Exporting music library from PC iTunes to Mac.

Hi,
In the next few weeks i'm planning on switching from a PC to a Mac. I was wondering if you can transfer/export the entire iTunes library...not the individual music files, but the whole iTunes library and put it on the Mac. I was planning on putting the individual files onto a portable hard drive and just copy it over, but my music (which consists of over 2000 songs) is in various folders on my computer, so that wont be practical.

If your media is not already all inside the iTunes Media folder then the first step is to consolidate your library in order to achieve this end.
Copy the entire iTunes folder to an external drive on your PC.
Connect the external drive to the Mac and copy the iTunes folder into the Music folder in your Mac profile, overwriting what is there if you've currenly installed iTunes and it has an empty library.
On the Mac, rename *iTunes Library.itl* as *iTunes Library* and delete *iTunes Library Genius.itdb* (apparently the Mac & PC versions are not compatible).
Start iTunes on the Mac. Ratings, playcounts, playlists etc. should all have transfered.
If you'll not be using the PC again then deauthorise it.
tt2

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