HT204318 Copied my iTunes from my Mac to my Windows 7 laptop, now there are thousands of songs missing on the Windows copy with the exclamation point.

Copied my iTunes from my Mac to my Windows 7 laptop, now there are thousands of songs missing on the Windows copy with the exclamation point. everything shows up, playlists and tracks, there are just a bunch of songs with exclamation points. how can i properly sync my iTunes from my Mac to my PC? using iTunes

Moving a library: Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings:  Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its sub-folders and files) intact to the other drive.  Hold down the option (alt) key (shift on Windows) and open iTunes.  At the prompt to create or choose a library choose the copied iTunes folder.

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  • HT204318 Copied my iTunes from my Mac to my Windows 7 laptop, now there are thousands of songs missing on the Windows copy with the exclamation point. everything shows up, playlists and tracks, there are just a bunch of songs with exclamation points. how

    Copied my iTunes from my Mac to my Windows 7 laptop, now there are thousands of songs missing on the Windows copy with the exclamation point. everything shows up, playlists and tracks, there are just a bunch of songs with exclamation points. how can i properly sync my iTunes from my Mac to my PC? using iTunes

    nope all my songs are copied and organized into the iTunes library.

  • Can I copy my iTunes from one Mac to another to a distant location?

    I have 2 homes one in NYC and the other in upstate NY. I have multiple Macs at both locations all using Snow Leopard and the latest version of iTunes(9). I only have 1 iTunes library I maintain at the upstate location and have to bring my iPod to the NYC location to play my music. Can I not copy my iTunes library to the NYC location using Home Sharing or using some other method? I often forget to bring my iPod and am left without my music.

    Prince Moe wrote:
    Hi
    Since I had a problem with my Mac's drive that suddenly failed (I am able to read ONLY), I replaced the internal HD with my emergency HD that I had backedup a few months before. I would like to know if there's a way to copy my settings from one mac to another? Is there a specific folder for all apps or do I have to find out each and every single file for each app?
    I need the settings for
    System (view, font, color,)
    Finder (view, etc)
    iTunes (that include all library, playlists, etc),
    Firefox (Bookmarks, settings & plug-ins),
    Safari (Bookmarks, settings & plug-ins),
    Address Book (contacts)
    Thuderbird (emails accounts, contacts, passwords, etc)
    Stickies (stickies on the dock - i have info on there unsaved)
    Filezilla (FTP infos)
    Would appreciate.
    Thnx.
    All that info is found in your user/library folder, I just did a 60 machine rollout and copied all those settings from user/library, just be forewarned that if you upgrade software those setting will not take on the machine, for example Adobe CS 3,4 will not usable by CS5.  let us know if you need more help.  Also make sure you copy most of your preferences in the user/library/prefences folder.
    Note: If you are using an identical backup with all apps and user settings, you can just copy all folders from user to your new home folder.  Remember that only if the image or backup is identical to your production OS.

  • Can I use TM to copy my iTunes from old Mac to new Mac ?

    I just bought a MB Air and I have 30 GB of music on my MB Pro. Can I use the TM backup from the MBP to transfer the data to my MB Air ?
    Unfortunately Migration Assistant doesnt allow you to be too specific regarding files etc.
    Thanks

    phil_a wrote:
    Yes I understood that from your first post. I thought I was missing something in Migration that would allow me to specify the files to transfer.
    No, it doesn't.
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  • HT1848 I tried the above recommendations but my music did not transfer from my ipod touch to my new pc. there are over 465 songs and music videos I purchased on itunes that will be lost if I can not get this rectified. Need additional help on this..

    How do I transfer my content on my ipod touch to a new pc.  My old pc crashed and the ipod does not recognize the reboot. Content includes old music cds that I got rid of and itunes purchases that I could not transfer to my new pc, (ALL PAID FOR).  I've been unable to sync because I do not want to lose over 465 songs and videos.  Please help.
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    The following user tip is worth checking through:
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  • HT2499 I ejected ACDs from my Mac Pro DVD player and now there is just a black screen with DVD player and the Apple insignia the bottom right corner. I can't get anything to turn on and shut this down. Got stuck. What do I do?

    On my MacBook Pro I finished using a CD and it ejected. Then I have a black screen just a DVD player showing on the bottom of a black screen. I can't do anything with my cursor at all nothing opens up and I don't know how to get that off the screen and start using the computer again – thanks for any help you can give me

    Hi there,
    You may need to force quit the application. Take a look at the article below for more information.
    Mac OS X: How to quit an unresponsive application using Force Quit
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3411
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    Mac OS X 10.7 Help: About local snapshots
    OS X Lion: About Time Machine's "local snapshots" on portable Macs
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  • How do i copy my itunes from my PC to my mac

    i have a dell work laptop that has my all of my iTunes music and apps for my iPhone4 but i would like to start using my iMac itunes for my iPhone4, but i know that i sync my iphone4 to my itunes on my iMac i will lose everything.  How do i copy my iTunes from PC to my iMac so that my music library and my apps for my iPhone remain intact?

    Follow one of the methods described in this Apple article.
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  • Can i copy my settings from one mac to another?

    Hi
    Since I had a problem with my Mac's drive that suddenly failed (I am able to read ONLY), I replaced the internal HD with my emergency HD that I had backedup a few months before. I would like to know if there's a way to copy my settings from one mac to another? Is there a specific folder for all apps or do I have to find out each and every single file for each app?
    I need the settings for
    System (view, font, color,)
    Finder (view, etc)
    iTunes (that include all library, playlists, etc),
    Firefox (Bookmarks, settings & plug-ins),
    Safari (Bookmarks, settings & plug-ins),
    Address Book (contacts)
    Thuderbird (emails accounts, contacts, passwords, etc)
    Stickies (stickies on the dock - i have info on there unsaved)
    Filezilla (FTP infos)
    Would appreciate.
    Thnx.

    Prince Moe wrote:
    Hi
    Since I had a problem with my Mac's drive that suddenly failed (I am able to read ONLY), I replaced the internal HD with my emergency HD that I had backedup a few months before. I would like to know if there's a way to copy my settings from one mac to another? Is there a specific folder for all apps or do I have to find out each and every single file for each app?
    I need the settings for
    System (view, font, color,)
    Finder (view, etc)
    iTunes (that include all library, playlists, etc),
    Firefox (Bookmarks, settings & plug-ins),
    Safari (Bookmarks, settings & plug-ins),
    Address Book (contacts)
    Thuderbird (emails accounts, contacts, passwords, etc)
    Stickies (stickies on the dock - i have info on there unsaved)
    Filezilla (FTP infos)
    Would appreciate.
    Thnx.
    All that info is found in your user/library folder, I just did a 60 machine rollout and copied all those settings from user/library, just be forewarned that if you upgrade software those setting will not take on the machine, for example Adobe CS 3,4 will not usable by CS5.  let us know if you need more help.  Also make sure you copy most of your preferences in the user/library/prefences folder.
    Note: If you are using an identical backup with all apps and user settings, you can just copy all folders from user to your new home folder.  Remember that only if the image or backup is identical to your production OS.

  • How do i copy photo's from my mac to my iPad

    how do i copy photo's from my mac to my iPad

    With the iPad connected to and selected on the left-hand side of your computer's iTunes, on the right-hand side there should be a series of tabs on which you can specify the content that you want to sync to the iPad - one of those tabs should be Photos : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236

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  • How can I transfer music and iTunes from my mac to my iPhone?

    I have a macbook air and need to transfer some of my music and itunes from my mac to my newly updates iphone4. Previously I used to drag what I wanted from my itunes to my phone but now it doesn't work. Any ideas?

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    Is there any way to transfer itunes from a mac running 10.4 to an iphone 5?

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  • I've copied my itunes library onto an external hard drive.  Is there any way I can do this and delete songs from my PC without also deleting from the external drive? Already lost two songs!!!

    I've copied my itunes library onto an external hard drive.  Is there any way I can do this and delete songs from my PC without also deleting from the external drive? Already lost two songs!!!  I just want a back up - using a work PC and don't want others accessing my songs.  Hope someone can help.  Thanks!

    I see. To get a better idea of what is being stored where please download and run the script iTunesInfo which should output something like this:
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  • I just purchased an iphone 5s and want to transfer my itunes from my mac to new phone.How do I accomplish this? I tried downloading itunes 11.1 but itunes wont recoginize the updated version and tells me version 10 is still operating? Please help.  Thanks

    Greetings this evening, I just purchased an iphone 5s and want to transfer some of my itunes from my mac running 10.6.7  to my new iphone 5s.I downloaded version 11.1 from the itunes website,restarted my computer but it wont recoginize the new 11.1 version which it tells me I need to sync songs from mac to 5S.Even though I downloaded version11.1 it still says I'm running version 10? How can I get my itunes from my mac onto my new phone and have them in itunes on the phone? Love my music!     Thank You !

    You have to update to 10.6.8 first.
    Then, if your machine qualifies, this explains how to get Mavericks:
    http://www.apple.com/osx/
    This explains whether your machine is capable of Mavericks installation:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5842

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