HT4527 Library transfer nightmare - HELP?
Hi all
I have just transferred my itunes library to a new computer. The itunes media file is now sitting on an external hard drive and is duplicated on the desktop, but Itunes will not pick up the content. I have followed the online tutorials but it does not work like they say it should. When I chose "Add file to library" and select my Itunes media folder, it just continually asks me to open each folder and sub folder and so on. Does this mean I have to add each file one by one???? I hope not - I haven't got enough years of life left to do that...
Thanks for any help you can give....
But I've already said that I have followed the instructions and it's still not working. I eventually found out how to import by folder rather than file (by uh-hiding menu bar) and itunes did import my existing library on the new computer - but wouldn't show my latest purchases. Then after some un-prompted updating activity, it appeared to import the latest purchases - but then they wouldn't sync with the ipod. A dialogue box appeared asking if I wanted to erase and sync - so I clicked yes and it erased....but didn't sync. Then eventually it did sync...but only with my latest purchases and renamed my ipod as "Dell's ipod" New computer is a Dell.
I decided to put my latest purchases to a memory stick, get the old computer out of the garage upload the new songs and sync in the normal way. Apart form a few duplication incidents where itunes said it couldn't find certain songs....but actually it did import them, this stategy was the only thing that worked. I now have my full library synced on my ipod. But I dare not try and move to a new computer again - I will have to keep my old slow computer just for itunes.....
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