I need to replace my laptop Hard drive. How do I get my iTunes off the old hard drive to an external so I can put it back on the new hard drive?

Type move itunes library into the google serach bar.
It has always been very basic to always maintain abackup copy of your computer. Do you not have a backup copy?

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Hi all,
My hard drive melted down. Because it had corruption on it, I couldn't simply transfer the system to the new drive and have had to reinstall software from discs and drag my data over from my external backup. I have done that with iTunes too, but the Store won't recognize my account and I can't play my iTunes purchased songs.
Just now, I created a new account--same name, same credit card etc (I don't know why it would let me do that. The STore asked me to reexamine my account info, but would only give me the option to open a new account). Anyway, it looks like a mistake because now I have a pristine iTunes with nothing in it.
It's a daunting thing when a hard drive implodes, but the worst thing, as always, is dealing with iTunes. I love being able to buy music legally, but I don't like the way iTunes suddenly decides you're not authorized or your account doesn't exist or there already is an account with that name but you're not it. If PayPal can work with a simple password system, I don't see why iTunes can't.
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Thanks, Chris.
Of course I was wrong about the new account. When I entered the username I forgot to attach my email domain, so it was not in fact an identical account name.
My other issues revolved around messages that said "iTunes Library could not be opened because it is on a locked disk or you do not have permission." I figured out how to deal with that--highlighted the iTunes Library, Got Info, and changed the permissions. It had somehow removed my username from the Owner slot. Had to do it for the Genius library, and the ibtb library as well. So it seems to be working fine now.
I'm selling this computer however, so I'm going to want to merge my iTunes libraries onto one machine. Don't know how to do that but I'll post in another thread.
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If you had the entire library running from the external drive it should be a matter of holding down option as you start iTunes and browsing to the library on the external drive.
If you'd followed the advice to move the media folder only then ideally you need to recover the library folder from your Macbook with a view to making the library portable on the external drive.
Otherwise you're going to have to simply import the content into a new library, losing rating, playlists, play counts. etc.
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Go to the iTunes Store, log into your account, and click the Purchases link under the Quick Links. From there you should be able to re-download some or all of your purchased content. Note that not all content has been licensed for re-downloading in all countries at this time; you can see what content you can download here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5085
You can also re-download content using an iOS device.
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Restore the media and other important files from the backup of the computer.

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It will only be where you put it.
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It is on the internal boot drive by default.
How/why did you change it?

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