HT202213 Can I copy audiobooks purchased from itunes to a portable hard drive?

I need to transfer my audiobooks purchased from itunes to a new computer, can I do this with a portable hard drive?

Yes you can. If you want to move the whole of itunes then
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1751
Otherwise you can copy just the audiobook files and import them into the new iTunes. You may be asked to authorise that new computer
Ctrl B to turn on the top menu
Store > Authorise this Computer..

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Audiobooks purchased from iTunes store doesn't show up in most audiobook apps

I purchased my first audiobook recently. I saw it at Amazon on my pc, but decided to purchase it at iTunes (on my pc) because I figured I'm going to be transferring it & listening to it on my iPhone so I might as well purchase it at iTunes. Well, I'm wondering if that was a wise decision because I'm finding that the audiobook I just purchased can’t be located in most audiobook apps. There are a few apps that can play it. For example:
The default Music app in my iPhone: but the disadvantage is that it doesn’t seem to have the bookmark feature which is probably the most important feature for audiobooks.
Audible: This is the app from Amazon which found the audiobook but all the chapters have been removed since it was purchased from iTunes. Had I purchased it directly from Audible/Amazon, then the chapters would have remained intact.
Most other audiobook apps are more interested in having you sign up with them and getting your audiobooks from them. That’s fine but it seems counter-intuitive that they don’t play existing audiobooks you may have purchased from somewhere else (like iTunes). I’m actually surprised the iPhone doesn’t come with a default audiobooks player (with bookmark feature).
So for now I plan to stick with the Audible app and purchase future audiobooks from there (in order to keep the chapters intact). Can anyone recommend any other way to do it or another app that will play audiobooks purchased from iTunes that have a bookmark feature and keeps all the chapters intact?
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Regarding the default Music app in my iPhone, I also play alot of songs in that app. If I play a song after I listen to the audiobook, wouldn't it last stop at the song instead of the audiobook? That's why a real bookmark feature would be nice and that's why I'm surprised Apple didn't come out with such an app.

I have synced an audiobook purchased from iTunes onto my ipod classic but I cannot find it on my ipod. Any suggestions?

I have synced an audiobook purchased from iTunes onto my ipod classic but I cannot find it on my ipod. I have looked in songs, artists, audiobooks, podcasts, etc., etc. with no luck. Any suggestions?

Hi mole02,
Welcome to the Support Communities! If you had issues with your movie rental, you can report it to the iTunes Store. These folks can look at your billing account with you.
Report a problem with an item purchased from the iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBooks Store - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204084
Learn how you can request help with an item purchased within the last 90 days.
To report a problem or request assistance with an item purchased from the iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBooks Store:
Visit reportaproblem.apple.com in your browser.
When prompted, enter the Apple ID and password used to initiate the purchase of the item, then click Sign In.
Find the item you're having a problem with, then click Report a Problem next to it.
From the Choose Problem menu, choose the issue you're having.
Follow the onscreen instructions. You might be asked to describe the problem in a text field.
Click Submit, and we'll review your problem.
If you use Family Sharing and you have a problem with a shared item, ask the family member who initiated the purchase to report the problem using the steps above.
I hope this information helps ....
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I have an ipad2. PLEASE can anyone tell me if I can watch a movie purchased from iTunes without wifi (after I have downloaded the movie and hit play while connected). My husband is going for chemotherapy and the hospital does not have wifi.

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3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
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Would you be able to help me to cancel my recent purchase from itune that was done by mistake?

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How do i transfer music from itunes to an external hard drive

I'm Trying to transfer music from my iTunes library to an external hard drive. how do I go about it.

If you have set iTunes to organize your library (under Edit > Preferences > Advanced) then all you need to do is:
with iTunes not running, copy your entire iTunes library (by default, C:\Users\user_name\Music\iTunes) to your external hard drive - if the latter is drive X, you end up with X:\iTunes containing:
Album Artwork (folder)
iTunes Media (folder) containing (the exact list of folders varies with the types of content in your library):
Audiobooks (folder)
Automatically Add to iTunes (folder)
Music (folder - this will contain one subfolder per artist, each containing one subfolder per album)
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iTunes Preferences.plist (file)
Previous iTunes Libraries (folder)
iTunes Library Extras.itdb (file)
iTunes Library Genius.itdb (file)
iTunes Library.itl (file - this is the iTunes database)
iTunes Library.xml (file)
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When everything has been copied, hold down SHIFT while starting iTunes. You'll see this prompt:
Select Choose Library ... and browse to the iTunes folder on your external drive. Select the iTunes Library.itl file and click Open.
iTunes is now running with the complete library (database, media and supporting files) on the external drive.
If you haven't been allowing iTunes to organize your library (which means that some media may be stored in other locations, i.e., not all under C:\Users\user_name\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media) then you need to do the following prior to the steps described above.
In iTunes, go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced and check the Keep iTunes Media folder organized and Copy files to iTunes Media folder ...
Then select File > Library > Organize Library ... In the next dialog check the Consolidate files option and (if not grayed-out) Reorganize files ..., then click OK.
iTunes will then reorganize your media so that you can follow the procedure to copy the complete library to your external HDD.
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How do i get back my audiobook back on itunes after deleted off hard drive

how do i get back my audiobook back on itunes after deleted off hard drive

Audiobooks are not available for redownload. If it is still in your recycle bin recover it from there, or your backup, or if it is on an iDevice reclaim it with transfer purchases.
Last restort would be to contact the iTunes store support staff and explain the circumstances in which you lost your only non-backed up copy and ask if they could possibly reissue it. They have no obligation to do so, but you may get lucky if you ask nicely.
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Can I recover lost library from Windows backup file after hard drive crash?

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My daughters Windows notebook had to be reformatted because of a severe virus. I had all important files including iTunes songs backed up onto portable Hard Drive. Got her notebook up and running and then restored her songs back to her computer (but not into the original location). Plugged in her iPod Mini and now it shows no files at all on the Mini and iTunes will not access or recognize the songs that I restored
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Can I backup and restore my itunes media using a hard drive?

Can I backup and restore files if I used a hard drive?
I do not want to backup my entire itunes library of >200 GB to individual CDs and DVDs, if I can help it; it will take forever. Hence the above question.
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The answer to your question is yes, though anyone who posts to this group would not be asking that question. I think you might be looking for the iTunes discussions group?
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