HT2688 why cant i import with home sharing?

i have set up home sharing on 2 windows laptops but the import button is not active??? its very frustrating coz my partner has things on her i pod i want. please help thanks

Why do you need to import via HomeSharing, simply copy the files from one comptuer to another.

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