HT4527 i moved my iTunes from windows computer to my new mac, but my playlists did not move too ??

I managed to move my itunes library from my old Windows computer to my new Mac computer, but all my playlists did not move ? cant figure out why. Will i have to sit and re-do all my playlists again ?? does anyone know please ??

Hi, yes i did follow all the instructions on the apple site on how to move itunes by using an external hard drive. it all went well, apart from my playlists didnt move !!??? i dont understand why ?

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3202
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mgraleigh wrote:
The old computer (32 bit) has PSE 9 and the new one (64 bit) PSE 11.
Good. PSE11 is a 32 bits application and will be installed as such in the new computer.
The Folders holding the photos will be on a data drive having the same letter as the old computer (both have separate dirves for data). So the adresses of the phots will be the same.
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- locate the folder with your catalog. Each catalog is in its own folder named from the catalog title. You should copy the whole folder with its files and subfolders to the new catalog, preferably in a different folder tree than your pictures folder tree.
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