HT1338 How do I transfer my iTunes library from my old laptop to my new one?
So, the other day, I went and bought a new laptop as my old one was getting worn out and slow, but my entire iTunes library is on my old laptop and I don't know how to transfer it over to my new laptop. Can anyone help?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
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How do I transfer my iTunes library from my old computer to a new one?
Hi Apple Community, I would like some help on this: so yesterday I bought a new computer(Windows 8) because the one I had needed to be replaced already, so I would like to know how to transfer my whole iTunes library(including back ups and all that) to my new computer please.
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Hi - how do i transfer my music library from an old laptop to a new laptop?? BTW - i dont have the OLD laptop anymore - am i screwed??
You cannot transfer anything from a device which you do not have, because you do not have it.
It has always been very basic to always maintain a backup copy of your computer. Use your backup copy to put everything on the new computer.
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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.
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Hi Jewel,
Below link may help you to transfer your iTunes to new computer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1373
I hope this information is helpful.
Thanks,
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How can I transfer my iTunes account from my old laptop to my new macbook?
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Here you go: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
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How can I Transfer my iTunes Library from my old computer to my new?
I just bought a new MacBook Pro (my first Mac) and I am trying to figure out how I can get my library from my iTunes off of my old computer onto my new one? I thought that it was saved by accounts, so when I signed into my iTunes on my new MacBook, all of the songs would be there or automatically transfer into it. This did not happen. Is there a way to do this? I want all my music and movies back!
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iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
Or...
From your Old Computer... Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
An Added Bonus is that you will then have a Backup of iTunes...
Backup iTunes to an External Drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
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By Turingtest2 See this User Tip. for Backing Up to Ext Drive
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Here is apple's guide to transferring an itunes library.
Hope this helps.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527 -
have bought a mac book and when i tried to download my itunes library its only showing items purchased from the apple store. As most of my music has been imported from CDs this is very frustrating. How can i get the rest of my library onto the new macbook.
Hi jayney61!
Here is an article that will help you accomplish this:
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Have a good one!
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The thing is, my itunes media folder where the .itl and .xml files are located are different from where my actual music folder is located (on my desktop), but my itunes library is still managed by itunes so I'm not sure how to go about it because I can't just simply copy the whole itunes folder because I have two seperate ones
There are multiple threads and documents on how to accomplish this. Was a search of the forums or your favorite search engine done before posting this common issue?
The library files and media files being in different locations is a minor issue.. same basic concept still applies. Move the ENTIRE iTunes folder (and any media folders) to the new computer from the old computer. -
How do I transfer my Itunes account from my old computer to my new one?
I have a new computer and want to transfer my Itunes over to it. How dod I do that? I am not very computer savvy. Actually I am remarkably computer unsavvy. Any suggestions in a 'See Spot Run' format would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Jewel,
Below link may help you to transfer your iTunes to new computer:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1373
I hope this information is helpful.
Thanks,
Arun -
How do I get my iTunes library from my old mac to my new one?
How do I get my iTunes and for that matter iPhoto libraries from my old mac 15" Tetherball iMac running OS 10.4.11 iTunes ver. 9.0.2 to my new iMac running 10.6.2 but also using iTunes ver. 9.0.2? I used the migration assistant, and a firewire cable, to move my "Music" folder to the new mac, but it insisted that I create a new user on the new mac for the data, rather than giving me a choice to move it into my user account. Also, based on some info from The Missing Manual and the Take Control books I created a separate user that is not an Administrator on the computer to be my primary login. When I simply tried to copy the music folder - iTunes failed to open. And because I am not an admin I can't access the new folder to copy it while I am in my non-admin user on the new computer. I have looked through as many of the posts as I could wade through and didn't see anything quite as simple as I think my problem is. Thanks, in advance.
Did you use Migration Assistant to move all you contents or did you create a new account on the new Mac before transferring?
I had a similar problem when I got my MBP as I created an account on the new Mac at the store to confirm that the MBP was ok. Mistake. I got how home and had loads of issues so I ended up reinstalling the system on the new MBP and using Migration Assistant to move ALL my stuff from the old to the new.
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How do I move my iTunes library from my old MBP to my new one??
I followed this procedure to the letter and got nothing:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
I really don't want to trash all of my playlists and things and then have to start over from scratch. This was supposed to work.
Getting pretty sick of Apple products.That was exactly what I did, Chris CA, and I got nothing.
I found a tip somewhere online that suggested editing the iTunes Music Library file, changing the path (my new MB Pro had a slightly different user name) for all the entries that referenced the path. I also noticed that the version of iTunes, noted in the xml file, was 10.1 and I have 10.4 on this new machine. Once I did that, my old iTunes library, with all the playlists and everything, showed up just fine. I wish that KB article had mentioned this.
Do you know why this would be necessary? I mean, why should I have to touch the xml file for iTunes to recognize the contents of the iTunes Music folder?
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