How do I combine an iTunes library on an external hard drive (laptop) with an iTunes library on an external hard drive on my PC?
How can I combine the iTunes library on an external hard drive (hooked to laptop) with the iTunes library on an external hard drive (hooked to PC) so that both external HD's and both laptop and PC have all the music on each one?
no need to create a secondary library - too troublesome, IMHO. you can spread your library over as many drives you can connect to your Mac (wired or wirelessly):
iTunes > preferences > advanced.
point iTunes media folder location to the external
on the same tab, ensure the copy files ... when adding option is checkmarked
okay out of preferences
highlight the content to be moved in iTunes and right-click
select consolidate files from the pop-up menu
wait for the process to finish
when done, you may delete the original files from your boot drive.
alternatively, you could move the whole shabang to the external HD:
copy the entire iTunes folder (not just the iTunes music or media folder) from <MacintoshHD>/users/<yourname>/music to the external, launch iTunes while holding the option(⌥) key, click on choose library when prompted, and select the iTunes folder you copied to the external.
when done, be sure to point iTunes media folder location to the external so that new additions to your library will be put there. also, you need to make sure the external is mounted on your desktop before you fire up iTunes.
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hi i need help
hi my laptop with my itunes lubrary has crashed so i got a new one but i dont want to sync my iphone to the new laptop incase i lose all my songs on my iphone. how do i sync to a new one without losing everythingThe right way is to restore the backup that you kept of your old computer onto your new one. If it is too late for that before you do anything set up a backup process for the new one so when it crashes (note I said "when", not "if") you won't be faced with this problem again.
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Hey, I'm trying to authorize my new laptop with my iTunes account. How would I go about doing this?
Hey, I'm trying to authorize my new laptop with my iTunes account. How would I go about doing this?
Hi Michael1296,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
Here are the steps to authorize a computer in iTunes:
How do I authorize a computer?
Open iTunes on the computer you want to authorize.
Choose Store > Authorize This Computer from the menu bar.
You might need to show the menu barto see this option in Windows. In earlier versions of iTunes, you can access this option from the Advanced menu.
Enter your Apple ID and click Authorize.
If your Apple ID uses an expired MobileMe account, you can still use it to authorize your computer.
If iTunes asks you to authorize your computer again, it won't use a new authorization. iTunes uses the same authorization for the same computer.
You can find these steps and more information at this link:
Authorize your computer using iTunes
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Hi,
Im having a problem! I have broken my laptop with my itunes on it and now i got myself a new laptop and im wondering how or is it possible to re download all my itunes data? would be a great help thank you.ohh srry used to talking like that at work but. when i mean flash it over. im talking about a flash drive. and just copy pasting it over into the folder you want.(u have direct connnect cables so theres no point to that lol).
umm as to it sorting itself out if the data isnt corrupted at all and you are using the same or newer ver. of itunes it should just put your library right back to the way it was on your other computer. if the itunes ver. is the same or newed than you will get a library error saying that the library was created by a newer ver. of itunes.
however if the data is corrupted ripping the music off from itune's media folder would be best. then just reload it. itune's media folder should be in the "my music" folder given you didn't change the name of the folder. if u still cannot find the files you are looking for. and u want to be safe then just type "iTunes Media" (no quotes) into your search bar when you have your old harddrive selected and it will auto find. though i hate doing it because windows search function works as fast as a legless horse...im very impatient and i can usually search through like every file in my computer before it finds anything even related to itunes lol.
umm yea should work lol.... mabey the clone just didn't copy that certain folder properly. after cloning i always reinstall all my more advanced programs. (not that itunes is advanced lolol)
so if you haven't gotten accostumed to your itunes library to much just replacing the folder with your old one could work (can always back up your old one so no harm in trying.) as long as u keep two of everything. than just screw around with it. you won't screw up any system files just by moving around libraries. might screw up your playlists but thats not that much of a loss unless you have like 100 gigs of music and each playlist sorts like different genres..(idk who would do this but eh someone mighta been bored enough at one point.) -
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Restore loop (being prompted to restore again after a restore successfully completes): This issue is typically caused by out-of-date or incorrectly configured third-party security software. Please followTroubleshooting security software issues if USB troubleshooting does not resolve this issue.
Error 13 and 14: These errors are typically resolved by performing one or more of the steps listed below:
Perform USB isolation troubleshooting, including trying a different USB port directly on the computer. See the advanced steps below for USB troubleshooting.
Put a USB 2.0 hub between the device and the computer.
Try a different USB 30-pin dock-connector cable.
Eliminate third-party security software conflicts.
There may be third-party software installed that modifies your default packet size in Windows by inserting one or more TcpWindowSize entries into your registry. Your default packet size being set incorrectly can cause this error. Contact the manufacturer of the software that installed the packet-size modification for assistance. Or, follow this article by Microsoft: How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to reset the packet size back to the default for Windows.
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I need to authorize my laptop with the itunes store in order to sync it with my ipad but when I go into the store I cannot find where to do the authorization?
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zoe1713 wrote:
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How I can set up the DynDns inside the Time capsule, or only with the Time capsule I have external access from a PC for ex.?
MobileMe service is finished.. to get remote access to the Mac or TC you use iCloud account.. but that is for files.. not to access web cams.
Without dyndns client in the TC, you can perhaps run dyndns on the computer or video recorder..many of these will have clients built into them.
Even better get a static Public IP from your ISP.. that is the correct professional way to do it.
Or you can use whatever broadband modem you have and remove the TC as the main router.. simply bridge it. Use your adsl router for connection. Almost all adsl have built in dyndns.
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Thanks.I recently experienced a similar situation. I was moving my iTunes Library to an external HD in order to free up space on my Mac's HD. I originally used finder and clicked dragged files from one location to another. Unfortunately it created a big mess and I was freaking out thinking I had lost a big portion of iTunes Library.. about 1/3 and I have approximately 18 days of continuous music in Library. I put
Library back to original location and then imported as Thick stated. However, not all files were transfered to location and when attempted to play I received message stating unable to play because file is not in it's original location would you like to locate file. For those files I used search to locate and all missing music was in same file so I went into music file and highlighted every song in an album that iTunes could not locate then double clicked and music files were sent to location of music folder specified in iTunes Preferences. For single songs and Videos I clicked yes when prompted by iTunes asking if I wanted to locate file, then double clicked file and it was sent to Library location specified in ITunes Preferences. There might have been an easier way to accomplish the task but all I was concerned with was moving library and not losing... although if you are using Time Machine to backup library you can always restore.... In all I lost one album... and my MAC's HD now has an
200 GB of memory available, my music and pics are on a External 1TB HD and Time Machine
is backing my Music and Pictures files up..... I also deleted backups from Time Machine to free up
space.... Good Luck and hope you get what you want accomplished.....
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