I cant manualy move library to new computer

I have the manual checked and when i click on the sync button, it says it synced but i dont get my song in the library.

Manually manage mussic allow drag and drop from computer to iphone.
You need to copy everything from your old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer, to your new one.

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Can't find previous itunes file after moving info to an external drive to move library to new computer!!! HELP

I have moved my itunes files numerous times to new computers as I get one. This last time I had everything running off an external drive, to conserve hard drive space on computer and hopefully from computer failure. I need to move library over to new computer and get away from old computer that has Windows XP to the computer with windows 7. After installing itunes on new computer and plugging in external to new computer, it finds all music and movies, etc., however, I can't seem to find the file that has the playlist info, play count, and to see where the backups of my iphone(s) are. I have been working at this for days to no avail. It may be right in front of my face but can't see where to find it. HELP!!!!

Hi mechellr!
Here is an article for you that explains in depth how to move your iTunes library from one computer to another:
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

New computer ?? on how to move library to new computer

I have done a search and followed some directions regarding this. But I'm a complete dummy when it comes to this. I'm hoping for some gently advice :-))
I have a new computer and want to move all my itunes to the new computer since it is faster. My new computer has Vista on it. I have read thru some searches regarding this, and this is what I've done so far.
I have made the new computer authorized under my account. And when I did that my music library did load on the new computer. None of my videos or movies moved to the new computer, is this supposed to be the case?? Also, when the music showed on the new computer, it did not show under the different playlist names that I have. Just the entire library. How do I get the new itunes to look like it does on the old computer (breaking down all the different playlists we have). We have 3 different ipods and different list for different family members.
I would appreciate any help..but please keep in mind. I really need an itunes
for dummy book! LOL Thanks in advance

I agree with that last statement, there does need to be an iTunes for Dummy's book. I could use it myself. Anyways...
To put your videos back in iTunes, you'll have to copy them from your old computer to the new one. Copy them onto a flash drive, and put them on the new PC. Then select: File/ Add File (Folder) to Library, and pick the File you want to add (folder of stuff you want to add).
You'll have to re-make the playlists yourself, sorry. Were they "Smart Playlists"? Because there is an option for these in the file menu. If your syncing iPods, watch out. Vista doesn't like iPods much. I've been having massive trouble putting mysic on my new Classic, and before that, updating my 30 GB Video. Good luck to you, and your family.
~T-Fox

How do i move library to new computer without old computer??

my laptop recently got stolen and i need to move my itunes library from my ipod to my new computer but i dont have my old computer to do the library transfer thing. so i need to get all my songs off my opod somehow. can someone please help me do this?

Here you are in a forum dedicated to Pages '08.
May you ask your question in the forum dedicated to the kind of ipod which you own ?
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE dimanche 3 août 2008 12:35:32)

Move library to new computer when old one is dead?

Is it possible to access my library on a new computer, when I can't use my old one? Everything I can find on how to change computers requires accessing my old one first, and I can't, because my old computer won't even turn on any more. I can't be the only one this has happened to!?!
I am an old lady and not very computer savvy, and I find the itunes site to be WAY less intuitive than I would've expected.

You either need backups from your old PC, or to be able to turn it on.
Just like any other files on your old PC - digital photos, emails you wanted saved, whatever else - if you don't have a backup, they are gone.
You can ask a PC shop to take out the old hard drive and see if it still works. Maybe the power supply is bad, but the hard drive is still good.

I want to keep my albums and events as I move to my new computer?

I want to keep my albums and events from iphoto when I move to my new computer. I moving from iphoto version 8.1 to 11. From Old mac to new imac. And from Lion to Maverick. Thank you

Do you have any photos in it? If so then rename it before copying the old library to the Pictures folder. If you want to merge the newer library into the older one (assuming the newer one has fewer photos in it) use the paid version of iPhoto Library Manager to do the merging.
If the new library is empty then you can delete it.

How do I transfer old library to new computer?

How do I transfer old library to new computer?

Hello Saunik1,
The article linked below details the various methods available for transferring your library to a new computer.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
Cheers,
Allen

HT1329 IT SHOULD NOT BE THIS F&*^%$# HARD TO MOVE TO A NEW COMPUTER

Followed every step to move to a new computer and the instructions were so incredibly dense I think I flubbed a step. It tells you to drag the Itunes folder on the new computer to the desktop. I did that and then copied the itunes folder from the ipod as a disk to the desktop itunes file. This is where I think I went wrong. Unfortunately it took me awhile to figure this out and I already had deleted the created file from the ipod as disk. I moved the desktop file back to my music and now I believe I just have my files a little too deeply embedded in my music folder. I have two >itunes in my path. Is there a easy way to correct this without starting from scratch?

It is important to keep the "big picture" in mind when you do this procedure. The procedure covers ALL the possibilies, and many of them do not even apply to your situation.
Here's the big picture... When iTunes runs, it looks for the iTunes folder in your user account home folder. That iTunes folder is located in Music. On your old computer, you should have copied that iTunes folder (after doing the "consolidation" steps) to the iPod (which is being used like an external drive).
On your new computer, iTunes is using its iTunes folder. So, what you are doing is moving that existing iTunes folder "out of the way." (iTunes should not be running when you do this.) If you don't have any new songs on the new computer, you can just delete that iTunes folder. Now, copy the iTunes folder from the old computer (on the iPod) to that same location, to take the place of the new computer's iTunes folder. Now, when you run iTunes, it will find your iTunes folder from the old computer and use it. iTunes will look like iTunes running on the old computer.
So that's a summary of all of those low-level steps. (1) Make sure everything related to iTunes data on the old computer is in your iTunes folder. (2) Copy that iTunes folder to an external storage device. (3) Connect external storage device to new computer. (4) Replace existing iTunes folder on new computer, with the iTunes folder from the old computer.

How to get the organized files back when you move to a new computer

How to get your file folder organization back when you move to a new computer?

Your PSE8 is using the default, new empty catalog that's created when PSE is installed.
In Windows, search your entire computer for this file:
catalog.pse8db
The largest one that's found will be your old catalog. If your computer people didn't restore that catalog file (and its entire directory), ask them where the heck it is.
Ken

How do i autherise my computer in i tunes menu to rent movies on my new computer?

how do I autherise my computer,so that I can rent movies on my new computer?

On your Computer... Open iTunes...
and from the Menu Bar select Store...
From the Store menu, choose Authorize This Computer.
When prompted, enter your Apple ID and password, then click Authorize.
See Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1420

Cant Synch CD songs onto new computer

Got a new computer, have music from CDs I put on my Ipod. Cant synch them onto my new computer's Itunes, only the ones I bought off there directly. How can I get my CD songs onto Itunes from my Ipod?

You copy them from your old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer.
The ipod is not a backup device.
The music sync is one way - computer to ipod. The exception is itunes purchases.

How do I get entire library onto new computer without old ipod (stolen) or old computer (died)? When I plugged in my new ipod 5th gen, it only synced purchases.

How do I get entire library onto new computer without old ipod (stolen) or old computer (died)? I just bought an ipod 5th gen and when I plugged it in, it only synced purchases.

You restore the media to your new computer using the backup you made of your old computer before it died. You did backup your computer, right?

I tranfserred library to new computer and now itunes says I am not authorized to play the library

I tranfserred library to new computer and now itunes says I am not authorized to play the library. I have authorized the new computer and it still does not work.

This forum is for questions from those managing sites on iTunes U, Apple's service for colleges and universities to post educational material in the iTunes Store. You'll be most likely to get help with this issue if you ask in the general iTunes forums.
Regards.

How to move iTunes Library to new computer

I am selling my imac and getting a retina mbp, but the imac will be gone before I can get the new one. So, I need to move all my music from the imac onto an external hard drive to import later. How can I go about doing this? If possible I could just copy all mp3s into a folder on the external and then import it into itunes on new computer. Can I do this? What other ways are there/are they easier? Thanks.

See Here...
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
Or...
From your OLD computer...
Copy your ENTIRE iTunes FOLDER to an External Drive... and then from the External Drive to your New Computer..
Full Details Here > Copy iTunes Library to Hard Drive to Back Up Data

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Brian

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