/systemstatus/.
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ATT told me to plug my old iPhone into the computer and sync it and then connect my new iPhone 5 to transfer data, but I'm obviously not doing it correctly.
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If you don't have the side bar, hold down CTRL and press S.
It'll pull up a sidebar on the left side of itunes.
Under devices you should see your device there.
Right click it, and select backup.
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Once authorized to your iTunes account you can control the computer.
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Say yes, this is what you wan to do. -
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You can download a free application that will take your music from your iPhone and place it onto your Macintosh HD.
One of these should suit your needs:
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/19890/ipoddisk
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/index.php?gclid=CPjvvOiyr6gCFaNl7Aodm h6QIQ
http://www.headlightsoft.com/detune/
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I no longer have the PC that had my CD library and purchased music on iTunes. I am now on another PC and managed to download my purchased iTunes music etc. Is there a way on iTunes that I can get back my old CD music library without ripping again ? Earlier back up is corrupted. Thank you in advance. No longer have my old iPod but getting new one.
If you had the hard drive from the original machine, a backup of the same, an iPod with the media, or a subscription to iTunes Match then there would have been hope, but alas no.
For the future see Backup your iTunes for Windows library with SyncToy.
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There's some third party applications available. The following article is pretty old (2008) so it would be best to reality-check the capabilities and availability of the various listed items prior to opting for a particular product:
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/P2 -
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Unfortunately, in your case, there isn't really a way to separate them as far as I can think.
You could try restoring from a backup, and choosing an older backup perhaps
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(iPod touch 4, Mac Book Pro (osx lion))In Addition to the post by ds store...
You may find these Links helpful...
Move iTunes Library from PC to MAC
http://www.macworld.com/article/146958/2010/03/move_itunes_windows_mac.html
Download Past Purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
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