Getting Purchases From Old Computer

Ok, I have an old DELL laptop that crashed and I need the music that I bought on it onto my new computer but I can't figure out a way to do it. Any advise would be good because I don't know what else to do.

It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer music/pics/docs/files,etc.
Use it to put everything on the new computer.
If for some reason you have failed to do this ( not good), then you can transfer itunes purchases from an ipod:
File>Transfer Purcshases

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  • Transferring Purchases from old computer

    We used to have a Dell with iTunes that we made App store purchases for our family's iPod's. We now have an iMac, but none of the previously purchased apps are showing up. Is there a way to transfer from our iPods to our iMac without re-purchasing everything? Thanks

    You need to transfer everything from your old computer or your backup copy of your old computer to your new one.
    The music will only be where you put it. You get one download. It is then your responsibility to move/copy/backup the music.
    The Apple store will move everything for you or you can call Apple Support for help doing it.

  • Getting music from old computer to new computer.

    Ok. My problem currently is that I want to bring music from my old computer to my new one but my old computer is literally destroyed. My notebook had a fatal error and won't work period I've tried everything. So I never got the opportunity to adjust my ipod accordingly. A few of my songs are not payed for and I'd really like them still. So if anyone has any suggestions or ways to get my 1000+ songs back please let me know. I'm only 16 so please don't make your replies very confusing.

    If you have songs on your iPod there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from it. You can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
    Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
    Comparison of iPod managers
    Here are links to some other examples:
    TuneJack Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
    SharePod Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
    iPod2PC Windows Only
    iDump Windows Only
    iPodRip Mac & Windows
    YamiPod Mac and Windows
    Music Rescue Mac & Windows
    iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows
    Floola Mac & Windows
    iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
    iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
    iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
    TouchCopy Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
    If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content only from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
    There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide
    One more thing, if your iPod is set to update automatically you need to take care connecting to an empty iTunes on another computer. You can use a keyboard command to prevent your iPod auto-syncing with iTunes. While connecting the iPod to the computer on Windows with iTunes 7.3 or later installed hold down the Shift + Ctrl keys together. This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 20 to 30 seconds depending on your computer: iTunes - Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
    When your iPod appears in the iTunes source list change the update setting to manual, that way you can continue to use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Also when using most of the utilities listed above your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default: Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
    Keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up, relying on an iPod as your sole backup is not a good idea and external drives are comparatively inexpensive these days, you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive

  • Getting new computer - how get itunes from old computer to new one?

    Hello: I am in the process of getting a new desktop computer. Currently in itunes I have about 100 songs (I just got the ipod the other day). My current computer only has USB 1.1 so I am excited to be able to use USB 2.0 with the new machine. So, how do I get all of my songs on itunes from my current computer to the new one? Sorry if this is a stupid question, however I am very new to ipods. Thanks

    For me, using a computer network is the easiest, and fastest.
    Next would be using DVDs
    then CDs
    then the iPod.
    Sounds like you have never burned a CD/DVD or backed up any of your music. You do know you only get the one-time download per track from the iTMS, don't you?

  • Getting info from old computer onto new computer

    Hi,
    I just bought a new HP desktop computer at BB and it's great. However, I need to move over the documents on my old HP desktop to this new computer. Can Best Buy burn a CD of the documents on my old hard drive, so I can load them onto this new computer? Is that the best way to transfer these files? Cost estimate?
    Thanks!

    The labor charge is not only time spend working on the unit but the knowledge to do the service completely and without problems. Additionally, if the old computer will not boot, more labor and tools would be required that we do not charge extra for.
    Adam
    Best Buy Community - Retail, Americas
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  • HT201272 i have purchased audiobooks on itunes, I have purchased a new computer and cannot get them again. I have tried to upload them to the icloud but my old computer wont let me, How do i get them from old computer to new without buying again?

    Hi
    I have puchased several audiobooks on itunes with my computer and i phone. I have recently purchased a new pc and have installed icloud and imatch. I cannot upload my books to either ot these. when I go to find the books on i tunes it wants me to pay again. How do i get these audiobooks from my old pc to my new pc?

    support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
    use instructions to transfer your books, apps and music from phone, ipad, ipod to computer.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
    you might find that helpful as well.

  • How to get mail from old computer to new in one place?

    I've had lots of trouble merging my data from a G4 iMac to a new iMac. Now my problem is mail.
    After the first Migration all was OK with mail. Then, because of other problems, I had to erase the entire new iMac. In doing so I lost about 10 days of mail. Now I have some new mail in the new Mac and lots of old mail in the old Mac and I can not get them together.
    The new Mac has two POP folders in the Mail folder in the users Library. One has messages from 12/09 to 3/24/10. This one is named after an account I had 3+ years ago. The second POP folder has messages from only 3/29/10. It is named with the present account. Neither has the current messages that are in the inbox of Mail now. The current messages are from 3/29/10 until today but I can not find them in a folder, only by opening the mail program.
    The mail prefs have been altered also. I had a major problem with a pref causing trouble ejecting disks and forbiding the Mac to start. All prefs were trashed. (I think I can find them, I kept them in folders rather than trashing them. However, there are several of these folders as I had to trash and restart several times.)
    How can I get all my mail back together into one current mailbox?
    Thanks.
    Geoff

    Thanks for this info. I wish I had know this before I migrated. And I wish the Mac sales person had know. And I wish the folks at Mac support had known. Or perhaps with so many experienced folks not knowing could it be controversial?
    Be that as it may, the migration was done (several times) the new computer was non-functional but now seems to be OK. All I want now is to get my old email (from the old Mac) together with the new email (The stuff I've collected since being on the new Mac). That didn't work with the migration and getting all this straightened out has taken long enough that there is a collection of new email.
    Geoff

  • Getting songs from old computer onto new one

    I just got a new macbook and i got all of my old songs onto this computer, but all of the songs that i bought from itunes music store won't play on my new computer...is there any way i can get those to play?

    You need to authorise the new computer to play them: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation

  • How to get Elements from old computer to new?

    Hello,
    I bought elements last year sometime for my ibook, but just recently upgraded to an imac. I would like to get elements on my new computer but can't figure how to.
    I also can't seem to find my serial number anywhere.
    any suggestions?

    You will need to reinstall it. Do not attempt to bring it over with migration assistant, since PSE is far more complex than a normal neat mac app package and the MA isn't programmed to find alll the bits and bobs. If you bought PSE as a download, go to the main page of adobe.com and look for My Adobe and work your way through the links there and hopefully you'll still have a download link. If you registered it you will also find your serial number there, regardless of whether you bought a disc or a download.

  • I want to get purchases from old apple id and still use my new id- it won't let me use cloud now:(

    I used my old id now it says I cant use cloud for 30 days- even though I didnt download anything! How do i fix this???

    When you change your apple id to a new email address, you will have received a verification email.  You need to click the link in that email.  If you haven't received that email, you can log into appleid.apple.com >> manage your apple id, and resend the verification email.

  • How do i get my song from old computer to new one. on windows

    how do i get my itune song from old computer to new one. windows

    To have  EVERYTHING  as it is Now...
    From your OLD computer...
    Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
    Full Details Here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
    An Added Bonus is that you will have a Backup of iTunes.

  • Moved to a new computer running windows 7. what happened to the bookmark sidebar? how do I get it back? How do I move my bookmarks from old computer to new computer?

    new computer, loaded Firefox 4. What happened to bookmark sidebar? How do I get it back? How do I move my bookmarks from old computer to new computer?
    old computer is offline, so if I have to make a copy of something hopefully it can be done offline.
    Don't really understand why windows 7 renders Firefox so different that XP. Will change, but really like the old feel.

    See:
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  • How can get 40,000 pix from old computer restored by Carbonite to new computer into PE 11 or 12?

    I bought a new,  faster, more storage Windows 8 computer.
    I had 40,000 pix on old computer tagged with names, event, location, date with PE 11. Also several projects involving hundreds of pix.
    Carbonite restored all files (250 gig) from old computer to new, and their tech support says they all are on the new computer.
    I bought the new PE 12 and installed it on new computer.  It has only found 4,000 pix.  I don't at all like PE 12 after enjoying PE2-11 and managing all my  pix with it.  PE11 was clearer in the pix presentation.
    Apparently when imported to the new computer, I lost the tags that went to events, location, and the person tags did not  separate family from friends etc.  I can't even find my projects.
    I was so frustrated with PE12, that I installed PE11, but everytime I try to open the Organizer, it doesn't open.
    Help.  I am so frustrated.  I am pretty sure  before I made the transition that I had written all tags to files.  When I put PE11 on the new computer, why won't it give me what I had on the old.
    This is probably my 10th generation computer change, and I never had such problems before with PE.

    I am using 10 and 11 instead of 11 and  12.  I tried to go back and edit,
    but couldn't figure out how.  Sorry,  typing errorC.
    In a message dated 2/6/2013 7:02:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
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  • Why can't I transfer my itunes kibrary from old computer to my new one?

    I am trying to get my old library onto my new computer and the best way for me to do that is take them off of my I Phone 3gs and "transfer purchases" but when I try it the "authorize this computer " shows up and it is already authorized! So I still give my info, and it tells me this computer is already authorized and then does nothing. It keeps going on like that, it's a frustrating circle!

    Why can't I transfer my itunes kibrary from old computer to my new one?
    You can very easily.
    Simply copy the entire /Music/iTUnes folder from old computer to new computer.

  • How do i recover music from old computer. its broken and i did not have the music backed up on any other hard drive.

    how do i recover music from old computer. its broken and i did not have the music backed up on any other hard drive.

    OK, well, seems like you need to lose the attitude if you really want help.
    There are several ways to get music from iTunes on your computer to your device.
    The easiest is to sync directly with iTunes by connecting your device to your computer, selecting the device, setting up your Profile pages, and then clicking the Sync button to sync.
    First you want to open iTunes and under Preferences>Devices, make sure that you are not syncing automatically:
    Make sure that box is checked.
    Then follow the instructions in the article below for either your computer or your Mac to set up your Profile pages and to sync your music via iTunes:
    WINDOWS IOS SYNC ITUNES 11
    iTunes 11 for Mac: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
    You can also directly download music from iTunes to your device by going to the iTunes icon, going to "Purchased", and selecting the items that are not on your device that show a little cloud next to them. Click on the cloud and the music will download.
    You might also want to familiarize yourself with your iPhone 5 manual. It has all the answers you cannot find on Google or by trying to just do it by brute force. If you would take a little time to read about your device and how to use it, you might not be so frustruated and unnecessarily snarky to people who are trying to help:
    http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1565/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf
    Best of luck,
    GB

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