I am switching computers and want to move my itunes to a new computer

Can I do this? I want to take the music from my iphone and put it on a new computer, but I keep getting the message that all songs will be delted and replaced with what's on the new computer, which is nothing? Can I transfer my songs on my phone to the new computer, so I can delete them from the old computer? Thanks

Choose Consolidate Library from the Advanced menu or the Library section of the File menu in iTunes, find the iTunes library location from the iTunes preferences, and move the song files inside to the new computer.
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These are two possible approaches that will normally work to move an existing library to a new computer.
Method 1
Backup the library with this User Tip.
Deauthorize the old computer if you no longer want to access protected content on it.
Restore the backup to your new computer using the same tool used to back it up.
Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
Method 2
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I'd recommend method 1 since it establishes an ongoing backup for your library.
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Thanks for the question. The following resource outlines how to transfer your iTunes Library to a new computer. It also mentions how you can use most iPods as an external drive (in the External drive section):
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
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iTunes: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive
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iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
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I have a new computer running windows vista. I have most of my library on my older iphone but when i connected it to my new computer only some songs where transfered. When I go to sync my Iphone it says that the iphone is synced with another computer. I still have the old computer but want to sell it and already have a buyer.
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Copying all your iTunes files to one location - Mac
OS X 10.5 - Connecting two Mac computers using Ethernet
Another way is to put your original computer into target disk mode and copy the data over Firewire: How to use FireWire target disk mode
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