How do I back up music in iTunes to a folder?
I have a Dell computer with all my music in iTunes, but the music is not in my iTunes library Folder. How can I get my music back into a Folder? I need to get my music into a Folder because I recently purchased a new MacBook Pro. I want to transfer my iTunes library over.
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