HT1727 Can I sync old iTunes account with a new iTunes account?

I have a previous iTunes account with purchased music but the email address is no longer active. Is it possible to move that music to my new iTunes account?

No, you can't move content between accounts nor merge accounts - all content will remain tied to the account that downloaded it. You should be able to update the email address on the account (you can't use an address that is in use on another account), either via the Store > View Account menu option on your computer's iTunes or via http://appleid.apple.com

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1) ensure iTunes is authorized for your iTunes store account(s)
2) connect your device and right-click or control-click it in the iTunes Source list, then choose transfer purchases from the shortcut menu that appears.
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HT1386 I have a new computer and when I tried to sync my iPod Touch with the new iTunes, it has lost all of my music and videos from my iPod/old iTunes library: including all but 4 songs of my bought songs, videos and audeobooks!

I have recently updated my computer since my old one broke and therefore had to download a new iTunes. When I came to add my iPod to this new iTunes, I was given no option to transfer the contents of my iPod library to this new iTunes and was forced to try 'sync'; when my old computer was repaired once we lost all of our data so I had to download a new iTunes then,all of my iPod downloads were transferred and I could easily reburn my CDs so I didn't think the wiping of my iPod would be a problem. When I clicked 'sync' it warned me that it would replace the contents of my iPod with the new iTunes library, as I said I didn't think this would be a problembut then it asked if it should transfer my recent iTunes downloads so I said 'yes'. The sync was completed but now I only have 4 downloaded songs and 5 albums which I burned to my new iTunes! I have lost all the music I bought, all the videos I bought and all the audiobooks I bought! (Luckily I still have my apps.) I tried to restore backup but realised that only covers calendars, contacts E.T.C and I checked my iTunes account and that shows all my downloads but I can't see a way to restore them or anything like that!
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Correct. When you update via iTunes all synced media that is not in your iTunes library will be lost.
As IO said before:
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Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
I do not think it included audio books.

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I'm having trouble syncing my iPod touch with my new Macbook Air and I don't know what to do. I've managed to get all my music and films etc. off my old iTunes library
Copy the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder from old computer to new computer.
but when I plug my iPod into the computer, it doesn't come up with the typical 'erase/replace or transfer' message that you get when you plug it into other computers.
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Then can her computer be authorized to both accounts?
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If purchases are made on her account, to a computer authorized to my account, can I put those songs on my iPod?
If you connect your iPod to her computer, yes. Tracks download only to the computer from which they're purchased, regardless of which iTunes Store account is used for the purchase. Or you could copy the tracks from her computer to yours and then authorize your computer to her iTunes Store account. But that's sort of defeating the original purpose, it would seem to me.
is it better to buy music through Amazon downloads and/or actually purchasing CDs to avoid the security features iTunes puts on its music?
That's certainly an option. If it's an entire album I want, I buy CDs. That way I can import them at the quality I want and to whichever of my systems I want. Amazon or one of the other download stores that offer tracks as MP3 are also an option, though for me download stores are best when you just want a couple of tracks off a given CD.

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Do you have your purchases on a backup drive ? If not then depending upon what country that you are in then you might be able to redownload some/all of your iTunes purchases via the Purchased link under Quicklinks on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage on your computer's iTunes - what you can redownload will depend upon what country that you are in (music, films, TV programmes can't be redownloaded in all ; audiobooks and ringtones are one-time only downloads), and whether they are still in your country's store (rights-holders occasionally remove things).
If you do redownload an account's past purchases then you may tie that computer to that account for 90 days : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627 - so you won't be able to use iTunes Match or automatic downloads or redownload past purchases from another account until the 90 days have completed.

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I have been using an iPhone 4S for a few months now. Yesterday my PC crashed and I had to reboot the whole system.
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I have alot of important data, photos, contacts, messages, music on my phone now. I can't do without that.
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HT201342 I'd like to know why they keep making MORE ACCOUNTS!? They wanted you to make a 'Mobile Me' account, then they were suppose to combine the me account with a new me account; now an icloud account.

What a mess. My original iTunes account was set up using my ISP address, then Apple wanted me to make a 'Mobile Me' account to place stuff in a 'Cloud'; then they did away with 'Mobile Me', and made another cloud and wanted me to use another address. My understanding was that the orignal 'Mobile Me' address was going to be consolidated with the newer 'Me' address, then all my addresses were duplicated more than once. Now I have my orignal ISP address, the mobileme.com address, two or maybe three 'Me.com' addresses, and now a 'iC

Switching to the @icloud.com email address will not affect the AppleID you use for the AppStore in any way whatsoever.
The new @icloud.com address is part of the iCloud account which you currently have the same @me.com email address for.
Nothing at all to do with the AppleID(s) you use for iTunes/AppStore (unless you have the one and only AppleID you use for both).
At most you should have only two AppleIDs. One for iCloud (which iCloud syncing, and your @me.com/@icloud.com email addresses are attached to) and one for the iTunes/AppStore (which your app, music, movie etc purchases are tied to).
There has never been a reason for you to have multiple AppleIDs for purchases from the AppStore/iTunes Store.

Can I merge my old iTunes account with my new iCloud account?

I think I recall Apple maybe mentioning something like this before, but I've got an Apple ID from years ago with a @gmail.com that I don't use anymore a iCloud account I use all the time. It's not a huge deal to log in and log back out with my other account to get apps and such I bought on my old account but I was wondering if there is a way to merge the two.

Your music will only be where you put it.
Copy it from your backup copy of your old comuter to your new one.
If for some reson you have failed to maintain a backup copy, not good, then you can redownload some content in some countries:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

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