HELP!  Transferring Tunes from Old Computer

Hi All,
I purchased a powerbook and wanted to transfer my music from my ibook. So I copied the itunes folder from the old machine...moved it to an external hard drive.
Then I the itunes folder on the new computer and replaced it with the one from my old computer. When I opened itunes there was no music LOL. So I must have done something wrong.
It was my understanding that this would transfer all my music including playlists etc.
Please help!
Paul

Your first job is to find where the pictures are on your computer. Once you find those files, you need to drag them to the drive, which should be under My Computer. Then, just do the reverse to move them to the other computer.

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