HT1689 I have a new laptop, and I am a little confused about my itunes on it.

Question

I can see that my music is there, I guess in the cloud because most of the songs have the little cloud and arrow next to them, so they need to be downloaded to this laptop?
My playlists didn't seem to transfer from the old laptop. Is that because the playlists weren't technically in the cloud? Is there a way I should have done that?
Sorry, this is pretty simple stuff, I am just staring to use iTunes :/
Thanks

Answer 1

Your library will only be where you copy it to, so yes, your iTunes purchases (those that are still in your country's store) will only show as being in the cloud on your new laptop - if you want to download them on that computer from the store then what you can redownload will show under the Purchased link under Quicklinks on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage (and check to see if anything is hidden : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4919)
Or if you still have your old computer then you can copy your library (including playlists) from that : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
e.g. the 'home sharing' method includes :
Transferring playlists
If you want not only your content but also your playlists to exist on your new computer, you will want to transfer a copy of all your playlists from your old computer. To do this, choose File > Library > Export Library on your old computer. Save the XML file that is created to your desktop.
Send the playlists file to yourself as an e-mail attachment, use an external drive, or use file sharing to move the playlists file to your new computer. Once the file is on your new computer, open iTunes and choose File > Library> Import Playlist. The import process will remove any items from the playlists that you didn't share via Home Sharing.