I need to move my itunes to a new computer how do I do it

I bought a new laptop and need to move my itunes library to it how is the best way to go about this?

There are a number of methods that you can use including home sharing (assuming that both machines are connected to the same wifi network) and via an external drive : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527

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    If using a Mac, use Migration Assistant to move your iTunes library from old computer to new.  Afterwards you can sync from your new computer to your iPod.
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    - iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    - iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
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    Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
    Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
    Windows Vista and Windows 7: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
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    How do I move my itunes library from one computer to another one?

    See this article.
    iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    Or if you have a large enough iPod that supports disk mode, see this Apple support document.
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  • I got a new computer but my itunes is still on my old computer.  how do i move my itunes to my new computer and get it off of my old computer

    I now have my daughter's old laptop computer.  She had her itunes account on it previously and now has her music libraries, etc. on her new laptop.  I just uploaded itunes to her old computer so I can put my own music on the computer.  But itunes still shows my daughters 2 apple devices on the old laptop - her iphone and her ipod.  How can I put my devices on the old laptop and make sure I don't mess up her devices that she syncs, etc. to her new computer?  I have an 'older' nano that I put music on years ago using a laptop (that no longer works) that I'm trying to put more music on.  I also just got an ipad so am using my new apple account now (I can't even remember my old account information).

    Hi BeckyNJ,
    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
    I found the following information that may help you transfer your iTunes library from your previous computer to this new one:
    iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
    You mentioned wanting to sync an older iPod nano with multiple computers. To do so, you may find the following information helpful:
    Using iPhone, iPad, or iPod with multiple computers
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1202
    Regarding your previous iTunes / Apple ID account that you lost track of, we have a very helpful tool in attempting to recover that information:
    Apple ID: How to find your Apple ID
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5646
    I know that is a lot to hit you with at once, but I hope it was helpful!
    Thanks,
    Matt M.

  • How do I move my Itunes library to new computer?

    I have a new computer and two Iphones and one Itouch. One Itunes account.
    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.
    I have a new Iphone plus the existing one and I also have an Itouch. I want to have the ability to have all my music on the new computer and to have the ability to connect both Iphones and the Itouch to the same computer. Each one would be able to load music from the same library. I also have two laptops which have itunes loaded. I know you can have up to 5 computers on one account and I have not exceeded that.
    If possible, if there is a solution can you really dumb down (simplify) the solution.
    Thanks for any help you can offer.

    Probably the most straightforward way to get iTunes onto your new computer is to network the two over ethernet and copy your iTunes folder across. This works fine if you have been using iTunes to completely manage your music and all your songs are in iTunes Music not in different folders. If the songs in your library are not all in the iTunes Music folder you can consolidate them. When you consolidate, any songs in the iTunes Library that are not in the iTunes Music Folder are copied to the Music Folder and the Library is updated to point to those new files. Files already in the iTunes Music Folder have no changes made to them:
    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
    Copying the whole folder brings with it the iTunes Music folder and also the iTunes Library (iTunes Library.itl in Windows) database file which holds all the information about your songs (Playlists, Ratings, Play Counts, Last Played, Date Added, etc). You'll get more information including the Folder/File structure in this article: What are the iTunes library files?
    When you copy the iTunes folder make sure you put it into the same location on the new computer. This has to be the exact same place, on a Mac this would be in Username/Music/. Everything has to be exactly the same on the new computer including the Mac user account name. When you open iTunes on the new computer it will be the same as on the original one Songs, Playlists, Play Counts, Ratings etc. You should also use the same version of iTunes on both computers.
    If you have any iTunes purchases in your library don't forget that you'll need to authorise your new computer to play them: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation

  • My old computer broke and i need to transfer my itunes to my new computer but do not want to just plug it in and end up losing everything. Help?

    My old computer completely broke so i have no way of accessing it, i need to add my iphone to my new computer and i'm frightened to plug it in incase i lose everything i've bought. Can anyone help?

    This post should help:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11857427&#11857427

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  • If I download Itunes on a new computer, how do I sync it with my Itunes account

    I have Itunes and my library on my laptop.  I bought a new desktop and downloaded Itunes.  When I log in to Itunes, shouldn't it automatically pull up my library since I am using the same account?

    Hi mhollandhaven,
    If you are having issues transferring your iTunes content to a new computer, you may find the following article helpful, in particular the portion about Home Sharing:
    Apple Support: iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
    Regards,
    - Brenden

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    I hve been trying to move my itunes to my laptop and have been unsuccessful. I have an external hard drive but have not been able to save my itunes to it to move it to my laptop. Anyone know what I need to do?

    Have you tried follwing this article for backing up your library http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751 ?

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    I bought I new computer and I want to transfer my itunes library from my old computer to my new one. i have been able to get my music and apps but I can't
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