Backing up iTunes purchases and other music

How do I backup all my purchases from iTunes? I know there is an option to back up your music to either a cd or dvd but I would prefer to backup to my external hard drive. Is it possible to backup to my external hard drive?

This is just my own opinion, but personally since iTunes does not support whats called Multible session DVD/CD Disc, I find it MUCH better to backup to an external harddrive so you can constantly update your backup as changes are made.
Basicly all you need to do is goto My Music in Windows XP and Copy the "iTUnes" folder. THen goto My Computer, select your external harddrive rightclick and hit "Paste"
Doing this will copy your "iTunes Library.xml" file and the "iTUnes Music" folder which contains all purchased items from the itunes store.

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HT1353 I have a mixture of itune purchased and cd music on my computer. How do I download the music to my ipod? Model PA444LL Serial # 8K******V9L 30GB Thank you

I have a mixture of itune purchased and cd music on my computer but can not download the music to my ipod. Model: PA444LL, S/N: 8K******V9L, 30GB I was able to download my music from the older computer but not the hp with Windows Vista. Can you help? Thank you
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Use a third-party utility such as Phone to Mac - Pod to Mac.

How to transfer purchased and other music onto the itunes library

I was just wondering how do i transfer new purchased music nd other music onto itunes library

iTunes purchases by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
Other music by using a third-party program like one of those discussed here:
Copy music from Ipod to new computer...: Apple Support Communities

I just purchased a new computer and want to synch my iPod. My music (including iTunes purchases and my personal CD rips) is located on a WD portable hard drive. What do I do to synch my iPod and have it recognize the music on the WD drive ?

I just purchased a new Toshiba laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium (Service Pack 1) OS. I own an iPod Classic that has always been synched with my old laptop. All my music (including iTunes purchases and personal music CD rips) is on a WD portable hard drive. What are the steps to take to synch my existing iPod with my new laptop and get all the music ?

Import the music on the external HD into iTunes. If you don't want iTunes to make a new copy of each track that is stored in your iTunes Media folder on your PC's internal HD, make sure the Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library option is NOT ticked from under the Advanced tab of iTunes Preferences. Just remember that if you go this route, you'll always need to have your external HD plugged in before you start up iTunes.
B-rock

My iTunes library is on a PC, includes items purchases from Apple but a lot that are not. Can I sync the entire library (Apple purchases and others) with my iPAD and how?

My itunes library is on my PC. It has Apple purchased and other music. Can I sync everything with my iPAD and how? I'm having difficulties getting the "non-Apple" music sync'd.

You should be able to sync them from your computer's iTunes to your iPad and/or iPhone. Connect your iPad or iPhone to your computer and select it on the left-hand sidebar of your computer's iTunes (you can enable the sidebar via control-S on a PC), and then use the Music tab on the right-hand side of the iTunes to select and sync the music that you want in the iPad/iPhone's Music app
Syncing media : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1351

I accidentally uploaded songs from cds to the wrong itunes library. i would like to move those songs to my regular itunes library that i use to purchase and download music, since my ipod cant sync to both libraries. how can i do this? please advise. thank

i accidentally uploaded songs from cds to the wrong itunes library. i would like to move those songs to the regular itunes library that i use to purchase and download music, since my ipod cant sync to both libraries. how can i do this? please advise? thank you.

See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
B-rock

So my computer crashed and i had lost all my itunes purchases and dont know how to get them back, so my computer crashed and i had lost all my itunes purchases and dont know how to get them back

so my computer crashed and i had lost all my itunes purchases and dont know how to get them back, so my computer crashed and i had lost all my itunes purchases and dont know how to get them back

You have a backup of your computer, or at the very least of your iTunes media, correct?
Simply copy your backup of your iTunes media into the iTunes library on your new computer.
Connecting and syncing your device to the new computer without first recovering your iTunes media is a really, really, really bad idea. iDevices are designed to ONLY sync with one computer. When you plug your device into a new computer, it will wipe all media on the device when it syncs. The only media you may be able to salvage and transfer to the new computer would be anything bought directly on the device.
If you do not have a backup of your iTunes media, then you will want to either look at a way (using software from a third party company) to either extract the media from you iDevice or your old computer (assuming the hard drive is not toast).

My computer crashed with all my itunes files. I was able to get some off and transfer them to another computer. I am afraid to sync my ipod to the new computer becaused I do not want to loose all of my playlists and other music. Will this happen?

My computer crashed with all my itunes files. I was able to get some off and transfer them to another computer. I am afraid to sync my ipod to the new computer becaused I do not want to loose all of my playlists and other music. Will this happen?

To import music into your iTunes library on the computer go to iTunes>Help>iTunes Help>Add items to iTunes and follow the instructions
Delete the "songs" that do not play in your iTunes library and reimport them.

How do i transfer my purchases and other songs to my wife's itunes account?

how do i transfer my purchases and other songs to my wife's itunes account?

Papou Yorgo wrote:
Same computer. 2different sign accounts for computer and itunes
OK. Sign into yours. Copy the files either to the Shared files area, or to a flash drive.
Now sign out of yours and into hers. Copy the files out of where you put them in the previous step, and into her Automatically Add to iTunes folder, which is found inside the iTunes Media folder.
Do it the first time with two ro three song files, so you can get comfortable with how it works, before you do the bulk of them.

HT1386 I have a new Macbook pro. I downloaded all previous Itunes purchases and then sync my IPhone. The New song that I purchased today appear on the IPhone however it will not play. How do I fix the issue with my IPhone?

I have a new Macbook pro. I downloaded all previous Itunes purchases and then sync my IPhone. The New songs that I purchased today appear on the IPhone however it will not play. How do I fix the issue with my IPhone?

Hey Etti101,
I'd start off your troubleshooting process by deleting and redownloading the songs:
If iTunes in the Cloud is available in your country, try the following steps to resolve the issue:
Delete the purchased song that is exhibiting the problem from your iTunes library.
Click on the Purchased link in the iTunes Store to view your previously purchased music.
Download your previously purchased song from this list.
via: Songs in iTunes may not play back completely
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4357
Regards,
Delgadoh

I am going to buy a Mac desktop and want to know how to transfer all my purchases and uploaded music from my PC. How can I do this to ensure all videos and music transfer over and not just purchases?

I am going to buy a Mac desktop and want to know how to transfer all my purchases and uploaded music from my PC. I originally started using iTunes on my PC so it has everything I have ever purchased or uploaded from my own collection of music.
How can I do this to ensure all videos and music transfer over and not just purchases? Do they do it at the Apple Store or at Best Buy? help!

Move iTunes Library from PC to MAC
http://www.macworld.com/article/146958/2010/03/move_itunes_windows_mac.html
Also, See here if you need to... iTunes to an External Drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751

HT201269 Computer stolen. Only backup is iphone. How do I transwer from Iphone back to Itunes. Bunch of music on iphone from CD's.

Computer stolen. Only backup is iphone. How do I transwer from Iphone back to Itunes. Bunch of music on iphone from CD's.

Normally you would restore the backup of the computer, but you say you don't have a backup of the computer. That is a shame. See this user hint to try and rebuild your library. https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3141

I removed an app from my iPhone, but when syncing, it keeps trying to copy that app back to iTunes. And then it sits, trying to copy it back but it never finishes.

I downloaded Battery Doc Free to my iPhone. Liked it, so I downloaded Battery Doc Pro. I then removed Battery Doc Free from my iPhone. Now when I sync, it keeps trying to copy Battery Doc Free back to iTunes. And just sits there in that state. Any ideas as to how to remedy this? The app doesn't show under Apps either on my device or Apps under Library in iTunes, but it keeps trying to copy it back!
Thanks in advance.

Delete all the Battery apps from your phone, also delete all Battery apps from your iTunes library(if any are shown in your library), when prompted, move all files to trash, empty your trash, then restart iTunes. Go up to iTunes>Preferences(under the edit menu if using Windows)>Devices>Prevent iPods/iPhones from syncing automatically...put a check in that box. Connect your phone, iTunes running, right-click in the left device pane & select "Reset Warnings". Hit the sync button...if you get a popup that iTunes has detected purchased content on your phone not in your iTunes library, asking if you want to transfer, DECLINE. You should get a warning that this content will be erased from your phone, click OK. Eject your phone when finished. Re-download the Battery Pro app to your iTunes library(you can re-download purchased apps for free). Once complete, sync it to your phone.

Having trouble adding purchased and imported music to my playlists

I'm having trouble adding purchased and imported music to my play lists. For example when I purchase or import new music to my playlists I have to re sync my ipod or the new songs don't appear on my playlists. Perhaps this is because I once unplugged my ipod w/out first disconnecting it. Previously when I purchased and imported music songs would appear on my play lists when I dragged them from purchased to playlist.

Remember to authorise your new machine with the Apple ID
Essentially copy the itunes folder and all sub folders over to the same place in the new computer.
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\
Windows Vista: C:\Users\username\Music\iTunes\
Windows 7: C:\Users\username\My Music\iTunes\
Windows 8: C:\Users\username\My Music\iTunes\

I dowloaded an album to my iPad from iTunes and now I have no iTunes app and all music on my iPad has disappeared. My iMac won't let me sync because it thinks all my music is already installed/

I dowloaded an album to my iPad from iTunes and now I have no iTunes app and all music on my iPad has disappeared. My iMac won't let me sync because it thinks all my music is already installed/

You now need to get your pictures back! The similar to you, after I updated my iPad Mini, I can't get my some files on device. I tried many ways, fortunately, I got a tool from http://tinyurl.com/Data-Recovery-iPhone to help me recover lost files easily! It supports iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc iOS devices!

Backing up iTunes purchases and other music

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