How to copy a ton of music from a Dell laptop to my Imac?

The easiest method is to use Migration Assistant or you can put all the music onto an External HD, connect the EHD to the iMac, then open iTunes on the Mac and Drag all the files from the EHD to iTunes and let them import. It is extremely simple to do

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I bought an iphone 5C and my music from my dell laptop doesn't let me sync my music into my phone. When i first bought it I accidentally pressed don't show again on itunes. How do I download itunes 11.1 or later now?

I bought an iphone 5C and my music from my dell laptop doesn't let me sync my music into my phone. When i first bought it I accidentally pressed don't show again on itunes. How do I download itunes 11.1 or later now? I have been trying for atleast a month, but I can't find any solutions. I had payed a lot of money on those songs and albums, and now I can't even sync it on to my phone. I know it was stupid of me to press that button, but I need help on trying to get it to sync. -Mohima

You need to have the latest version of iTunes on the computer, version 11.1.3 to be able to handle syncing a newer phone with iOS 7. The iTunes on the iPhone has nothing to do with syncing and is installed by the iOS.
Go to iTunes on the computer, click on Help, Check for updates to update iTunes on the computer, or go to to www.apple.com/itunes/download and download and install the latest version of iTunes to correct your problem.

How to copy/export playlist and music from G5 to Macpro

What is the best procedure to move the playlist and music files from a G5 to a intel Macpro
Thank you Ron

Ron Apra wrote:
What is the best procedure to move the playlist and music files from a G5 to a intel Macpro
Thank you Ron
connect the Macs with a firewire cable. start the G5 in Target Disk Mode. copy the entire iTunes folder from the G5 to the music folder on the new machine (overwriting the iTunes folder in place there).
fire up iTunes.
make sure you point iTunes to the correct media folder location via preferences > advanced
enjoy !

How do I access photos and music from desktop to laptop

I have a desktop Mac Pro desktop and will be purchasing a new Macbook Pro for traveling. I use Final Cut Pro and will need to access IPhoto and ITunes currently stored on the hard drive of my Mac Pro desktop.
One idea I had was loading the music and photo programs on a portable hard drive that I can carry with me.
1.May I move those programs off my hard drive? I know some programs ie FCP, will only load on my internal hard drive.
2. Are there any other ways to access those programs from my desktop?
Thanks
Sandra

See if this helps: Copying personal photos and videos from iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your computer.
There are several different apps that enable you to easily transfer data such as PhoneDisk, Pod To Mac - VersionTracker or MacUpdate.

New Ipod touch won't sync music from my dell laptop and I haven't done anything with Itunes as I just want to sync for now. thanks

I am new to Apple and can't sync my music from laptop to Ipod touch even tho my laptop recognizes the Ipod. I haven't signed up for Itunes yet as I'm doing one thing at a time and don't see where Itunes is connected to syncing music. Also, if I bought 8 gig, then why do I only have 6 when I haven't added anything yet?
thanks

- You need an Apple ID/iTunes account to use the iPod with iTunes.
See the Users Gudie for how to set and use yur iPod, including syncing music.
iPod touch User Guide (For iOS 5.0 Software)
You can also use the iTunes Help n iTunes for more information on syncing.
- The 8 GB only has abou6 6.3 GB avaailable to the users inse the difference is takenup bu the operating system and of how GB is advertized and used.

How do I transfer all my music from my macbook to my new iMac?

I used migration assitant, it seemed to work but I can't see any files from macbook in imac. Really just want all my music duplicated so its on the imac also.

I have never used Migration assistant but from my remembering what was said here it may set things up in a new account on your computer. If all you want is iTunes and you want it in that account:
Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings: Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive. Open iTunes and immediately hold down the Option (alt) key (shift on Windows) so you get a prompt to select a library, then guide it to the iTunes Library.itl file in the moved iTunes folder.
If you put the copied iTunes folder in the default location of Macintosh HD > Users > *User Name* > Music then you don't even need to start with the option key held down, iTunes will automatically look for it there. (Make sure there isn't anything already in the iTunes folder there that you want to keep since you will be replacing it with the one you are moving.)

How do I get my iTunes music from my Mac laptop to my iPhone

I have bought some music on iTunes on my Mac Air laptop and want to put it on my iPhone. How do I do this, please?

Sync the phone with iTunes.
Please get iPhone User Guide (For iOS 7 Software)Sep 20, 2013 - 23 MB.

I just purchased a new iMac. My iTunes account is missing a ton of music and I cant figure out how to access it. When I try to load music from my ipod to match my imac it only asks if i'd like to sink my ipod with my account. How do I access my library?

I just purchased a new iMac. My iTunes account is missing a ton of music and only contains "purchased" music. When I try to load music from my ipod to match my imac it only asks if i'd like to sinc my ipod with my account. How do I access my entire library? Thanks

Unless you subscribe to Match, you will have to transfer your non-iTunes stuff from your old computer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
If you want to copy non-iTunes music off of your iPod (eg, if your old computer doesn't exist), you'll need to use a third party program. I don't know of any free ones anymore, but if you google, you can find several in the $19 range.

Itunes is copying/converting 500gb of music from .wma to .m4a files that are on an external drive onto my laptop which doesnt have enough room. how do i reroute these newly converted files somewhere with enough space for them?

itunes is copying/converting 500gb of music from .wma to .m4a files that are on an external drive onto my laptop which doesnt have enough room. how do i reroute these newly converted files somewhere with enough space for them?
new to itunes, used windows media player before that and always ripped music directly to an external hardrive and accessed it through the player. now that i downloaded itunes it is taking from the external hardrive and copying a second file for each song onto my lap top hard drive which does not have the capacity for all my music. as itunes converts music files i want them saved back onto my external drive or another location i have space for rather than the lap top. how do i change the setting to move the itunes media folder to another location. assuming that hitting copy and past and dropping it in a random location will cause a few errors.

When I have done this, all I did was network the two machines and copy the contents of the iTunes folder to the other machine, and that's it.
My understanding (which may not be 100% correct) is that the one file that is absolutely necessary is iTunes Library, and that the XML file is actually a copy auto-generated from the iTunes Library, appearing in a different format only for non-iTunes apps that take advantage of the iTunes Library data.
As far as I know, if you simply have the Library (database) file and all your original music files, iTunes on that computer should operate as it did on your old computer. I believe that the Album Artwork, Genius Data, and XML files can be regenerated from the Library file. Not sure about the Extras file.

How do I transfer the music from my iPod to my new IMac computer (95% of the music on it is from CD's I own)?

How do I transfer the music from my IPod to my new IMac computer? I just changed from a PC to IMac. 95% of the music on it is from CD's I own and the ITunes on the new IMac is only recongnizing the ones I bought off of ITunes.

That is correct. The music sync is one way - computer to ipod. The only exception is itunes purchases.
Copy everything from your old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer to your new one.

How do I transfer all my music from a desktop to my laptop without losing anything?

How do I transfer all my music from my old desktop to my new laptop without losing anything? Making CD's doesn't work for all my music. Help?!?!

Use your backup copy of your computer.
Type "move itunes library" into the Google search bar. You will find instructions there.

HT3819 how do i get my iTunes library from my old laptop to my new mac (my purchases have moved across but not my own music files)

How do I get my itunes library from my old laptop to my new imac? My purchases are showing on the new imac but not my own music files.

iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music [library] to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527 - a somewhat bewildering and not always easily understandable set of options.
Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings: Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive. Open iTunes and immediately hold down the Option (alt) key (shift on Windows), then guide it to the new location of the iTunes Library.itl file in the moved iTunes folder.
For the record there's this reference for iTunes 11 but it really doesn't strike me as having the specifics you need. iTunes 11 for Mac: Move your library to another computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12168

Why can't I copy and paste the music from my iPhone on iTunes 11 to a folder in my Music Library?

Why can't I copy and paste the music from my iPhone on iTunes 11 to a folder in my Music Library? I want to have a copy of the music on iTunes so when I update to a newer version of iOS I don't lose my music. And no I didn't buy this music off iTunes and neither will I use iTunes Match.

There has never been a function to copy anything from an iPhone and paste it to a computer.
All of your media should be in iTunes already.
If it is not and was purchased from iTunes, right click on the device and select Transfer Purchases.
If the media is not in iTunes and was not purchased from iTunes, how did you get it on the device in the first place?

How do you download tones and music that you,ve purchased to your new up grade phone

how do you downlaod tones and music that you've already purched to your new phone that you just up graded too and if you reported a problem to i tunes what do you do next.
i've checked the itunes purchase history and before i got the new phone i backed my phone to my computer, so what do i need to do next to recover my lost itune purchases

Purchases from iTunes should be in the iTunes library on your computer, simply connect the device and sync the content you want.
If for some silly reason you choose to not use the device as designed, simply go to the iTunes store app on the device and download the content directly there.
I'd strongly recommend that you take a look at the User's Guide, that will answer many of your questions about how to use the device.

How can I move movies and music from my Ipod to my computer?

I have a new computer but before I could transfer the files for my music and movies, my son deleted them. How can I copy my movies and music from my ipod Nano 3rd gen. to my new computer?

All the items you purchased are in your iTunes library. Just go on your computer click on the start menu then music after that you will see iTunes music and samPle music then u click on iTunes music you will see it if anything my numbe is 3477039111

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